First of a Living Breed explained

First of a Living Breed
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Homeboy Sandman
Cover:	First of a Living Breed.jpg
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Stones Throw Records
Prev Title:	The Good Sun
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Hallways
Next Year:	2014

First of a Living Breed is the fourth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records on September 18, 2012. It peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

NPR Music included it in the "50 Favorite Albums of 2012" list.^[1] The Village Voice placed it at number 5 on the "Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012" list.^[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Homeboy Sandman – vocals
• Jonwayne – production (1, 10)
• Oddisee – production (2)
• J57 – production (3, 5)
• Howard Lloyd – production (4)
• Invisible Think – production (6)
• 6th Sense – production (7)
• RTNC – production (8, 12, 14)
• 2 Hungry Bros. – production (9)
• Reality – production (11)
• Oh No – production (13)
• Jeff Jank – sleeve design
• Joel Frijhoff – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012. NPR. Frannie. Kelley. December 22, 2012. April 7, 2016.
2. Web site: The Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012 (page 2 of 2). The Village Voice. Phillip. Mlynar. December 19, 2012. April 7, 2016.
3. Web site: Homeboy Sandman - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. April 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160507145147/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1493190/homeboy-sandman/chart?f=333. May 7, 2016. live.