Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop explained

Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop
Type:	compilation
Border:	yes
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Anticon
Producer:	DJ Signify, DJ Mayonnaise, Jel, 6.2, Anomoly, Alias, Math, Mr. Skurge, Moodswing9
Chronology:	Anticon
Next Title:	Giga Single
Next Year:	2001

Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label Anticon in 1999. The album collects tracks by members of the label's core crew.

Critical reception

Dan Gizzi of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "if you want to hear some abstract hip hop from a variety of different artists this may be the album for you." Jon Caramanica of Spin called it "the Anticon collective's breakthrough release".^[1] Ian S. Port of SF Weekly said: "It featured left-field DJ textures, boom-bap beats, insanely acrobatic rapping, and stilted, stumbling rhythms."^[2]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 100 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emo Rap: Up From The Underground. Spin. Jon. Caramanica. February 12, 2004. July 6, 2018.
2. Web site: Unsettled: Jel and the Anticon Label Celebrate 15 Years of Weirdo Hip-Hop. SF Weekly. Ian S.. Port. September 4, 2013. July 6, 2018.
3. Web site: The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (Page 2 of 101). Fact. February 25, 2015. July 6, 2018.