| The Forcefield Kids | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Passage |
| Cover: | The Forcefield Kids Passage Album Cover.png |
| Released: | [1] |
| Genre: | Alternative hip hop |
| Label: | Anticon |
| Producer: | Passage |
| Prev Title: | Moods & Symptoms |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
The Forcefield Kids is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop musician Passage.[2] It was released on Anticon in 2004. "Creature in the Classroom" was released as a single from the album.[3] The album peaked at number 80 on the CMJ Top 200 chart,[4] as well as number 7 on the CMJ Hip Hop chart.[5]
Liam Singer of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.6 out of 10, saying: "The stark contrasts of images and styles combined with the musical assault give the impression of Passage as an ADD-addled teen in a room full of keyboards and samplers, letting loose the ravings of his sugar-soaked subconscious." Christopher R. Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly said, "Passage emotes about education, race and loneliness in those Anticon-oclastic beat poetics that ride the fence between astute imagery and non-sequitur." Melissa Wheeler of Exclaim! said, "there's a lot going on, which can make the album seem disorganised and uninspired, but after a few listens it becomes clear that Passage does alright in his organised mess."
Credits adapted from liner notes.