Ipecac Neat is the first studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Doomtree Records in 2004. It was re-released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2005.[1]

Ipecac Neat
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)
GenreHip hop
Length60:39
LabelDoomtree Records
Producer
P.O.S chronology
Ipecac Neat
(2004)
Audition
(2006)

Production

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P.O.S began his hip hop career as half of a rap duo called Cenospecies. After the duo broke up, they were still booked to play at several more shows. Because P.O.S was contractually obligated to perform at these shows, he had to write songs that he could perform solo. He told City Pages in 2014 that Ipecac Neat consisted of "pretty much every solo song" that he had written up to that point. Half of the album was recorded in P.O.S's own basement and the other half in a neighbor's living room, as opposed to a recording studio.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "an energetic, angry, intense record with dark, engaging Aesop Rock-like beats that incorporate guitar and strings loops, purposeful drums, and ominous scratches."[2] She added, "The melodies and harmonies switch from song to song, but there's a consistency in the production, so much so that it, along with the heaviness and anger, begins to sound a bit repetitive and even weighs down the album."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Gimme Gimme Gunshots"MK Larada4:04
2."Meth-head vs. McNugget"Lazerbeak3:48
3."Hunger Pains Three" (featuring Crescent Moon)
3:42
4."Thatone"P.O.S4:30
5."Sarah Silverman"Emily Bloodmobile1:46
6."Music for Shoplifting"MK Larada3:21
7."Kicking Knowledge in the Face"
  • P.O.S
  • Emily Bloodmobile
4:38
8."Ants" (featuring Toki Wright)P.O.S3:53
9."Kidney Thief"P.O.S4:13
10."Little Kids"
  • Lazerbeak
  • P.O.S
5:03
11."I Play the Matador (Redo)"
  • P.O.S
  • Emily Bloodmobile
3:13
12."Lifetime...Kid Dynamite" (featuring Sims)
  • P.O.S
  • Emily Bloodmobile
3:46
13."Interlude"P.O.S0:23
14."Dead Music" (featuring Crescent Moon)Emily Bloodmobile4:00
15."Duct Tape"Lazerbeak3:48
16."I Play the Matador (Original Redo)" (featuring I Self Devine)Emily Bloodmobile6:31

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[3]

  • P.O.S – vocals, production (3–5, 7–14, 16), recording, engineering
  • MK Larada – production (1, 6)
  • Lazerbeak – production (2, 10, 15), vocals (10)
  • Sims – vocals (2, 12)
  • Crescent Moon – vocals (3, 14)
  • Sean McPherson – bass guitar (4, 10)
  • Toki Wright – vocals (8)
  • Cecil Otter – vocals (11)
  • I Self Devine – vocals (16)
  • Turbo Nemesis – turntables
  • Joe Mabbott – mixing
  • Christopher Blood – mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b Spencer, Jack (March 18, 2014). "P.O.S.'s Ipecac Neat is 10 years old". City Pages. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Brown, Marisa. "Ipecac Neat". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Ipecac Neat (CD liner notes). P.O.S. Doomtree Records. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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