Dwight Spitz is the third album by the American hip hop artist and multi-instrumentalist Count Bass D, released in 2002.[3][4]

Dwight Spitz
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length55:40
LabelDay By Day[1]
ProducerCount Bass D, DJ Pocket, J. Rawls
Count Bass D chronology
Art For Sale
(1997)
Dwight Spitz
(2002)
Begborrowsteel
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews8/10[2]

Overview edit

After the release of Pre-Life Crisis, Count Bass D felt he had overshot his own talent. In 2002, he decided to make a more hip hop-themed album, so he bought an Akai S-3000 sampler and an MPC-2000 drum machine and quickly learned to create beats using samples. Dwight Spitz is his first album with a more traditional hip hop theme.[5] The album has collaborations with Edan, J. Rawls, Dione Farris and MF DOOM.

A deluxe edition was released on Count Bass D's Bandcamp on August 25, 2013, to celebrate the album's ten year anniversary. The edition included six new bonus tracks.

Critical reception edit

The A.V. Club called the album "lovingly assembled and wonderfully idiosyncratic."[6] Rolling Stone deemed it a "little headphone masterpiece."[7] The East Bay Express wrote: "Whimsical, original, and extremely funky, the Count's third album is his best yet, overflowing with ear-tickling production and charismatic rhymes."[8]

Track listing edit

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Jussa Playa"Count Bass D1:28
2."Aural S(ECT)s"Count Bass D1:30
3."Gon' Get Yours"Count Bass D0:33
4."Antemeridian"Count Bass D1:37
5."Postmeridian"Count Bass D0:56
6."How We Met" (feat. Edan)Count Bass D1:18
7."Just Say No To Drugs"Count Bass D0:31
8."Sanctuary"Count Bass D1:43
9."Subwoofer (Dumile)"Count Bass D2:11
10."Truth To Light"Count Bass D1:30
11."Real Music Vs. Bu11$#!+"Count Bass D1:29
12."August 25, 2001"Count Bass D3:29
13."Hello Test Test" (feat. Cana and Hezekiah)Count Bass D0:51
14."Blackman Dreams" (feat. Lil D)Count Bass D2:03
15."Reign Or Shine" (feat. Rayna Shine)Count Bass D1:28
16."Quite Buttery" (feat. MF DOOM)Count Bass D1:06
17."Blues For Percy Carey"Count Bass D1:52
18."Seven Years" (feat. Dionne Farris)Count Bass D3:29
19."Ohio Playas"J. Rawls2:07
20."Dwight Spitz"Count Bass D3:20
21."Make A Buck" (feat. MF DOOM)DJ Pocket3:44
22."My First Piece" (feat. Oriana Lee and Hezekiah)Count Bass D3:04
23."Take Control"Count Bass D3:44
24."Coming Soon"Count Bass D0:17
25."Beat 4our" (Contains hidden track)Count Bass D26:35
10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
26."Snow First, Snow Second, Snow Third"Count Bass D4:14
27."Nine Years Part 1"Count Bass D2:02
28."Nine Years Part 2"Count Bass D1:16
29."Real Music vs. Bull$#!+ Part 2"Count Bass D2:03
30."Seven Years Bonus Beats"Count Bass D1:56
31."I'm A Man"Count Bass D0:44

References edit

  1. ^ Vergara, Andre (November 24, 2002). "Alternative sounds for the holidays". The Press-Enterprise. p. F8.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Count Bass D :: Dwight Spitz – RapReviews".
  3. ^ "Count Bass D | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Mays, Mark (August 29, 2002). "Not for Sale - Gifted local rapper Count Bass D dishes his dopest beats yet". Nashville Scene. Nashville Cream.
  5. ^ "Dwight Spitz - The Recording Process Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Count Bass D: Dwight Spitz". Music.
  7. ^ Caramanica, Jon (Feb 20, 2003). "Free verse". Rolling Stone (916): 64.
  8. ^ Winning, Brolin (November 27, 2002). "The Best Records of 2002". East Bay Express. Music.