Farewell Fondle 'Em is a compilation album that marked the ending of Fondle 'Em Records.[1] It was released on Definitive Jux on October 30, 2001.[2]

Farewell Fondle 'Em
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
GenreHip hop
Length67:31
LabelDefinitive Jux
Producer
Definitive Jux chronology
Def Jux Presents
(2001)
Farewell Fondle 'Em
(2001)
Definitive Jux Presents II
(2002)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer Guide [3]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club viewed Farewell Fondle 'Em as an "homage to Bobbito's low-budget, overachieving indie".[4] Matt Cibula of PopMatters wrote, "The music on Farewell Fondle 'Em was never going to set the commercial world on fire -- it's too weird, too edgy, too much fun to listen to."[1]

In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 66 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Freestyle (Interlude)"Kool Keith0:39
2."Kick a Dope Verse"The Cenobites featuring Bobbito4:10
3."I'm Gonna Kill U"Juggaknots4:04
4."Freestyle (Interlude)"Cage0:43
5."Freestyle (Interlude)"El-P and J-Treds4:42
6."Freestyle (Interlude)"The Arsonists1:02
7."The Session (Dirty 89tec9 Mix)"The Arsonists4:11
8."Flossin"Yak Ballz3:46
9."Dead Bent (Original 12" Version)"MF Doom3:16
10."Turn Up the Fucking Bass"Lord Sear featuring DJ Cucumber Slice1:46
11."Alcoholic Vibes"Lord Sear4:42
12."Scars and Memories"MF Grimm6:03
13."World Premiere"MHz4:33
14."Powers of Nine Ether (Distorted Views of Life)"Scienz of Life4:59
15."Widespread"Jakki tha Mota Mouth featuring Copywrite5:10
16."Blaze tha Breaks"Cashless Society featuring Snazz D, Black Intellect, and X-Amount5:28
17."Beat You in the Head"Binkis featuring Jax and Flux3:58
18."Fondle'em Fossils"DJ Eli, Breeze, Q-Unique, Godfather Don, J-Treds, and MF Doom4:19

References

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  1. ^ a b Cibula, Matt (October 29, 2001). "Various Artists: Farewell Fondle 'Em". PopMatters. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Farewell Fondle 'Em – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Farewell Fondle 'Em". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2002). "Various Artists: Farewell Fondle 'Em". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Piyevsky, Alex; Geng; Twells, John; Raw, Son; Rascobeamer, Jeff (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time". Fact. p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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