| Product Summary | | Label: Atlantic/q Records | | UPC: 00075596294126 | | Release Date: 11/9/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 63910677 | | Item#: M4FVNH | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Intro - (with Father Guido Sarducci) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School |  | | 2. If It Wasn't For You - (with De La Soul/Starchild Excalibur) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 3. Are You Down With It - (with Mike Patton) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 4. World's Gone Mad, The - (with Barrington Levy/Del Tha Funkee Homosapien/Alex Kapranos) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 5. Dating Game - (with Tim Meadows/Hines Buchanan/Neelam) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 6. Breakdown - (with Jack Johnson) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 7. It's Like That / I Am Complete - (with Casual/Tim Meadows) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 8. I've Been Thinking - (with Cat Power) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 9. Rock And Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2 / Knockers - (with Lord Finesse/Mike Shinoda/Chester Bennington/Rahzel/Qbert/Grand Wizard Theadore/Jazzy Jay/Tim Meadows) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 10. Hours, The ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 11. Class System - (with Pharrell Williams/Julee Cruise) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 12. First... And Then - (with Dres) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 13. A Day In The Life / Good Hygiene - (with RZA/The Mars Volta/AG/Tim Meadows) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 14. Greatest Mistake - (with John Oates/Jamie Callum) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 15. Dating Game Part 2 ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | | | 16. Outro - (with Father Guido Sarducci) ~ Handsome Boy Modeling School | |
| White People, the 2nd album from Handsome Boy Modeling School, follows where "So...How's Your Girl?" left off. Bringing together all corners of the musical spectrum: hip-hop, rock, roots, alternative and even jazz, HBMS have put together a seamless cast of players that include: Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), RZA, Jack Johnson, Alex Kapronos (Franz Ferdinand), Mars Volta, Pharell and more.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Handsome Boy Modeling School: Dan the Automator, Prince Paul. | | Additional personnel: Chester Bennington, Chino Moreno, De La Soul, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Dres, El-P, Franz Ferdinand, Grand Wizard Theodore, Jazzy Jay, John Oates, Julee Cruise, Mike Patton, Mike Shinoda, Paula Frazer, Pharrell Williams, The Mars Volta, Tim Meadows, Barrington Levy, Finesse, Jaime Cullen, Cage , Cat Power. | | Nathaniel Merriweather (AKA Dan the Automator) and Chest Rockwell (AKA Prince Paul) present the second installment in their ongoing saga. As with the duo's debut, SO... HOW'S YOUR GIRL?, it's a comedic love den for the experimental breeding of hip-hop with whatever strikes their mood, be it rock, reggae, nu-metal, jazz, electronica, or dub. | | This time the amazingly eclectic guest list includes TV's Father Guido Sarducci, Cat Power, Jack Johnson, members of Linkin Park, Hall & Oates, and Franz Ferdinand, among many others. Surreal advice on dating hygiene alternates with genuine make-out-session-worthy funk (the Prince-esque "Greatest Mistake") and soul (the Otis Redding-esque "Breakdown"). Julee Cruise purrs about tax breaks on "Class System"(with Pharrell Williams), while "Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2" morphs into straight-up AOR rock that may have hip-hop purists thinking they put on the wrong disc. Of course, there are still solid beats and rhymes from Del tha Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, and others. Throughout WHITE PEOPLE, Merriweather and Rockwell make sure that both their cohorts and their listeners are having a good time. |
Producer: Prince Paul; Dan The Automator |
Musical Guests | | De La Soul | | Barrington Levy | | Del Tha Funkee Homosapien | | Franz Ferdinand | | Cat Power | | El-P | | Pharrell Williams | | Julee Cruise |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/09/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 62941 | | Label : Elektra Entertainment | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00075596294126 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.88)
- 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "[T]he skits keep it realer than reality TV..."Rolling Stone (p.144)
- Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[A]n album of ridiculously clever mash-ups of rock and hip-hop." Spin (p.124)
- "The De La-ish beats are never less than heartwarming, and the Jay-Z parody's quite ballsy." - Grade: B Entertainment Weekly (p.120)
- "[The] boys can still kick occasionally..." - Grade: B Uncut (p.137)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he Handsome Boy charm still wins through." Alternative Press (p.162)
- "They assemble a galaxy of likely and unlikely vocalists, MCs and guest musicians, then let 'em flex within Handsome Boy Modeling School's quasi-satirical scheme." - 3 out of 5 Mojo (Publisher)
(p.98)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]nother loosely linked selection of skits, guests and bursts of brilliance." |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  5 | | Performance | 5 | | Composition | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 This Album is a must have Sunday, December 19, 2004
Vonkillab from Tucson, AZ
It incorporates so many styles of music. Hip hop, rock, jazz, alternative. The guest appearances include De la Soul, Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual (hieroglyphics) Rahzel, Mike Shinoda, Black Sheep, and more. Even Tim Meadows of "Saturday Night Live" plays a handsome boy modeling school Graduate, Very funny interludes between songs. The Beats are excellant. Some tracks have guitar, bass, Percussion, Keybords, Scratching, and vocals. It has such different styles for a hip hop album. I can't listen to this album enough. Was this review helpful?  
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