Jimmy the Lock

Jimmy the Lock
Studio album by
Nocando
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010 (2010-01-26)
StudiosLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenreHip-hop
Length40:53
LabelAlpha Pup
Producers
Nocando chronology
Jimmy the Lock
(2010)		 Jimmy the Burnout
(2014)

Jimmy the Lock is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Nocando. It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. It includes productions from Nosaj Thing, Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus. The remix version of "Hurry Up and Wait" was premiered by Los Angeles Times in May 2010.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AltSounds54/100
Cyclic Defrostfavorable
NPRfavorable
Potholes in My BlogStarStarStar
Stereo SubversionA−
URBStarStarStarStarHalf star
XLR8R8.5/10

Zoneil Maharaj of XLR8R gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, commenting that the album lives in both worlds of "the heralded cipher circle Project Blowed and beat-head bastion Low End Theory." Jeff Weiss of LA Weekly called it "one of the best and most forward-thinking L.A. hip-hop records in years." Andrew Noz of NPR wrote: "His lineage is of the legendary Project Blowed open mic, breeding ground for underground heroes such as Jurassic 5 and Freestyle Fellowship, and you can hear the double-time jazz-rap madness of the latter spilling over into his rigid cadences."

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Head Static"Nosaj Thing3:43
2."Hurry Up and Wait"Nobody3:34
3."Two Track Mind" (featuring Busdriver)Thavius Beck4:33
4."You Got Some Nerve"Nick Diamonds2:36
5."21"Nobody3:25
6."DSD2" (featuring Open Mike Eagle)Free the Robots3:12
7."I'm On" (featuring Verbs)Thavius Beck3:27
8."Never Lie"Maestroe3:08
9."Exploits and Glitches"Maestroe2:30
10."Flight Risk"Maestroe4:28
11."Skankophelia"Daedelus2:35
12."Front Left Pocket"Thavius Beck3:40
Total length:40:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. ↑ "Nocando - Jimmy the Lock". Alpha Pup Records. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ziegler, Chris (January 25, 2010). "Nocando: It's A Great Song, But I Hate You". L.A. Record. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Patrin, Nate (September 11, 2015). "The Golden Dawn: L.A. Beat Scene Origins". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (May 4, 2010). "Exclusive Pop & Hiss Premiere: Nocando -- 'Hurry Up and Wait Remix' featuring Murs, Intuition, Open Mike Eagle and Dumbfoundead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ MacSween, Ivar (April 26, 2010). "Nocando - Jimmy the Lock". AltSounds. Retrieved May 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ d'Apice, James (June 10, 2010). "NoCanDo – Jimmy the Lock (Alpha Pup)". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Noz, Andrew (February 24, 2010). "Nocando Does It On 'Jimmy The Lock'". NPR. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kkon-El (March 6, 2010). "Nocando – Jimmy The Lock". Potholes in My Blog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wigglesworth, Alex (March 12, 2010). "Nocando – Jimmy the Lock". Stereo Subversion. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  10. ↑ Madden, Dave (January 28, 2010). "Nocando – Jimmy the Lock". URB. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Maharaj, Zoneil (April 15, 2010). "Nocando - Jimmy the Lock". XLR8R. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (January 28, 2010). "Locked and Loaded: Nocando". LA Weekly. Retrieved April 17, 2016.