The Kitchen (album)

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The Kitchen (album) - Wikipedia

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The Kitchen

Studio album by

Hieroglyphics

Released

July 16, 2013

Genre

Hip hop

Length

51:56

Label

Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings

Producer

Sleeprockers, Del the Funky Homosapien, Gully Duckets, Opio, Unjust, A-Plus, Phesto Dee, Steven King

Hieroglyphics chronology

Full Circle
(2003)

The Kitchen
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Daily Californian	favorable^[2]
HipHopDX	^[3]

The Kitchen is the third studio album by American hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.^[4]^[5] It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings on July 16, 2013.^[6]^[7] It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,^[8] as well as number 45 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[9]

Music videos were created for "Gun Fever",^[10] "It's Partly Me",^[11] and "Golden".^[12]

Critical reception

Ian Birnam of The Daily Californian said, "with its smooth rhymes and crunchy beats, The Kitchen is a definitive reminder of Hiero's stance in the hip-hop world."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Kitchen Intro"	0:33
2.	"Livin' It Up"	3:01
3.	"The Mayor"	4:00
4.	"Golden"	3:10
5.	"Gun Fever"	3:04
6.	"Indonesia"	4:26
7.	"Wshores Galore"	2:12
8.	"That Merch"	2:55
9.	"Nutrition"	1:30
10.	"Indonesia Interlude"	0:38
11.	"Highway Five"	4:39
12.	"All as Above So Below"	3:18
13.	"Nano Salt"	3:18
14.	"Immortals"	3:51
15.	"Exciting"	3:21
16.	"It's Partly Me"	4:03
17.	"Passing Fads"	3:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Sleeprockers – production (1), editing, mixing
Del the Funky Homosapien – production (2, 4)
Gully Duckets – production (3, 5)
Opio – production (6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16)
Unjust – production (8)
A-Plus – production (14)
Phesto Dee – production (15)
Steven King – production (17)
Ken Lee – mastering
Spencer Groshong – artwork
Leo Docuyanan – photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[8]	14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	45

References

^ Jeffries, David. "The Kitchen - Hieroglyphics". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Birnam, Ian (July 18, 2013). "Hieroglyphics: The Kitchen". The Daily Californian. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ Balfour, Jay (July 24, 2013). "Hieroglyphics - The Kitchen". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ Martins, Chris (July 15, 2013). "Stream Hieroglyphics' Gargantuan Return LP, 'The Kitchen' | SPIN | SPIN Mix | Premieres". Spin. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
^ Martinez, Paul (May 13, 2013). "Hieroglyphics "The Kitchen" Release Date, Tracklist & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
^ Greenberg, Emma (July 12, 2013). "Hieroglyphics Get Introspective on 'It's Partly Me' - Premiere - Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
^ "The Kitchen | Hieroglyphics". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ Palmer, Tamara (April 30, 2013). "Hieroglyphics Join Gun Control Debate". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ McGovern, Kyle (July 12, 2013). "Hieroglyphics Star in Blaxploitation Flick for '70s-Loving 'It's Partly Me' Video". Spin. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ Eakin, Marah (July 2, 2014). "Here's the new video from hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

External links

The Kitchen at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Hieroglyphics
Casual Del tha Funkee Homosapien Domino Pep Love Souls of Mischief A-Plus Opio Phesto Tajai
Albums	3rd Eye Vision (1998) Full Circle (2003) The Kitchen (2013)
Compilation albums	Hiero Oldies (1996) Hiero B Sides (1997) Live.97 (1997) Hiero Oldies II (1998) Hiero Classix Vol.1 (2002) The Building (2004) The Corner (2005) Over Time (2007)
Related artists	A Band Called Pain Extra Prolific Goapele Handsome Boy Modeling School Knobody Musab O.C. Prince Ali Yameen Z-Man
See also	Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings

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