Track Listing
1. Intro - (with Father Guido Sarducci)
2. If It Wasn't For You - (with De La Soul/Starchild Excalibur)
3. Are You Down With It? - (with Mike Patton)
4. World's Gone Mad - (with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien/Barrington Levy/Alex Kapranos)
5. Dating Game - (with Tim Meadows/Hines Buchanan/Neelam)
6. Breakdown - (with Jack Johnson)
7. It's Like That - (with Casual)
8. I've Been Thinking - (with Cat Power)
9. Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) (Part 2) - (with Finesse/Mike Shinoda/Chester Bennington/Rahzel/Qbert/Grand Wizard Theodore/Jazzy Jay)
10. Knockers - (with Tim Meadows)
11. Hours
12. Class System - (with Pharrell Williams/Julee Cruise)
13. First... And Then - (with Dres)
14. Day in the Life, A - (with RZA/The Mars Volta/AG)
15. Good Hygiene - (with Tim Meadows)
16. Greatest Mistake - (with John Oats/Jamie Cullum)
17. Dating Game (Part 2) - (with Tim Meadows/Hines Buchanan/Neelam)
18. Outro - (with Father Guido Sarducci)
19. Runway Song (Part 2) - (Bonus Track, with Kid Koala/DJ Shadow)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Barrington Levy, Cat Power, De La Soul, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Del The Funky Homosapien, El-P, Franz Ferdinand, Julee Cruise, Pharrell Williams | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
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.
Editorial Reviews
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
Alternative Press
3 stars out of 5 - [T]he Handsome Boy charm still wins through.
Uncut
3 stars out of 5 - [A]nother loosely linked selection of skits, guests and bursts of brilliance.
Mojo
[The] boys can still kick occasionally... - Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly
The De La-ish beats are never less than heartwarming, and the Jay-Z parody's quite ballsy. - Grade: B
Spin
Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - [A]n album of ridiculously clever mash-ups of rock and hip-hop.
Rolling Stone
3 1/2 stars out of 5 - [T]he skits keep it realer than reality TV...
Rolling Stone
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