Ventilation: Da LP
Studio album by
Released2000
Recorded1999–2000
GenreHip hop
Length48:12
LabelGroove Attack Records[1]
ProducerJay Dee, Pete Rock, Rick Rock, Hi-Tek
Phife Dawg chronology
Ventilation: Da LP
(2000)
Forever
(2022)
Singles from Ventilation: Da LP
  1. "Bend Ova"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Flawless"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
RapReviews7/10[3]
Vibe[4]

Ventilation: Da LP is the debut studio album by the American rapper Phife Dawg, released in 2000.[2][5] Though the album was not a commercial success, the singles "Bend Ova" and "Flawless" were minor hits. It was the only solo album released during Phife Dawg's lifetime.[6]

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote: "Minor but far more charming, intimate, and memorable than Q-Tip's soulless solo album, Ventilation is as endearing as it is inconsequential."[7] MTV deemed the album "brilliant but ignored."[8]

Track listing

# Title Featured Guest(s) Producer Length Samples
1 "Intro" JUS Allah Ricks & Jason Chung 1:27
2 "Flawless" Hi-Tek 3:20
3 "Alphabet Soup" Hi-Tek 4:06 *"Dance the Kung-Fu" by Carl Douglas
4 "Miscellaneous" Supa Dave West 3:23
5 "D.R.U.G.S." Hi-Tek Hi-Tek 4:45 *"I Used To Love H.E.R." by Common
6 "Tha Club Hoppa" Christina LaForcarde Rick Rock 4:12 *"Somethin' Funky" by Big Daddy Kane
7 "Lemme Find Out" Pete Rock Pete Rock 4:37 *"Don't Let Up" by Olympic Runners
8 "Bend Ova" Jay Dee 5:32 *"Canto De Ossanha" by Dorothy Ashby
9 "Beats, Rhymes and Phife" Supa Dave West Hi-Tek 3:27 *"Legend in His Own Mind" by Gil-Scott Heron
10 "Ventilation" Fredwreck 4:36
11 "4 Horsemen (192 N' It)" Know Naim Jay Dee 4:21 *"Edges of Illusion" by John Surman
12 "Melody Adonis" Pete Rock 4:26
13 "Outro" JUS Allah Ricks & Jason Chung 0:38

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 175
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 31

References

  1. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. January 27, 2001 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "AllMusic Review by Matt Conaway". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Phife Dawg :: Ventilation * Da LP :: Groove Attack". www.rapreviews.com.
  4. "Revolutions". Vibe. 8 (10): 204. Dec 2000.
  5. Coscarelli, Joe; Olivennes, Hannah (March 23, 2016). "Malik Taylor, Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, Dies at 45" via NYTimes.com.
  6. Kreps, Daniel (February 11, 2021). "Phife Dawg's Posthumous Solo LP 'Forever' Set for Release". Rolling Stone.
  7. "Phife Dawg: Ventilation: Da LP". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif. "Phife Dawg: In Memory Of The Five Foot Assassin". MTV News.
  9. "Phife Dawg Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  10. "Phife Dawg Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  11. "Phife Dawg Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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