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Easy Listening 4 Armageddon is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Scratchie Records in 1997.

Easy Listening 4 Armageddon
Studio album by Mike Ladd
Released	June 10, 1997 (1997-06-10)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:03
Label	Scratchie Records
Producer	Mike Ladd Dennis Kelley
Mike Ladd chronology
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon (1997) Welcome to the Afterfuture (2000)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
JazzTimes	favorable[3]

Dan LeRoy of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commented that "through a series of lo-fi beats and loops that make stunning use of a few choice samples, Ladd creates an eerie soundscape that perfectly matches his muttered musings."[1] Tony Green of JazzTimes wrote, "Ignoring the all too common impulse to pile texture on top of texture, Ladd constructs 12 tracks that cajole as effectively as his richly imagistic poetry."[3]

Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune called it "one of the most accomplished hip-hop debuts in recent years."[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Mike Ladd – vocals, production, arrangement, programming, synthesizer (8), mixing (9), art direction, front photography
• Bruce Grant – tape loop
• Vassos – recording (1-7, 9-12), engineering (1-7, 9-12), mixing (10)
• Dawn Norfleet – flute (2)
• Dennis Kelley – synthesizer (3, 8, 10), co-production (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11), mixing (1-8, 11, 12)
• Jeff Cordero – guitar (3), recording (1-7, 9-12), engineering (1-7, 9-12), mixing (1-8, 11, 12)
• Bill Green – bass guitar (8, 10)
• John Hancock – recording (8)
• Mio – piano (10)
• Mums the Schemer – vocals (12)
• Shariff Simmons – vocals (12)
• GRFX – vocals (12)
• Natasha Latasha Diggs – vocals (12)
• High Priest – vocals (12)
• Beans – vocals (12)
• Jessica Care Moore – vocals (12)
• Chris Athens – mastering
• J. Stewart – art direction, design
• Dems – bomb logo
• Bill Harris – front photography
• Maceo Bishop – back photography

References

External links

• Easy Listening 4 Armageddon at Discogs (list of releases)

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