Shockadoom
EP by
Freestyle Fellowship
Released2002 (2002)
Recorded1998
GenreHip hop
Length32:15
LabelWhig Music
Producer
Freestyle Fellowship chronology
Temptations
(2001)		 Shockadoom
(2002)		 The Promise
(2011)
Singles from Shockadoom
  1. "Can You Find the Level of Difficulty in This?"
    Released: 1999

Shockadoom is a 2002 EP by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship.[1]

Production

After releasing Innercity Griots in 1993, Freestyle Fellowship went on hiatus due to the incarceration of Self Jupiter. In 1998, the group reunited and recorded Shockadoom, which was mostly produced by Omid. It was released in 2002, a year after the release of Temptations.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork8.4/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Robert Gabriel of AllMusic gave Shockadoom 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Mikah 9, Aceyalone, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter each present themselves at the top of their game throughout Shockadoom, with vocal styles that make it a point to capture both the present and the future by reviving past African-American musical traditions."[3] Sam Chennault of Pitchfork gave the EP an 8.4 out of 10, commenting that "it makes one wonder what would have been possible if Freestyle Fellowship could've stayed together long enough to record a full length in '98, and not waited until 2001 when the synergy between the four emcees had diminished."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Can You Find the Level of Difficulty in This?"Omid6:14
2."Shockadoom"Nobody4:39
3."Got You on the Run"Omid4:58
4."Desperate"Omid4:32
5."My Leg"Sach1:24
6."Freestyle Acapella" 1:36
7."We Will Never..."JMD5:26
8."Once Again"Omid3:26
Total length:32:15

Personnel

Technical personnel

References

  1. ↑ Proefrock, Stacia. "Freestyle Fellowship - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Chennault, Sam (July 14, 2002). "Freestyle Fellowship: Shockadoom". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Gabriel, Robert. "Shockadoom - Freestyle Fellowship". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Freestyle Fellowship". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside. p. 312.
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