One (Oldominion album)

One is the debut studio album by Seattle hip hop collective Oldominion.[4] It was released November 5, 2000 on Under The Needle Recordings.[5]

One
Studio album by Oldominion
Released	November 5, 2000
Genre	Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Length	61:32
Label	Under The Needle Recordings
Producer	Onry Ozzborn, Andy B, Mako, Pale Soul, Snafu
Oldominion chronology
One (2000) Make Happy (2008)
Singles from One
"Parallel To Hell / Serenade To Silence" Released: August 28, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Stranger	Favorable[2]
SputnikMusic	[3]

Reception

The album received generally favorable reviews, with Rick Anderson of AllMusic saying "Highly recommended to all fans of progressive hip-hop."[1] The Stranger also said "One is a masterpiece of local hip hop",[2] and "a masterpiece of underground hip hop."[6]

Music

Oldominion, being a large collective with over twenty members, tends to have projects with not all members on it, such as One.[7] The group's emcees included on One include Anaxagorus, Bishop I, Destro, JFK aka Ninjaface, L'Swhere, Mako, Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, Rochester A.P., Sleep, Smoke M2D6, Snafu and Syndel.[8] The production is handled by Andy B, Mako, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul and Snafu.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ezmerelda"	Bishop I, Syndel	Snafu	3:57
2.	"Better"	Onry Ozzborn, Sleep	Pale Soul	5:22
3.	"Don't Kill Your Radio"	Destro, Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, Sleep, Snafu	Snafu	3:02
4.	"Screaming In The Wind"	JFK aka Ninjaface, Snafu	Snafu	5:09
5.	"Toy Story"	Anaxagorus	Andy B.	5:02
6.	"Dawgs Of War"	Destro, Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn, Sleep, Snafu	Pale Soul	3:15
7.	"Look In Your Eyes"	Snafu	Snafu	4:20
8.	"Harshest Darkness"		Mako	4:48
9.	"View Items"	Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn	Onry Ozzborn	3:16
10.	"Amen"	Destro, Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, Sleep, Snafu	Snafu	4:21
11.	"Serenade To Silence"	Destro, JFK aka Ninjaface, L'Swhere, Mako, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, Sleep, Smoke M2D6	Pale Soul	4:08
12.	"Imagine"	Nyqwil, Onry Ozzborn, Pale Soul, Sleep, Syndel	Onry Ozzborn	4:49
13.	"Parallel To Hell"	JFK aka Ninjaface, Pale Soul, Sleep, Smoke M2D6, Syndel	Pale Soul	5:03
14.	"We Can Drink Fire Baby, We Can Drink Fire"	Rochester A.P.	Snafu	5:00

References

1. "One – Oldominion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
2. "CD Review Revue". The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
3. "Oldominion – One Review". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
4. "One – Oldominion — Listen and discover music at Last.fm". www.last.fm. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
5. "Oldominion – One CD Album". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
6. Mudede, Charles. "There Are So Many of Us". The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
7. Kangas, Chaz. "Rhymesayers at 20: How the best roster in hip-hop was built | City Pages". City Pages. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
8. "Oldominion – One CD – Access Hip Hop". www.accesshiphop.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

External links

• One at Discogs