Temptations (album)

Temptations
Studio album by Freestyle Fellowship
Released	October 16, 2001
Genre	Underground hip hop
Length	43:06
Label	Ground Control Records
Producer	Josef Leimberg
Freestyle Fellowship chronology
Innercity Griots (1993) Temptations (2001) The Promise (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Exclaim!	(mixed)[3]
HipHopDX	[4]
LA Weekly	(mixed)[5]
Pitchfork Media	(6.6/10)[6]
Vibe	(3/5)[7]

Temptations is the third studio album by American hip hop collective Freestyle Fellowship. It was released on October 16, 2001 on Ground Control Records. Its release was delayed considerably because of Self Jupiter's incarceration.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	2:46
2.	"Ghetto Youth"	3:08
3.	"No Hooks No Chorus"	2:49
4.	"Temptations"	4:27
5.	"Seasons"	3:06
6.	"Every Reason Why"	2:17
7.	"Fragrance" (featuring Abstract Rude)	3:46
8.	"Different"	3:05
9.	"Hillcrest"	2:44
10.	"Slappy the Happy Killer Clown"	2:48
11.	"Best Rapper in the World"	1:42
12.	"Watch What You Do"	3:03
13.	"Freestyle Dedication" (featuring Supernatural)	1:57
14.	"Freestyle Fellowship" (featuring RBX)	2:06
15.	"Sex in the City"	3:23

References

1. LeRoy, Dan. "Temptations Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Freestyle Fellowship". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
3. Cowie, Del F. (November 2001). "Freestyle Fellowship - Temptations". Exclaim!. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
4. D-Lo (23 October 2001). "Freestyle Fellowship: Temptations". HipHopDX. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
5. Wang, Oliver (6 February 2002). "Ring of the Fellowship". LA Weekly. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
6. Haywood, Brad (12 February 2002). "Freestyle Fellowship: Temptations". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
7. Tompkins, Dave (October 2001). "Freestyle Fellowship Temptations". Vibe. p. 156. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
8. "Knowledge of self: Self Jupiter talks Freestyle Fellowship reunion, returning to school, and the West Coast underground". Los Angeles Times. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

External links

• Temptations at Discogs (list of releases)