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2003 studio album by Diverse
One A.M.
Released November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04 )
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Genre
Hip hop Length 43 :23
Label
Chocolate Industries
Producer
Move EP (2001)
One A.M. (2003)
Round About (TBA)
"Certified" Released: 2002
"Explosive" Released: 2003
"Jus Biz" Released: 2004
"Big Game" Released: 2004
One A.M. is the first studio album by American rapper
Diverse . It was released on
Chocolate Industries in 2003. The album features production by
RJD2 ,
Prefuse73 ,
Madlib , and
Jeff Parker . Guest appearances include
Vast Aire ,
Lyrics Born , and
Jean Grae .
Critical reception
Steve Huey of
AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "[a] thoroughly excellent debut."
[1] He added, "Diverse's greatest strength as a rapper is his flow, as he spins a dense web of painstakingly constructed language over the beats as though he were spreading soft butter on toast."
[1]
Gabe Gloden of
Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of A−, stating: "There's not one dud to be found on One A.M. , and at a lean 42 minutes, Diverse deserves at least that much of your time."
[6] Noel Dix of
Exclaim! said: "Along with
Vast Aire of
Cannibal Ox and the mighty
Jean Grae , there is simply far too much talent on this effort to go unnoticed."
[3]
Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "Certified"
RJD2 3:48 2. "Uprock" RJD2 3:33 3. "Big Game" (featuring
Vast Aire ) RJD2 3:58 4. "Ain't Right"
Madlib 4:01 5. "Jus Biz"
Prefuse 73 4:34 6. "Blindman" K. Kruz 3:09 7. "Explosive" (featuring
Lyrics Born ) RJD2 3:30 8. "Under the Hammer / Interlude" (featuring
Jean Grae ) 4:04 9. "747 (Flyin)" Overflo 2:32 10. "Interlude (Amberglis)" Prefuse 73 0:40 11. "Leaving" Prefuse 73 3:46 12. "In Accordance" 3:56 Total length: 43:23
Japanese edition bonus track Title Producer(s) 13. "Build" K. Kruz 4:11 Total length: 47:34
Australian edition bonus track Title Producer(s) 13. "Wylin Out (RJD2 Remix)" (featuring
Mos Def ) RJD2 4:25 Total length: 47:48
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Diverse – vocals, lyrics, mixing (12), arrangement (12)
RJD2 – production (1–3, 7, 8), turntables (1, 2, 7), mixing (1, 2, 7, 8)
Vast Aire – vocals (3), lyrics (3)
DJ Precyse – turntables (3)
Madlib – production (4)
Prefuse 73 – production (5, 8, 10, 11), instrumentation (5, 11), backing vocals (5), mixing (5, 10, 11)
K. Kruz – production (6)
Lyrics Born – vocals (7), lyrics (7)
Jean Grae – vocals (8), lyrics (8)
Overflo – production (9), mixing (9)
Jeff Parker – guitar (12), production (12)
Ted Sirota – drums (12), production (12)
R. Mazurek – horns (12)
DJ Lok – additional production (12), recording (12)
T. Foggi – recording, mixing (3, 4, 6, 12), arrangement (12)
Mark Fellows – mastering
Struggle Inc. – design
B+ – photography
References
^
a
b
c
d Huey, Steve.
"One A.M. - Diverse" .
AllMusic . Retrieved April 30, 2013 .
^ Mitsakos, William (June 8, 2004).
"Dusted Reviews: Diverse - One A.M." Dusted Magazine . Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
^
a
b Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006).
"Diverse - One A.M."
Exclaim! . Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
^ Hoffman, Jascha (December 4, 2003).
"Diverse: One A.M."
Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
^ Umile, Dominic (November 4, 2003).
"Diverse - One A.M." Prefix . Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
^
a
b Gloden, Gabe (January 13, 2004).
"Diverse - One A.M."
Stylus Magazine . Archived from
the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
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