Labor Days
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"Labor" was featured on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
Critical receptionEdit
Template:Album ratings At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Labor Days received an average score of 92 based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name=metacritic/>
In 2010, Rhapsody included it on its "10 Best Albums by White Rappers" list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, Fact placed it at number 17 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Track listingEdit
PersonnelEdit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Aesop Rock – vocals, production (1, 6, 9, 10), recording
- Illogic – vocals (6)
- C-Rayz Walz – vocals (11)
- Blockhead – production (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- Omega One – production (8), turntables
- Cryptic One – mixing
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Dan Ezra Lang – art direction, design
- Owen Brozman – illustration
- Ben Colen – photography