2003 studio album by Diverse
One A.M. Released November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04 ) [ 1] 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 .
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]
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
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 ^ 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 .