# Pimp to Eat
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pimp to Eat
| type = studio
| artist = [Analog Brothers](/source/Analog_Brothers)
| cover = AnalogueBrothersPimpToEatAlbumCover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|8|15}}[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115005848/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2020|title = Kool Keith and Ice-T's "Pimp" LP Delayed by Theft|website = [MTV](/source/MTV)}}]
{{Start date|2016|6|10}} (re-release)[{{Cite web|url=https://mmg-koolkeith.bandcamp.com/album/pimp-to-eat|title=Pimp To Eat, by Analog Brothers|website=[BandCamp](/source/BandCamp)|access-date=November 13, 2017}}]
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[Alternative hip-hop](/source/Alternative_hip-hop)|[conscious hip-hop](/source/conscious_hip-hop)|[hardcore hip-hop](/source/hardcore_hip-hop)|[underground hip-hop](/source/underground_hip-hop)}}
| length = 60:26
| label = Ground Control Records/[Mello Music Group](/source/Mello_Music_Group)
| producer = [Analog Brothers](/source/Analog_Brothers)
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [Kool Keith](/source/Kool_Keith)
| type = studio
| prev_title = [Matthew](/source/Matthew_(album))
| prev_year = 2000
| title = Pimp to Eat
| year = 2000
| next_title = [Masters of Illusion](/source/Masters_of_Illusion_(album))
| next_year = 2000
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [Ice-T](/source/Ice-T)
| type = studio
| prev_title = [The Seventh Deadly Sin](/source/The_Seventh_Deadly_Sin)
| prev_year = 1999
| title = Pimp to Eat
| year = 2000
| next_title = [Gangsta Rap](/source/Gangsta_Rap_(album))
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Singles
| name = Pimp to Eat
| type = studio
| single1 = 2005 A.D.
| single1date = May 16, 2000
| single2 = Bionic Oldsmobile
| single2date = June 10, 2016
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = studio
| cover = Pimp to Eat (2016 re-release album cover).jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 2016 re-release album cover, seen on streaming
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pimp-to-eat-mw0000066937|title=Pimp to Eat - Analog Brothers|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|last=Kantor|first=Matt|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}]
| rev2 = ''[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)''
| rev2score = 3/5[{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3/title.analog-brothers-pimp-to-eat|title=Analog Brothers - Pimp to Eat Review|publisher=[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)|date=February 18, 2001|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}]
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev3score = 7.5/10[{{cite web|last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash'|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_09_analog.html|title=Analog Brothers 5 :: Pimp to Eat :: Ground Control/Nu Gruv Alliance|work=RapReviews |date=September 5, 2000|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}]
| rev4 = ''[Record Collector](/source/Record_Collector)''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{Cite web|last=Tuscadero|first=Inky|date=|title=Pimp To Eat - Record Collector Magazine|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/pimp-eat|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=[Record Collector](/source/Record_Collector)}}]
| rev5 = ''[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_New_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{Cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Brackett|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|author-link2=Christian Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Analog+Brothers+Pimp+to+Eat&pg=PA466|publisher=[Simon and Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster)|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|page=466|language=en}}]
}}
'''''Pimp to Eat''''' is the only studio album by [American](/source/Americans) [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop) [supergroup](/source/Supergroup_(music)) [Analog Brothers](/source/Analog_Brothers), which consists of [Ice-T](/source/Ice-T) as Ice Oscillator, [Kool Keith](/source/Kool_Keith) as Keith Korg, Pimpin' Rex as Rex Roland JX3P, Marc Live as Marc Moog, and Black Silver as Silver Synth. It was released on August 15, 2000[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115005848/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2020|title = Kool Keith and Ice-T's "Pimp" LP Delayed by Theft|website = [MTV](/source/MTV)}}] via Ground Control Records and re-released on June 10, 2016 via [Mello Music Group](/source/Mello_Music_Group).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/04/analog-brothers-kool-keith-ice-t-pimp-to-eat/|title=Analog Brothers Featuring Kool Keith, Ice-T, Pimp Rex, Black Silver and Marc Live Are Reissuing 'Pimp to Eat' - XXL|last=C.M.|first=Emmanuel|date=April 12, 2016|website=[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine))|access-date=November 13, 2017}}][{{Cite web|url=https://mmg-koolkeith.bandcamp.com/album/pimp-to-eat|title=Pimp To Eat, by Analog Brothers|website=[BandCamp](/source/BandCamp)|access-date=November 13, 2017}}] The 16-track record featured guest appearances from Odd Oberheim, [H-Bomb](/source/Jacky_Jasper), Teflon, Rhymes Syndicate, Synth-A-Size Sisters, and DJ Cisco.
== Singles ==
The album produced a [12"](/source/12-inch_single) [vinyl](/source/Phonograph_record) single "2005 A.D.", which was dropped on May 16, 2000 via Ground Control Records. Its A-side were two versions of "2005", master mix version with Odd Oberhiem and instrumental version. Its B-side were two versions of "Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer", also master mix and instrumental.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Analog-Brothers-2005-AD/release/229153|title=Analog Brothers - 2005 A.D.|website=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)|date=16 May 2000 |language=en|access-date=November 13, 2017}}]
The second single, "Bionic Oldsmobile", was dropped on June 10, 2016 on [Mello Music Group](/source/Mello_Music_Group)'s re-release version and is available as free download.[{{Citation|last=Mello Music Group|author-link=Mello Music Group|title=Analog Brothers - "Country Girl" {{!}} feat. Kool Keith & Pimp Rex & Marc Live & Ice-T & Black Silver|date=April 28, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt3sKLBeRU|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}] and "More Freaks" was directed by Gorilaman X.[{{Citation|last=Mello Music Group|author-link=Mello Music Group|title=Analog Brothers - More Freaks (feat. Ice-T, Kool Keith, Marc Live, Pimp Rex, Black Silver)|date=July 12, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUUmouaHaYU|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}] No music videos were made on its original release.
==Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_music = [Analog Brothers](/source/Analog_Brothers)
| title1 = Analog Brother's Intro
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Analog Technics
| note2 = featuring Odd Oberhiem
| length2 = 4:52
| title3 = More Freaks
| length3 = 4:03
| title4 = 2005
| note4 = featuring Odd Oberhiem
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = So Bad
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer
| length6 = 3:49
| title7 = Perms, Baldheads, Afros & Dreds
| length7 = 4:09
| title8 = Who Wana Be Down
| note8 = featuring Rhyme Syndicate
| length8 = 4:43
| title9 = Country Girl
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = War
| note10 = featuring [Jacky Jasper](/source/Jacky_Jasper) & DJ Cisco
| length10 = 4:04
| title11 = Doubleback
| length11 = 3:48
| title12 = We Sleep Days
| note12 = featuring Jacky Jasper
| length12 = 3:43
| title13 = Bionic Oldsmobile
| length13 = 4:27
| title14 = Shut Down Show
| note14 = featuring Synth-A-Size Sisters
| length14 = 3:24
| title15 = Once I Get It
| note15 = featuring Teflon
| length15 = 1:04
| title16 = Analog Outro
| length16 = 2:19
| total_length = 60:26
}}
'''Sample credits'''[{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/The-Analog-Brothers/|title=The Analog Brothers on WhoSampled|website=[WhoSampled](/source/WhoSampled)|access-date=November 13, 2017}}]
*"Analog Technics" contains elements from "Music to Be Murdered By" by [Jeff Alexander](/source/Jeff_Alexander) & [Alfred Hitchcock](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock) (1958)
*"Analog Annihilator Vrs. Silver Surfer" contains elements from "Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs and Orchestra" by [György Ligeti](/source/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Ligeti) (1968)
*"Who Wanna Be Down" contains the intro from the television series [The Outer Limits](/source/The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series)) (1963)
==Personnel==
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*Christopher Rodgers - vocals, synthesizer, lazar bells
*Rex Colonel Doby Jr. - vocals, keyboards, drums
*[Tracy Lauren Marrow](/source/Ice-T) - vocals, keyboards, drums
*[Keith Matthew Thornton](/source/Kool_Keith) - vocals, bass, strings
*Marc Giveand - vocals, violins, drums
*[Kurt Kurzweil Matlin](/source/KutMasta_Kurt) - mixing
*Gene Grimaldi - mastering
*Dr. Dave Stotts - photography
*Odd Oberhiem - featured artist (tracks: 2, 4)
*[Sean Merrick](/source/H-Bomb_(rapper)) - featured artist (tracks: 10, 12)
*Sheldon Harris - featured artist (track 15)
*Rhyme Syndicate - featured artist (track 8)
*DJ Cisco - featured artist (track 10)
*Synth-A-Size Sisters - featured artist (track 14)
{{div col end}}
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Analog-Brothers-Pimp-To-Eat/master/68941|title=Analog Brothers - Pimp To Eat|website=at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)|date=2000 |language=en}}
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