# Word O.K.

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***Word O.K.*** is an album by [Kool A.D.](/source/Victor_Vazquez_(musician)), released March 20, 2014.[1] The album features guest appearances from [Sir DZL](/source/Del_the_Funky_Homosapien), Ladybug "Santos Vieira" Mecca of [Digable Planets](/source/Digable_Planets), [Toro Y Moi](/source/Toro_Y_Moi), [Talib Kweli](/source/Talib_Kweli), [Boots Riley](/source/Boots_Riley) of [The Coup](/source/The_Coup), and [Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire](/source/Mr._Muthafuckin'_eXquire).[2]

## Videos

Kool A.D. has stated that *Word O.K.* is a visual album, like [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)'s *[Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9_(album))*.[3] The video for the song "Open Letter," directed by [Nick Knight](/source/Nick_Knight_(photographer)), who had previously directed [Kanye West](/source/Kanye_West)'s "[Bound 2](/source/Bound_2)" accompanied the release of the album.[4] The videos for "Tight" and "I'm on a Plane" were released later that year on April 21, and May, 9, respectively.[5][6] On May 28, Kool A.D. released the video to "Word," an animated video in which Kool A.D. imagines himself as a weed-smoking cartoon dog. [Stereogum](/source/Stereogum) described the video, which Kool A.D. co-directed (along with Teddy O'Connor), as "hysterically perverse in that *[Fritz The Cat](/source/Fritz_The_Cat)* sort of way".[7] *[Mother Jones](/source/Mother_Jones_(magazine))* magazine described the video as "a three-and-a-half minute, highly NSFW animated short that feels like an acid-fueled journey through a dystopian corporate carnival. It pans smoothly from Bart Simpson wearing a McDonald's tee and smoking a joint to a sexualized, anthropomorphized rabbit doing the same. Yin-yangs, peace signs, and other pop symbols breathe in and out of cartoon orifices."[8] On June 9, 2014, Kool A.D. released the video for the title track, "Word O.K.", which was also directed by Nick Knight.[3][9]

## Critical reception

*Word O.K.* received generally positive reviews from critics. [Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound) called it "more focused of an effort, featuring tighter, doubly succinct examples of Kool’s genre-leaping hijinks".[10] *[CMJ](/source/CMJ)* praised the album, noting that "Kool A.D. hasn’t lost his dry sense of humor and ability to charmingly fit words into places they shouldn’t really fit."[11] [Robert Christgau](/source/Robert_Christgau) named it the 9th best album of the year in his ballot for the [Pazz & Jop](/source/Pazz_%26_Jop) critics poll.[12]

## Track listing

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## References

1. ["Word O.K. by KOOL A.D."](http://koolad.bandcamp.com/album/word-o-k). [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp). 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

1. Mike Ayers (March 20, 2014). ["Kool A.D. Taps Toro Y Moi, Talib Kweli for Free 'Word O.K.' Mixtape"](https://www.spin.com/2014/03/kool-ad-word-ok-stream-toro-y-moi-download/). [Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine)). Retrieved 2014-04-15.

1. Lizzie Plaugic (June 9, 2014). ["Kool A.D. Is Making A Music Video For Every Song On Word O.K."](http://www.cmj.com/news/kool-d-making-music-video-every-song-word-o-k/). CMJ. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

1. Tom Breihan (March 20, 2014). ["Stream Kool A.D. Word O.K."](http://www.stereogum.com/1670841/stream-kool-a-d-word-o-k/video/). [Stereogum](/source/Stereogum). Retrieved 2014-05-29.

1. Tom Breihan (April 21, 2014). ["Kool A.D. – "Tight" (Feat. Lakutis & Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire) Video"](http://www.stereogum.com/1676821/kool-a-d-tight-feat-lakutis-mr-muthafuckin-exquire-video/video/). Stereogum. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

1. Tom Breihan (May 9, 2014). ["Kool A.D. – "I’m On A Plane" Video"](http://www.stereogum.com/1680857/kool-a-d-im-on-a-plane-video/video/). Stereogum. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

1. Tom Breihan (May 28, 2014). ["Kool A.D. – "Word" Video"](http://www.stereogum.com/1683644/kool-a-d-word-video/video/). Stereogum. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

1. Prashanth Kamalakanthan (June 30, 2014). ["Kool A.D.'s Bizarre Pop-Culture Carnival"](https://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/06/kool-ad-victor-vazquez-das-racist-combination-pizza-hut-taco-bell-ok-novel). [Mother Jones](/source/Mother_Jones_(magazine)). Retrieved 2014-07-20.

1. Tom Breihan (June 9, 2014). ["Kool A.D. – "Word O.K." Video"](http://www.stereogum.com/1685746/kool-a-d-word-o-k-video/video/). Stereogum. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

1. Chris Coplan (March 20, 2014). ["Download: Kool A.D.’s new album Word O.K."](https://consequence.net/2014/03/download-kool-a-d-s-new-album-word-o-k/). [Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound). Retrieved 2014-04-15.

1. Lizzie Plaugic (March 20, 2014). ["Snap Judgement: Kool A.D. – Word O.K."](http://www.cmj.com/feature/snap-judgement-kool-d-word-o-k/). [CMJ](/source/CMJ). Retrieved 2014-04-15.

1. Christgau, Robert. ["Ballots"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150119104928/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2014/684394/). *The Village Voice*. Archived from [the original](http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2014/684394/) on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

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