Incredibad
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Incredibad is the debut studio album
of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island
, released on February 10, 2009, through Universal Republic Records. Composed of writers and childhood best friends Andy Samberg
, Akiva Schaffer
, and Jorma Taccone
, the album consists of hip hop
-inspired comedy songs and skits with a satirical slant on traditional hip hop culture.
The album is largely composed of tracks composed by the troupe for broadcast on NBC
's Saturday Night Live
. Samberg was hired as a cast member, with Schaffer and Taccone as writers for the series in late 2005. After the quick production and national success of "Lazy Sunday
", the comedians began writing and recording tracks for their debut album.
Collaborators on the album include T-Pain
, Norah Jones
, Jack Black
, E-40
, Julian Casablancas
, Sly & Robbie, DJ Nu-Mark, J-Zone, Natalie Portman
, Chris Parnell
, and Justin Timberlake
.
, California
. By the turn of the millennium, the three struggling comedy writers graduated from college and created a website, the Lonely Island, to house their self-produced skits and video experiments. Short movies including everything from cartoons assembled from clips of old Nintendo
games to satirical rap videos in the styles of their favorite hip-hop artists. "Honestly, almost every single one of the films was done at like 4 in the morning, kind of drunk," recalled Taccone. The Internet allowed the three to develop their comic voices without the pressure of of having to deliver professionally polished work. The videos provided the team with new opportunities: they landed an agent and pilot deals with Comedy Central
and Fox
, after which the group relocated to New York City
. The three soon landed writing jobs for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. Hosted by Saturday Night Live
alum Jimmy Fallon
, Fallon was impressed by the group's material and recommended them to Lorne Michaels
, creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live. The group spent four days frantically writing in preparation for Samberg's audition as a cast member, which he "nailed". "There were about three days where we were facing the possibility that we might have to split up," said Samberg. "It was the biggest relief ever." In September 2005, Andy Samberg joined the cast of the show for its 31st season
, with Schaffer and Taccone hired as writers for the series. Samberg became a rookie on the show, toiling long hours to earn a spot in a skit or two.
Along with cast member Chris Parnell
, the group wrote "Lazy Sunday
" on the evening of December 12, 2005. They recorded the following night in the office The Lonely Island occupied together, using a laptop Taccone bought on Craigslist
. Whilst colleagues were rehearsing and rewriting that Saturday's show, the group spent the morning of December 15 shooting their video with a borrowed camera. The video was shot around Manhattan
using multiple low-budget techniques. Schaffer spent the entire next night (into the morning) editing the video and working with technicians to bring it up to broadcast standards. In the moments preceding the show's live performance and broadcast, the team learned from Michaels that "Lazy Sunday" would be shown on that night's show. The three comedians were very worried about how the video would be received by the studio audience, but were relieved when the episode received a positive response. By the next morning, the video was a national cultural sensation, with congratulatory phone calls delivered from friends for "breathing fresh air" into the show. The rap began to be played on radio stations and in bars, bringing the group to superstardom overnight. When "Lazy Sunday" first aired, the group was basically unknown to even the show's most devout fans, but afterward, was given national exposure.
as SNL Digital Shorts
. The tracks that originally premiered as digital shorts on the show were licensed to Universal Republic from NBC and Broadway Video, although Universal Music retains phonographic copyright
of these works. The music videos for songs "Lazy Sunday
," "Like A Boss
, "Jizz in My Pants
," "I'm on a Boat
," "We Like Sportz," "Boombox," and "Dick in a Box
" are all available for viewing in HD on YouTube
. The album is also available on vinyl. iTunes and YouTube are the primary distributor of the album's accompanying music videos.
Prior to the album's release, "Jizz in My Pants" sold 76,000 downloads in its first two weeks of availability.
The song "Iran So Far," featuring Adam Levine
, was supposed to be the 18th track of the album, but the rights could not be secured because of the Aphex Twin
sample used in the track. About this, Taccone said,
Samberg added, “For the record, Aphex Twin was super cool about the whole thing. It was the label[ Warp Records
] .” The Lonely Island is considering doing some live appearances to promote the album but scheduling around Saturday Night Live
is a challenge because it takes priority.
, Akiva Schaffer
, and Jorma Taccone
.
1. "Who Said We're Wack?"
2. "Santana DVX"
3. "Jizz in My Pants"
4. "I'm on a Boat"
5. "Sax Man"
6. "Lazy Sunday"
7. "Normal Guy - Interlude"
8. "Boombox"
9. "Shrooms - Interlude"
11. "We Like Sportz"
12. "Dreamgirl"
13. "Ras Trent"
14. "Dick in a Box"
15. "The Old Saloon - Interlude"
16. "Punch You in the Jeans"
17. "Space Olympics"
18. "Natalie's Rap"
19. "Incredibad"
* Produced by: Jorma Taccone. Recorded by: The Lonely Island. Mixed by: Jorma Taccone. Mastered by: Jorma Taccone.
Art Direction: The Lonely Island / Creative Direction: Sandra Brummels / Design: Joe Spix / Photography: F. Scott Schafer / Hair Design & Styling: Jodi Mancuso, Assisted by Inga Thrasher / Wardrobe Styling: Brian Hemesath / Makeup Artist: Josh Turi / A&R
: Tom Mackey and Nate Albert
/ A&R Coordinator: Kristina Grossman / A&R Admin: Michele Goldberg / Videos Made by the Lonely Island
gave the album a positive review, including the album on its Critics Choice list of the week, only taking issue with the group’s no-fi
pre-Saturday Night Live material. Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, calling it "the new frontier of 'White and Nerdy'." All Music gave the album four out of five stars, calling it a "fully committed comedy album...that's just as hip, inventive, and inappropriate as [the group's] digital shorts." Billboard magazine said the album shows the band's "deft handle on musical parody." The New York Observer remarked that the album "manages to avoid most of the pratfalls inherent within the genre," and called the music "wildly catchy," although it did acknowledge that "most of it has been heard before" making it less desirable to buy. Hip Hop DX said that "as a comedic display, Incredibad comes pretty close to impeccable; as a proper album it's less rewarding," and concluded by saying, "It’s nice that someone finally cares enough about [hip hop] music to mock it properly."
album chart at #13, with first week sales of 48,000.
It was the eighth best selling rap album of 2009 and sold 246,000 copies.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva "Kiv" Schaffer, Jorma "Jorm" Taccone, and David Andrew "Andy" Samberg, best known for their comedic music. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group is currently based in New York City. The group broke out due to their...
, released on February 10, 2009, through Universal Republic Records. Composed of writers and childhood best friends Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, rapper and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live...
, Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...
, and Jorma Taccone
Jorma Taccone
Jorma Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer...
, the album consists of hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
-inspired comedy songs and skits with a satirical slant on traditional hip hop culture.
The album is largely composed of tracks composed by the troupe for broadcast on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. Samberg was hired as a cast member, with Schaffer and Taccone as writers for the series in late 2005. After the quick production and national success of "Lazy Sunday
Lazy Sunday
"Lazy Sunday" is a song and short video by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on December 17, 2005, broadcast on Saturday Night Live as the second Digital Short...
", the comedians began writing and recording tracks for their debut album.
Collaborators on the album include T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
, Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
, Jack Black
Jack Black
Jack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
, E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
, Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American singer-songwriter and musician of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009....
, Sly & Robbie, DJ Nu-Mark, J-Zone, Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
, Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell also voices Cyril Figgis on the FX animated comedy...
, and Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
.
Background
The comedy group was formed by the three friends while in junior high school in the mid-1990s in BerkeleyBerkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. By the turn of the millennium, the three struggling comedy writers graduated from college and created a website, the Lonely Island, to house their self-produced skits and video experiments. Short movies including everything from cartoons assembled from clips of old Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
games to satirical rap videos in the styles of their favorite hip-hop artists. "Honestly, almost every single one of the films was done at like 4 in the morning, kind of drunk," recalled Taccone. The Internet allowed the three to develop their comic voices without the pressure of of having to deliver professionally polished work. The videos provided the team with new opportunities: they landed an agent and pilot deals with Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
and Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, after which the group relocated to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The three soon landed writing jobs for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. Hosted by Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
alum Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
, Fallon was impressed by the group's material and recommended them to Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...
, creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live. The group spent four days frantically writing in preparation for Samberg's audition as a cast member, which he "nailed". "There were about three days where we were facing the possibility that we might have to split up," said Samberg. "It was the biggest relief ever." In September 2005, Andy Samberg joined the cast of the show for its 31st season
Saturday Night Live (Season 31)
Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-first season in the 2005-06 television season on NBC. The season began on October 1, 2005, and ended on May 20, 2006 with 19 episodes in all. The season was cut one episode short due to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games...
, with Schaffer and Taccone hired as writers for the series. Samberg became a rookie on the show, toiling long hours to earn a spot in a skit or two.
Along with cast member Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell also voices Cyril Figgis on the FX animated comedy...
, the group wrote "Lazy Sunday
Lazy Sunday
"Lazy Sunday" is a song and short video by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on December 17, 2005, broadcast on Saturday Night Live as the second Digital Short...
" on the evening of December 12, 2005. They recorded the following night in the office The Lonely Island occupied together, using a laptop Taccone bought on Craigslist
Craigslist
Craigslist is a centralized network of online communities featuring free online classified advertisements, with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums....
. Whilst colleagues were rehearsing and rewriting that Saturday's show, the group spent the morning of December 15 shooting their video with a borrowed camera. The video was shot around Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
using multiple low-budget techniques. Schaffer spent the entire next night (into the morning) editing the video and working with technicians to bring it up to broadcast standards. In the moments preceding the show's live performance and broadcast, the team learned from Michaels that "Lazy Sunday" would be shown on that night's show. The three comedians were very worried about how the video would be received by the studio audience, but were relieved when the episode received a positive response. By the next morning, the video was a national cultural sensation, with congratulatory phone calls delivered from friends for "breathing fresh air" into the show. The rap began to be played on radio stations and in bars, bringing the group to superstardom overnight. When "Lazy Sunday" first aired, the group was basically unknown to even the show's most devout fans, but afterward, was given national exposure.
Development and release
Many of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
as SNL Digital Shorts
SNL Digital Shorts
An SNL Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live, generally produced and written by The Lonely Island , though originated by Adam McKay, in collaboration with SNL hosts, writers, and cast members...
. The tracks that originally premiered as digital shorts on the show were licensed to Universal Republic from NBC and Broadway Video, although Universal Music retains phonographic copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
of these works. The music videos for songs "Lazy Sunday
Lazy Sunday
"Lazy Sunday" is a song and short video by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on December 17, 2005, broadcast on Saturday Night Live as the second Digital Short...
," "Like A Boss
Like a Boss
"Like a Boss" is the tenth track with jarden innit and fourth single from The Lonely Island's debut album Incredibad. The song is a parody of the first official single from Slim Thug's first album Already Platinum, also named 'Like a Boss'...
, "Jizz in My Pants
Jizz in My Pants
"Jizz in My Pants" is a SNL Digital Short which aired on Saturday Night Live on December 6, 2008 and YouTube on the same day. It serves as the music video for the first single from The Lonely Island's debut album, Incredibad...
," "I'm on a Boat
I'm on a Boat
"I'm on a Boat" is a single from The Lonely Island's debut album Incredibad. It was also featured as a Saturday Night Live Digital Short. The song features R&B singer T-Pain. The song, produced by Wyshmaster, is a parody of many rap video clichés. The music video reached number one on YouTube in...
," "We Like Sportz," "Boombox," and "Dick in a Box
Dick in a Box
"Dick in a Box" is a song by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island featuring singer Justin Timberlake. The song and music video debuted on Saturday Night Live as an SNL Digital Short on December 16, 2006...
" are all available for viewing in HD on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The album is also available on vinyl. iTunes and YouTube are the primary distributor of the album's accompanying music videos.
Prior to the album's release, "Jizz in My Pants" sold 76,000 downloads in its first two weeks of availability.
The song "Iran So Far," featuring Adam Levine
Adam Levine
Adam Noah Levine is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.-Early life:...
, was supposed to be the 18th track of the album, but the rights could not be secured because of the Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
sample used in the track. About this, Taccone said,
Samberg added, “For the record, Aphex Twin was super cool about the whole thing. It was the label
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
is a challenge because it takes priority.
Track listing
Parody sources
- "Bing Bong Bros." is a parody of "Wait (The Whisper Song)Wait (The Whisper Song)"Wait " is a noted snap song released by Atlanta crunk rap duo Ying Yang Twins off their album U.S.A. . The song originally written by Lettie Thompson consists of a minimal bass pulse, a few finger-snaps, and whispered, sexually explicit lyrics...
" by the Ying Yang TwinsYing Yang TwinsThe Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...
. - "Natalie's rap" is a parody of Eazy-EEazy-EEric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...
's song, "No More ?'s", from his album, Eazy-Duz-ItEazy-Duz-ItEazy-Duz-It is the debut album of rapper Eazy-E, released on September 16, 1988, through both Ruthless and Priority Records. The production by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was deemed dense and funky by critic Jason Birchmeier. The pieces were written primarily by MC Ren, Ice Cube, and The D.O.C.. The...
. - "Like A Boss" is a parody of Slim ThugSlim ThugStayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
's song, "Like A Boss", from his album, Already PlatinumAlready Platinum- Samples :* "3 Kings"** "Secretary" by Betty Wright* "Miss Mary"** "A Moment With You" by George Michael- Chart history :Album...
.
Personnel
The Lonely Island is Andy SambergAndy Samberg
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American actor, comedian, rapper and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live...
, Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...
, and Jorma Taccone
Jorma Taccone
Jorma Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer...
.
1. "Who Said We're Wack?"
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by: Jorma Taccone. - Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- MixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio. - MasteredAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY. - Additional StringsStrings (music)A string is the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. Strings are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may vibrate freely, but controllably. Strings may be "plain"...
: Brian Sperber. - Additional VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
: Chester Tam.
2. "Santana DVX"
- Produced by: J-Zone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island, Dustin Smith (E-40 Vocals)
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Guitars: Hot Sugar
- Additional Mixing & KeyboardsMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
: J-Zone. - Contains a sample of "Gene-Galaxo-1990" written by U. LindenbergUdo LindenbergUdo Lindenberg is a German rock musician and composer.-Career:Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969 Lindenberg founded his first band Free Orbit and also appeared as a studio and guest musician . In 1970 he collaborated as a drummer with jazz-saxophonist Klaus Doldinger in...
and J. Kravetz, performed by Udo Lindenberg & Das-Panik-Orchester
3. "Jizz in My Pants"
- Produced by: Prime.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
4. "I'm on a Boat"
- Produced by: WyshmasterWyshmasterAdam Cherrington, better known as "Wyshmaster", is an American producer of pop hip-hop and contemporary R&B music. Born in Chicago, he got his start on his own producing pop hip-hop tracks for video games such as NARC and NBA Ballers: Phenom.-CD/albums:...
. - Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Additional hornsHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
by: Fabio Morgera, Jay Rodriguez, Curtis FowlkesCurtis FowlkesCurtis Fowlkes is an American jazz trombonist. In 1987 he founded, together with saxophonist Roy Nathanson, The Jazz Passengers, an eclectic group dedicated to putting entertainment and humor back into jazz. The two had met performing in John Lurie's The Lounge Lizards, a group that shares a...
.
5. "Sax Man"
- Produced by: Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
6. "Lazy Sunday"
- Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Additional DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
by: Nir ZNir ZidkyahuNir Zidkyahu is a well-established studio-session drummer, and the brother of Blackfield's drummer Tomer Z. He played the drums for eight songs on Genesis' 1997 album, Calling All Stations, and subsequently joined the band for their 1998 tour.In 2001, he drummed on John Mayer's breakthrough album,...
.
7. "Normal Guy - Interlude"
- Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Additional OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
by: Matthew Compton.
8. "Boombox"
- Produced by: Drew Campbell & Asa Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Additional Drums by: Nir Z.
9. "Shrooms - Interlude"
- Produced by: Drew Campbell
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
11. "We Like Sportz"
- Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
12. "Dreamgirl"
- Produced by: Mansur
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
13. "Ras Trent"
- Produced by: Sly & Robbie
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Additional Vocals by: J. NewsomJoanna NewsomJoanna Newsom is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.- Early life :Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California...
& M. RudolphMaya RudolphMaya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress, comedienne and singer known for her comedic roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, and for appearing in films such as Away We Go, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups, A Prairie Home Companion and MacGruber...
. - Horn arrangementArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
s by: A. Samberg - Additional Horns by: Fabio Morgera, Jay Rodriguez, Curtis Fowlkes
14. "Dick in a Box"
- Produced by: Jorma Taccone, Katreese Barnes, Asa Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
15. "The Old Saloon - Interlude"
- Produced by: DJ Nu-Mark
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
played by: Bill Brendle.
16. "Punch You in the Jeans"
- Produced by: DJ Nu-Mark.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: DJ Nu-Mark at Log Cabin Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
17. "Space Olympics"
- Produced by: Drew Campbell.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
18. "Natalie's Rap"
- Produced by: Asa Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
19. "Incredibad"
- Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
- Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
- Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
- Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
- Guitar by: Brian Sperber
- Additional Drums by: Matthew Compton.
- Additional Horns by: James Bairiam.
- Embodies portions of "Impeach the President" written Roy C. HammondRoy CRoy C , is an American southern soul singer, songwriter and record executive, best known for his 1965 hit, "Shotgun Wedding".-Career:Roy C was born in Newington, Georgia...
, performed by the Honey Dippers. - Combines elements of "Lady Willpower" written by J. FullerJerry Fuller-Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
.
* Produced by: Jorma Taccone. Recorded by: The Lonely Island. Mixed by: Jorma Taccone. Mastered by: Jorma Taccone.
Art Direction: The Lonely Island / Creative Direction: Sandra Brummels / Design: Joe Spix / Photography: F. Scott Schafer / Hair Design & Styling: Jodi Mancuso, Assisted by Inga Thrasher / Wardrobe Styling: Brian Hemesath / Makeup Artist: Josh Turi / A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
: Tom Mackey and Nate Albert
Nate Albert
Nathan Albert is an American musician best known as a guitarist for ska-core band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He left them to go to Brown University in 2000. Soon he started a new band, The Kickovers, that released one album, Osaka, and disbanded in 2003.On July 15, 2008 he was named the Vice...
/ A&R Coordinator: Kristina Grossman / A&R Admin: Michele Goldberg / Videos Made by the Lonely Island
Reception
The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
gave the album a positive review, including the album on its Critics Choice list of the week, only taking issue with the group’s no-fi
No-fi
No-Fi is a term used to describe music or media created outside conventional technical standards.-The name:Where "Hi-fi" and "Lo-fi" are short for "High Fidelity" and "Low Fidelity", respectively, "No-fi" is a play-on-words intended to be interpreted as meaning "No Fidelity".-The sound:No-Fi is an...
pre-Saturday Night Live material. Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, calling it "the new frontier of 'White and Nerdy'." All Music gave the album four out of five stars, calling it a "fully committed comedy album...that's just as hip, inventive, and inappropriate as [the group's] digital shorts." Billboard magazine said the album shows the band's "deft handle on musical parody." The New York Observer remarked that the album "manages to avoid most of the pratfalls inherent within the genre," and called the music "wildly catchy," although it did acknowledge that "most of it has been heard before" making it less desirable to buy. Hip Hop DX said that "as a comedic display, Incredibad comes pretty close to impeccable; as a proper album it's less rewarding," and concluded by saying, "It’s nice that someone finally cares enough about [hip hop] music to mock it properly."
Chart position
The album debuted on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart at #13, with first week sales of 48,000.
It was the eighth best selling rap album of 2009 and sold 246,000 copies.
| Chart (2009) | Providers | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
13 |
| Top Rap Albums | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
7 |
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
45 |
External links
- Incredibad at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Album Review at AbsolutePunk
- Album Review at RapReviews