The Loneliest Punk is Fatlip

Fatlip

Fatlip is a Los Angeles-born hip hop musician. He started his career in the hip hop group The Pharcyde.-The Pharcyde:...

's debut solo album. The album was recorded on Delicious Vinyl

Delicious Vinyl

Delicious Vinyl is an American independent record label founded by Matt Dike and Michael Ross in 1987 and based in Los Angeles. Throughout its history, the label has had distribution deals with [Island Records/[PolyGram]], Warner Music Group, EMI, Red Ant, Rhino and Universal Music Group.-Early...

 records. The name is a play on "Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...

", the famous jazz pianist.

Production of the album was handled by acclaimed 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...

 producer J-Swift

J-Swift

J-Swift is an American music producer responsible for songs with groups on the Delicious Vinyl Label. He has produced the alternative rap groups The Pharcyde and The Wascals.-Biography:...

 (who was responsible for The Pharcyde's debut album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is the debut album of American hip hop group The Pharcyde, released on November 24, 1992 through Delicious Vinyl Records. The album was produced by former group member J-Swift, and features only one guest appearance, provided by little known Los Angeles rapper Bucwheed...

) and producer Squeak E. Clean

Sam Spiegel (musician)

Sam Spiegel, also known as Squeak E. Clean, is an American producer/DJ/composer from New York who grew up in Manhattan and Westchester County.As a child, Sam studied classical voice, cello, and flute, but by his teens, he enjoyed hip hop music....

 among others. Executive producers of the album were Mike Floss and Edy Crahp, which some have speculated to be Fatlip himself, as the name "Edy Crahp" is really just "Pharcyde" in reverse (In the song "Today's Your Day," he raps, "Edy Crahp, comin' with different shit/Edy Crahp, write it down nigga, see the reverse significance?", lending credence to this theory).

The album features guest MCs Chali 2na

Chali 2na

Charles Stewart , better known as Chali 2na is an American rapper and hip hop artist, formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.-Early life:...

 (of Jurassic 5

Jurassic 5

Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of two previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee by rappers Charles Stewart , Dante Givens , Courtenay Henderson , Marc Stuart , and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden...

) and Shock G

Shock G

Gregory E. Jacobs , known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground...

 (aka Humpty Hump).

The song "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)" was featured on the Girl Yeah Right! movie.

Track listing

1. "Fat Leezy"
   • Produced by Edy Crahp
2. "Fatlip Intro"
   • Beat by Edy Crahp
3. "First Heat"
   • Produced by Printz Board
4. "The Bass Line"
   • Beats by 45 King (Mark James) & Edy Crahp
5. "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)"
   • Featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5)
   • Produced by Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel)
6. "Freestyle"
7. "Joe's Turkey"
   • Produced by J-Swift, Mike Floss & Edy Crahp
8. "I Got The Shit"
   • Beat by 45 King (Mark James)
9. "Writer's Block"
   • Produced by J-Swift
10. "M.I.A."
    • Beat by 45 King (Mark James)
11. "The Story of Us"
    • Produced by J-Swift
12. "Cook"
    • Produced by J-Swift & Mike Floss
13. "Walkabout"
    • Beat by Edy Crahp
14. "All On Fly"
    • Produced by Edy Crahp
15. "Lyrical Styles"
    • Produced by Edy Crahp
16. "Freaky Pumps"
    • Featuring Shock G (aka Humpty Hump)
    • Produced by Edy Crahp & Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel)
17. "He's an Outsider"
    • Beat by Edy Crahp
18. "What's Up Fatlip?"
    • Produced by Edy Crahp
19. "Dreams"
    • Produced by Venus Brown

Personnel

Contributors
Producers
Producer(s)	J-Swift J-Swift J-Swift is an American music producer responsible for songs with groups on the Delicious Vinyl Label. He has produced the alternative rap groups The Pharcyde and The Wascals.-Biography:... , Squeak E. Clean Sam Spiegel (musician) Sam Spiegel, also known as Squeak E. Clean, is an American producer/DJ/composer from New York who grew up in Manhattan and Westchester County.As a child, Sam studied classical voice, cello, and flute, but by his teens, he enjoyed hip hop music.... , Venus Brown Venus Brown Venus Brown is the Executive Producer of Baker Ent subsidiary, Buddah Brown Entertainment, an artist management music label.-Beginnings:...
Executive Producer(s)	Edy Crahp, Mike Floss
Performers
Lead vocals and rapping	Fatlip Fatlip Fatlip is a Los Angeles-born hip hop musician. He started his career in the hip hop group The Pharcyde.-The Pharcyde:...
Additional vocals and rapping	Chali 2na Chali 2na Charles Stewart , better known as Chali 2na is an American rapper and hip hop artist, formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.-Early life:... , Shock G Shock G Gregory E. Jacobs , known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground... , Volume 10
Technicians
Mixing	Dylan Dresdow
Engineering	Dylan Dresdow
Mastering	Tom Baker