Cats & Dogs (Evidence album)

Cats & Dogs
No Cover
Studio album by Evidence
Released September 27, 2011[1]
Recorded 2008-April 2011
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Label Rhymesayers, Taylor Made
Producer The Alchemist (also exec.), Evidence (exec.), Sid Roams,
DJ Premier,Charli Brown Beatz, DJ Babu, Rahki, Daniel "Danny Keyz" Tannenbaum, Twiz The Beat Pro
Evidence chronology
The Layover EP
(2008)		 Cats & Dogs
(2011)
Singles from Cats & Dogs
  1. "To Be Continued..."
    Released: August 16, 2010[2]
  2. "You"
    Released: September 1, 2011[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[5]
Allmusic[6]
Beats per Minute88%[7]
HipHopDX[8]
Now[9]
The Phoenix[10]
Popmatters[11]
RapReviews(8/10)[12]
Urb[13]
XXL[14]

Cats & Dogs is the second studio album by the American rapper Evidence, released on September 27, 2011. It was his first release since signing with the Minneapolis-based label Rhymesayers. The album won the 2011 HHUG Best Album of the Year award.[15]

Recording for the album began in 2008.

The first single from the album, "To Be Continued...", was not initially intended to be included on the album, but due to a positive response after its leak by the DJ Premier on Sirius' HipHopNation,[16] the song was included.

There is no track 13. Evidence speaks on it, "There is no track 13 on purpose. The first line of To Be Continued starts '10 commandments, 24 hours, the 13th floor was missing from the towers'. The Masons, any buildings built by them leave the 13th floor out. 13 is not just a lucky number, but an unlucky number too. People use it both ways. For me to leave it [the 13th track] blank and then explain why in the first line of the next track [To Be Continued] to me is genius. I don’t think there’s ever been a missing 13th track on an album, ever."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 64 on the Billboard 200 with 7,700 copies sold in its first week.[17]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "The Liner Notes" (feat. Aloe Blacc)The Alchemist 2:27
2. "Strangers"  Twiz The Beat Pro 4:09
3. "The Red Carpet" (feat. Raekwon & Ras Kass)The Alchemist 4:45
4. "It Wasn't Me"  Rahki, Daniel "Danny Keyz" Tannenbaum (Add.) 3:26
5. "I Don't Need Love"  Evidence, Khrysis (add.) 3:00
6. "You"  DJ Premier 4:18
7. "God Bless that Man" (Interlude)  0:50
8. "Fame" (feat. Roc Marciano & Prodigy)Charli Brown Beatz 4:09
9. "James Hendrix" (performed by Step Brothers)The Alchemist 3:38
10. "Late for the Sky" (feat. Slug & Aesop Rock)Sid Roams, Ethan Browne (add.), Evidence (add.) 5:37
11. "Crash"  The Alchemist 2:42
12. "Where You Come From?" (feat. Rakaa, Lil' Fame & Termanology)The Alchemist 4:34
13. "Untitled"    0:04
14. "To Be Continued..."  Sid Roams 3:13
15. "Falling Down"  Rahki 4:15
16. "Well Runs Dry" (feat. Krondon)Sid Roams 4:42
17. "The Epilogue"  DJ Premier 3:10
18. "Sleep Deprivation" (iTunes bonus track)The Alchemist 3:25
19. "Good Times" (iTunes bonus track)Statik Selektah 4:03
20. "Same Folks" (Bonus track) (feat. Fashawn)DJ Babu 4:40

Chart history

Chart (2011) Peak
position
scope="row" US Billboard 200[18] 64
scope="row" US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 9
scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Release Dates For Cats and Dogs".
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Cats & Dogs by Evidence". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Henry Adaso. Review: Cats & Dogs album. About.
  6. ↑ Allmusic review
  7. ↑ Burg, Erik (October 10, 2011). "Album Review: Evidence – Cats & Dogs". Beats per Minute. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ Review: Cats & Dogs album. HipHopDX.
  9. ↑ Mistry, Anupa (October 6, 2011). "Evidence – Cats & Dogs". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ CHRIS FARAONE. Review: Cats & Dogs album. The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved on September 20, 2011.
  11. ↑ Washington, Brad (January 4, 2012). "Evidence: Cats & Dogs". Popmatters. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ RapReviews. Review: Cats & Dogs. RapReviews.
  13. ↑ URB. Review: Cats & Dogs. Urb.
  14. ↑ Fleischer, Adam (September 28, 2011). "Evidence, Cats & Dogs". XXL. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  16. ↑ 2DB | Evidence – To Be Continued...
  17. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17112/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-10-2-2011
  18. ↑ "Evidence – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Evidence.
  19. ↑ "Evidence – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Evidence.
  20. ↑ "Evidence – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Evidence.
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