| Look Mom... No Hands | ||||
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| Released | April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 71:57 | |||
| Label | Chocolate Industries | |||
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Look Mom... No Hands is the first solo studio album by American hip hop musician Vast Aire, one half of the duo Cannibal Ox.[1] It was released on Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004.[2] It features contributions from MF Doom, RJD2, Madlib, Aesop Rock, and Sadat X.[2] It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[5] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable[6] |
| Exclaim! | mixed[7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[1] |
| PopMatters | favorable[2] |
| Stylus Magazine | D+[8] |
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, stating, "Vast's chillingly detached raps and delivery were a large part of Cannibal Ox's success, and there's much more in the same vein here."[4] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club described it as a "riveting combination of old school B-boy attitude and post-apocalyptic menace".[5] Christopher R. Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that "Vast's flow, while leisurely, still utilizes the most impossibly matter-of-fact delivery in the underground, which he uses for maximum effect."[6]
Meanwhile, David Drake of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of D+, saying, "this album lacks the plaintive street poetry of The Cold Vein, as well as that album's focus and consistent production aesthetic."[8] Rollie PembertonofPitchfork gave the album a 6.3 out of 10, calling it "an awkward, inconsistent amalgam of wasted talent and musical apathy."[1]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro: His Majesty's Laughter" | Jest One | 2:10 |
| 2. | "KRS-Lightly" (featuring S.A. Smash) | Camu Tao | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Pegasus" | T One | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Candid Cam / Live Wetlands 1996" | Nasa | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Viewtiful Flow" | Jake One | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Zenith" (featuring Blueprint) | Blueprint | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Why'sdaskyblue?" | Cryptic One | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Da Supafriendz" (featuring MF Doom) | MF Doom | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Poverty Lane 16128 / Karaoke" | T One | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Elixir" (featuring Sadat X and Sinclair) | Ayatollah | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Look Mom... No Hands / A.S.C.F.D." | Madlib | 6:22 |
| 12. | "9 Lashes (When Michael Smacks Lucifer)" | RJD2 | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Posse Slash" (featuring Karniege, Breez Evahflowin', Poison Pen, and Aesop Rock) | Da Beatminerz | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Could You Be?" | Madlib | 3:57 |
| 15. | "Outro: 12 Noon" | Blueprint | 4:22 |
| 16. | "Life's Ill Pt. II (The Empire Striketh)" (featuring Breezly Brewin and Vordul Mega) | Madlib | 5:08 |
| 17. | "My First Sony (Pegasus Remix)" | Vast Aire | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 71:57 | ||
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[3] | 47 |
