Jimmy the Lock is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Nocando. It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. It includes productions from Nosaj Thing, Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus. The remix version of "Hurry Up and Wait" was premiered by Los Angeles Times in May 2010.
Critical reception
Zoneil Maharaj of XLR8R gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, commenting that the album lives in both worlds of "the heralded cipher circle Project Blowed and beat-head bastion Low End Theory." Jeff Weiss of LA Weekly called it "one of the best and most forward-thinking L.A. hip-hop records in years." Andrew Noz of NPR wrote: "His lineage is of the legendary Project Blowed open mic, breeding ground for underground heroes such as Jurassic 5 and Freestyle Fellowship, and you can hear the double-time jazz-rap madness of the latter spilling over into his rigid cadences."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Nocando – vocals, executive production
Busdriver – vocals (3) Open Mike Eagle – vocals (6) Verbs – vocals (7) The Gaslamp Killer – turntables (2) D-Styles – turntables (6) DJ Zo – turntables (12) Nosaj Thing – production (1) Nobody – production (2, 5) Thavius Beck – production (3, 7, 12) Nick Diamonds – production (4) Free the Robots – production (6) Maestroe – production (8, 9, 10) Daedelus – production (11) Daddy Kev – recording, mixing, mastering, executive production Reckluse – additional recording Bastard Artist – photography Sonny Kay – cover design