Don't Give Up (album)

Don't Give Up
Don't Give Up
Studio album by Serengeti & Polyphonic
Released	April 17, 2007
Genre	Hip hop
Length	38:08
Label	Audio 8 Recordings
Producer	Polyphonic
Serengeti & Polyphonic chronology

Don't Give Up is the first collaborative studio album by Serengeti & Polyphonic. It was released on Audio 8 Recordings in 2007.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Impose	favorable^[1]
PopMatters	^[2]
Washington City Paper	favorable^[3]
XLR8R	mixed^[4]

Jason Randall Smith of Impose said: "Musically ahead of its time while lyrically speaking in real time, Serengeti & Polyphonic have created an album that will likely get better with age."^[1] Jesse Serwer of XLR8R praised Polyphonic's production, saying: "With nods to microhouse, drum & bass, dub, and ambient sounds, Polyphonic's beats have an entirely unique, otherworldly feel to them."^[4]

Ben Westhoff of Washington City Paper placed it at number 6 on the "Top Ten Albums of 2007" list.^[5] Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters placed it at number 20 on the "101 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007" list.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eleven"	3:34
2.	"Puppydog Love"	3:02
3.	"Lately I Haven't Been Feeling That Well"	3:03
4.	"Slew of Things Differently"	3:46
5.	"Praha"	2:46
6.	"2 Times 2"	2:24
7.	"Waste of Time"	3:13
8.	"Don't Fear the Mimes"	3:06
9.	"Rambo"	3:51
10.	"Mom's a Commie"	3:37
11.	"Don't Give Up"	3:01
12.	"Sunrise"	2:45

References

^ ^a ^b Smith, Jason Randall (August 30, 2007). "Serengeti & Polyphonic, Don't Give Up". Impose. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Huff, Quentin B. (September 6, 2007). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Dont Give Up". PopMatters. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Westhoff, Ben (July 12, 2007). "Reviewed: Serengeti & Polyphonic's Dont Give Up". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Serwer, Jesse (September 18, 2007). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Don't Give Up". XLR8R. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Westhoff, Ben (December 20, 2017). "Top Ten Albums of 2007". Washington City Paper. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Huff, Quentin B. (January 15, 2008). "101 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007". PopMatters. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

External links

Don't Give Up at Discogs

[imposemagazine-1] Smith, Jason Randall (August 30, 2007). "Serengeti & Polyphonic, Don't Give Up". Impose. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[2] Huff, Quentin B. (September 6, 2007). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Dont Give Up". PopMatters. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[3] Westhoff, Ben (July 12, 2007). "Reviewed: Serengeti & Polyphonic's Dont Give Up". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[xlr8r-4] Serwer, Jesse (September 18, 2007). "Serengeti & Polyphonic: Don't Give Up". XLR8R. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[5] Westhoff, Ben (December 20, 2017). "Top Ten Albums of 2007". Washington City Paper. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[6] Huff, Quentin B. (January 15, 2008). "101 Hip-Hop Albums of 2007". PopMatters. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

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