Farewell Fondle 'Em
Album by Various Artists
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	November 19, 1992 to December 18, 2001
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Definitive Jux
Various Artists chronology
Def Jux Presents (2001)	Farewell Fondle 'Em (2001)	Def Jux Presents 2 (2002)

Farewell Fondle 'Em is a compilation album that marked the ending of Fondle 'Em Records. The founder and owner of Fondle 'Em Records, Robert "Bobbito" Garcia decided to shut down the label nearing 2001. However, as a final gift he compiled Fondle 'Em's greatest works, and released them through Definitive Jux because he felt the Def Jux label was doing a good job of carrying on independent hip hop. An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music which came into existence in roughly the mid 70s but became a large part of modern day pop culture in the late 80s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... --24. ... The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. ... Def Jux Presents is the first album released by the Definitive Jux hip hop label. ... Def Jux Presents 2 is a compilation album that served as a sample from the quickly growing Definitive Jux label. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Legendary now defunct independent Hip Hop label from New York City, New York started by Bobbito Garcia. ... --24. ...

Track listing

1. "Kool Keith Freestyle (Interlude) [Live]"
   • Performed by Kool Keith
2. "Kick A Dope Verse"
   • Performed by Cenobites
   • Featuring Bobbito
3. "I'm Gonna Kill You"
   • Performed by Juggaknotz
4. "Cage Freestyle (Interlude) [Live]"
   • Performed by Cage
5. "El-P & J-Treds Freestyle (Interlude) [Live]"
   • Performed by El-P, J-Treds
6. "The Arsonists Freestyle (Interlude) [Live]"
   • Performed by The Arsonists
7. "The Session"
   • Performed by The Arsonists
   • Contains a sample of "Impeach The President" performed by Honey Drippers
8. "Flossin'"
   • Performed by Y@k Ballz
9. "Dead Bent [Original 12" Version]"
   • Performed by MF Doom
   • Contains a sample of "Walk On By" performed by Isaac Hayes
10. "Turn Up The Fucking Bass [Live]"
    • Performed by Lord Sear
    • Featuring Bobbito
11. "Alcoholic Vibes"
    • Performed by Lord Sear
    • Contains a sample of "Vibes From The Tribe" performed by Phil Ranelin
12. "Scars And Memories"
    • Performed by MF Grimm
    • Contains a sample of "Jennifer" performed by [immy Ponder
13. "World Premiere"
    • Performed by MHz
    • Contains a sample of "Monkey Man" performed by the Rolling Stones
14. "Powers Of Nine Ether (Distorted Views Of Life)"
    • Performed by Scienz of Life
15. "Widespread"
    • Performed by Jakki Da Motamouth
    • Featuring Copywrite of MHz, RJD2
16. "Blaze The Breaks"
    • Performed by Cashless Society
    • Featuring Black Intellect, Snazz D, X-Amount
17. "Beat You In The Head"
    • Performed by Binkis
    • Featuring Jax, Flux
18. "Fondle 'Em Fossils"
    • Performed by Breezly Brewin, DJ Eli, Godfather Don, J-Treds, MF Doom, Q-Unique

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Credits

• Executive producer: Robert "Bobbito" Garcia
• Illustrations: Dan Ezra Lang

External links

• Def Jux official site