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...For the Kids
Hip-Hop · 2001 · 15 tracks

...For the Kids

Gym Class Heroes

A raw, lo-fi snapshot of a band before the fame. Organic hip-hop driven by live jazz-rock instrumentation and introspective, unpolished storytelling.

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It's like eavesdropping on a jazz-rap band's first real rehearsal in a cold basement.

A dusty, introspective blend of late-night jazz energy and raw indie-rap vulnerability.

...For the Kids · vs · Gym Class Heroes
Basement Show+2.0σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Thinking Out Loud
1:22
02
Food for Mic Skills
4:24
03
Oh My God
3:56
04
A Beautiful Day
3:40
05
Extra Extra
5:40
06
Crab Apple Kids
4:20
07
Happy Little Trees
2:08
08
How It Was
2:57
09
Noah
3:59
10
This Thing Called Life
4:44
11
Eighty-Five
4:25
12
Wejusfreestylin
1:29
13
Pig Latin
3:51
14
Eighty-Five (Sie One remix)
4:08
15
Hey Mina
1:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the spoken intro into the crisp, snapping snare of track 2.
The melodic, jazz-inflected guitar lick that anchors the melancholic Noah.
The loose, improvisational energy of the freestyle track that captures the band's raw chemistry.
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