AlbumE · 2001
The Cold Vein
by Cannibal Ox
The Cold Vein is a 2001 hip-hop album by Cannibal Ox. It runs 30 tracks across 147 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 8 ratings.
Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop · Electronic
Your rating
- 4.3 /5
- 8 ratings
- 85 /100
- 10 critics
- 30
- Tracks
- 147 min
- Runtime
- 88 bpm
- Tempo
- C minor
- Key
Ratings
8 ratings · avg 4.3
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Critics
10 publications
- HipHopDX5/5
- Uncut5/5
- AllMusic4.5/5
- NME9/10
- The Boston Phoenix3.5/4
- Pitchfork8.3/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- Alternative Press8/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Spin7/10
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The Cold Vein album cover

The The Cold Vein cover was designed by Dan Ezra Lang and Tyson Jones and art-directed by Dan Ezra Lang.
- Design
- Dan Ezra Lang, Tyson Jones
- Art direction
- Dan Ezra Lang
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Tracklist
30 tracks · 147 min
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In brief
- Is The Cold Vein good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Cold Vein 4.3/5 from 8 ratings.
- When was The Cold Vein released?
- The Cold Vein was released in 2001.
- How many tracks are on The Cold Vein?
- The Cold Vein has 30 tracks, with a runtime of 147 minutes.
- What genre is The Cold Vein?
- The Cold Vein is catalogued under Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop, Electronic.
- What BPM is The Cold Vein?
- The Cold Vein runs at a median tempo of 88 BPM across its tracks, most often in C minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Cold Vein?
- Listeners of The Cold Vein also rate Fantastic Damage by El-P, I'll Sleep When You're Dead by El-P, Black on Both Sides by Mos Def.
The Cold Vein at a glance
- Label
- Definitive Jux
- Produced by
- El-P
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