DESCRIPTION:
The Listening is the debut album of North Carolina trio Little Brother. It was released in early 2003 on ABB Records. The album became a surprise word-of-mouth sensation among underground rap fans, despite its lack of promotion, guest appearances, or extensive distribution.
The underlying theme of The Listening concerns the group's effort to engage their listeners on a deeper level, and their frustration at casual listeners who pay little attention to lyrics and content and simply want to hear a "hot song". The interludes are performed by the members of a fictional radio station called WJLR (Justus League Radio). On the last song called "The Listening", the group address the album's main theme head on, at one point abruptly stopping the song, exchanging dialogue concerning said song, and then restarting again, which in effect creates a song within a song.
01. Morning
02. Groupie Pt. II
03. For You
04. Speed
05. Whatever You Say
06. Make Me Hot
07. The Yo Yo
08. Shorty On The Lookout
09. Love Joint Revisited
10. So Fabulous
11. The Way You Do It
12. Roy Lee, Producer Extraordinaire
13. The Get Up
14. Away From Me
15. Nobody But You
16. Home
17. Nighttime Maneuvers
18. The Listening
ABB Records