| Psychoanalysis: What Is It? | ||||
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| Studio album by Prince Paul | ||||
| Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, trip hop | |||
| Length |
47:29 (1996 release) 59:13 (1997 re-release) |
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| Label | Wordsound Recordings, Tommy Boy Records | |||
| Producer | Prince Paul | |||
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| Singles from Psychoanalysis: What Is It? | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
1997 re-release
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| RapReviews.com | 9/10 |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
Psychoanalysis: What Is It? is the debut studio album by American hip hop producer Prince Paul. Originally released by Wordsound Recordings in 1996, it was re-released by Tommy Boy Records in 1997 with a slightly different track listing and a different cover.
In 2012, it was listed by Complex as one of the "50 Albums That Were Unfairly Hated On". In 2015, Fact named it the 34th best trip-hop album of all time.