Ventilation: Da LP
title: "Ventilation: Da LP" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2000-debut-albums", "albums-recorded-at-electric-lady-studios", "albums-recorded-at-greene-st.-recording", "albums-produced-by-j-dilla", "albums-produced-by-fredwreck", "albums-produced-by-pete-rock", "albums-produced-by-rick-rock", "albums-produced-by-hi-tek", "phife-dawg-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilation:_Da_LP" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ventilation: Da LP |
| type | Album |
| artist | Phife Dawg |
| cover | Ventilation Da LP (Phife Dawg).jpg |
| released | 2000 |
| recorded | 1999–2000 |
| genre | Hip hop |
| length | 48:12 |
| label | Groove Attack |
| producer | |
| next_title | Forever |
| next_year | 2022 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Ventilation: Da LP |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Bend Ova |
| single1date | 1999 |
| single2 | Flawless |
| single2date | 2000 |
| :: |
| name = Ventilation: Da LP | type = Album | artist = Phife Dawg | cover = Ventilation Da LP (Phife Dawg).jpg | alt = | released = 2000 | recorded = 1999–2000 | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = 48:12 | label = Groove Attack | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Forever | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = Ventilation: Da LP | type = studio | single1 = Bend Ova | single1date = 1999 | single2 = Flawless | single2date = 2000 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = RapReviews |rev2score = 7/10 |rev3 = Vibe |rev3score = Ventilation: Da LP is the debut studio album by the American rapper Phife Dawg, released in 2000. Though the album was not a commercial success, the singles "Bend Ova" and "Flawless" were minor hits. It was the only solo album released during Phife Dawg's lifetime.
Critical reception
The A.V. Club wrote: "Minor but far more charming, intimate, and memorable than Q-Tip's soulless solo album, Ventilation is as endearing as it is inconsequential." MTV deemed the album "brilliant but ignored."
Track listing
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| # | Title | Featured Guest(s) | Producer | Length | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | JUS | Allah Ricks & Jason Chung | 1:27 | |
| 2 | "Flawless" | Hi-Tek | 3:20 | ||
| 3 | "Alphabet Soup" | Hi-Tek | 4:06 | *"Dance the Kung-Fu" by Carl Douglas | |
| 4 | "Miscellaneous" | Supa Dave West | 3:23 | ||
| 5 | "D.R.U.G.S." | Hi-Tek | Hi-Tek | 4:45 | *"I Used To Love H.E.R." by Common |
| 6 | "Tha Club Hoppa" | Christina LaForcarde | Rick Rock | 4:12 | *"Somethin' Funky" by Big Daddy Kane |
| 7 | "Lemme Find Out" | Pete Rock | Pete Rock | 4:37 | *"Don't Let Up" by Olympic Runners |
| 8 | "Bend Ova" | Jay Dee | 5:32 | *"Canto De Ossanha" by Dorothy Ashby | |
| 9 | "Beats, Rhymes and Phife" | Supa Dave West | Hi-Tek | 3:27 | *"Legend in His Own Mind" by Gil-Scott Heron |
| 10 | "Ventilation" | Fredwreck | 4:36 | ||
| 11 | "4 Horsemen (192 N' It)" | Know Naim | Jay Dee | 4:21 | *"Edges of Illusion" by John Surman |
| 12 | "Melody Adonis" | Pete Rock | 4:26 | ||
| 13 | "Outro" | JUS | Allah Ricks & Jason Chung | 0:38 | |
| :: |
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2000) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
References
References
- (January 27, 2001). "Reviews". CMJ Network, Inc..
- "AllMusic Review by Matt Conaway".
- "Phife Dawg :: Ventilation * Da LP :: Groove Attack".
- (Dec 2000). "Revolutions". Vibe.
- (March 23, 2016). "Malik Taylor, Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, Dies at 45".
- (February 11, 2021). "Phife Dawg's Posthumous Solo LP 'Forever' Set for Release".
- "Phife Dawg: Ventilation: Da LP".
- Willis-Abdurraqib, Hanif. "Phife Dawg: In Memory Of The Five Foot Assassin".
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