Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called "Watch for the Hook" "the best song on the album".[2] Matthew Ismael Ruiz of Pitchfork wrote: "André 3000 only has six bars, but opens the track like a shotgun blast; Cee-Lo and Khjuo try to outpace each other as they trade rapid-fire blows; and T-Mo breaks down the door, Kramer-style, with a barely decipherable verse that nonetheless reveals its complexity on a lyrics sheet. T-Mo might have the best verse, but Witchdoctor, Big Gipp, Big Boi… each comes correct with unique verses, varying pitch, cadence, and flow. Right up until the final verse, from the man whose name is on the song. The big mistake here was the conceit that Cool Breeze was on the same level as the Dungeon Family. With a plodding pace, basic AABB rhyme scheme, and bland imagery, he manages to say the least with the most airtime. It's almost as if he knows it, choosing to repeat the last four bars four times to close out the track".[3]
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Watch for the Hook is a posse cut song by American Atlanta based Southern hip hop collective Dungeon Family It was released on December 1 1998 via Organized Noize Interscope Records as a lead single from member Cool Breeze debut studio album East Point s Greatest Hit It was written by Andre 3000 Witchdoctor CeeLo Green Khujo Big Gipp Big Boi T Mo Cool Breeze Big Rube and Organized Noize who produced the song using samples from Merry Clayton s cover version of Neil Young s Southern Man Watch for the Hook Single by Cool Breeze featuring Outkast Goodie Mob and Witchdoctorfrom the album East Point s Greatest HitReleasedDecember 1 1998 1998 12 01 StudioTree Sound Studios Atlanta GA DARP Studios Atlanta GA The Dungeon Recording Studios Atlanta GA GenreHip hopLabelInterscopeSongwriter s Frederick BellAndre BenjaminErin JohnsonThomas CallawayWillie KnightonCameron GippAntwan PattonRobert BarnettRuben BaileyPatrick BrownRico WadeRay MurrayNeil YoungProducer s Organized NoizeCool Breeze singles chronology Dirty South 1995 Watch for the Hook 1998 Cre A Tine I Got People 1999 Outkast singles chronology Skew It on the Bar B 1998 Watch for the Hook 1998 Rosa Parks 1999 Goodie Mob singles chronology Black Ice Sky High 1998 Watch for the Hook 1998 Get Rich to This 1999 Witchdoctor singles chronology Holiday 1997 Watch for the Hook 1998 I Got What Clint Got I Remember When 1999 Music video Watch For The Hook on YouTubeProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The single peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 number 18 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs number 48 on the R amp B Hip Hop Airplay and topped the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception editNathan Rabin of The A V Club called Watch for the Hook the best song on the album 2 Matthew Ismael Ruiz of Pitchfork wrote Andre 3000 only has six bars but opens the track like a shotgun blast Cee Lo and Khjuo try to outpace each other as they trade rapid fire blows and T Mo breaks down the door Kramer style with a barely decipherable verse that nonetheless reveals its complexity on a lyrics sheet T Mo might have the best verse but Witchdoctor Big Gipp Big Boi each comes correct with unique verses varying pitch cadence and flow Right up until the final verse from the man whose name is on the song The big mistake here was the conceit that Cool Breeze was on the same level as the Dungeon Family With a plodding pace basic AABB rhyme scheme and bland imagery he manages to say the least with the most airtime It s almost as if he knows it choosing to repeat the last four bars four times to close out the track 3 Track listing editMaxi Single CDNo TitleWriter s Length1 Watch For The Hook Dungeon Family Mix Frederick BellAndre BenjaminErin JohnsonThomas CallawayWillie KnightonCameron GippAntwan PattonRobert BarnettRuben BaileyOrganized NoizeNeil Young 2 Watch For The Hook Remix 3 Watch For The Hook Vibe Remix 4 Hit Man BellJohnsonJamahr WilliamsOrganized Noize 5 Watch For The Hook Instrumental 6 Watch For The Hook Remix Instrumental Personnel edit Watch For The Hook Andre Andre 3000 Benjamin songwriter first verse Erin Witchdoctor Johnson songwriter second verse Thomas CeeLo Green Callaway songwriter third verse Willie Khujo Knighton songwriter third verse Cameron Big Gipp Gipp songwriter fourth verse Antwan Big Boi Patton songwriter fifth verse Robert T Mo Barnett songwriter sixth verse Frederick Cool Breeze Bell songwriter seventh verse outro Organized Noize songwriters keyboard programming producers Ruben Big Rube Bailey songwriter Neil Young songwriter John Bernasky Wall engineering Brian Smith engineering Alvin Speights mixing JR Rodriguez mixing assistant Hit Man Erin Witchdoctor Johnson songwriter intro second verse backing vocals outro Frederick Cool Breeze Bell songwriter first verse Jamahr Backbone Williams songwriter chorus third verse Organized Noize songwriters programming producers Richard Muscadin trombone Antoine Hollins tuba Skinny Miracles backing vocals John Bernasky Wall engineering Alvin Speights mixing JR Rodriguez mixing assistantCharts editChart 1998 PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 100 4 73US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 5 18US R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard 6 48US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 7 1References edit Cool Breeze Watch for the Hook CD Vinyl Single Album Reviews Songs amp More AllMusic Retrieved October 20 2023 Rabin Nathan March 29 2002 Cool Breeze East Point s Greatest Hit The A V Club Retrieved October 20 2023 Ruiz Matthew Ismael September 26 2016 The History of the Posse Cut in 5 Songs Pitchfork Retrieved October 20 2023 Cool Breeze Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved October 20 2023 Cool Breeze Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved October 20 2023 Cool Breeze Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard Retrieved October 20 2023 Cool Breeze Chart History Hot Rap Songs Billboard Retrieved October 20 2023 External links editWatch For The Hook at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Watch for the Hook amp oldid 1181340373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
