Use Your Confusion

Use Your Confusion
Use Your Confusion
Studio album by Juggaknots
Released	October 30, 2006
Studio	Bronx Bully Studios (Bronx, N.Y.)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	55:54
Label	Amalgam
Producer	B-Money; Breeze Brewin; Buddy Slim; DJ Boo; DJ Eli; Oh No; J-Zone;
Juggaknots chronology
Singles from Use Your Confusion
	"New $$$"; Released: 2006; "Strip Joint" / "Use Your Confusion"; Released: 2006;

Use Your Confusion is the second studio album by American hip-hop group the Juggaknots. It was released in October 2006 via Amalgam Entertainment. Produced by Breeze Brewin, Buddy Slim, Oh No, B-Money, DJ Boo, DJ Eli and J-Zone, it features guest appearances from Wordsworth, Big Tone, Castro, Che Logan, Jax, J-Treds, Lil' Sci, Nine, Pop, Rob-O, Sadat X, Slick Rick and Sub-Conscious.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork	7.6/10^[3]
PopMatters	8/10^[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[5]
Spin	^[6]

AllMusic's Marisa Brown wrote, "It certainly shows the Juggaknots' maturity and their abilities as complete artists, and is a welcome return".^[2] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork called the album "one of the most immediate and accessible indie rap records of 2006" and "a strong reestablishment of a group too good to be forgotten".^[3] A. L. Friedman of PopMatters commented that "the lyrics are worth dissecting and the Juggaknots sound as good as ever".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Here Comes..."	Kevin Smith T. Recitas	Buddy Slim DJ Boo	1:28
2.	"Hey"	Paul Smith Peridot Smith	Breeze Brewin	3:00
3.	"Namesake"	Paul Smith Eli Escobar	DJ Eli	5:32
4.	"Leon Phelps"	Paul Smith	Breeze Brewin	3:29
5.	"Strip Joint"	Paul Smith Peridot Smith	Breeze Brewin	4:07
6.	"Liar, Liar" (featuring Wordsworth)	Paul Smith Peridot Smith K. Smith Vinson Johnson	Breeze Brewin Buddy Slim	4:03
7.	"Use Your Confusion"	Paul Smith Peridot Smith K. Smith	Buddy Slim	4:22
8.	"Smile" (featuring Castro)	Paul Smith Peridot Smith V. Callwood	Breeze Brewin	3:37
9.	"New $$$"	Paul Smith Peridot Smith Brian Hughes	B-Money	3:44
10.	"Vows" (featuring Slick Rick)	Paul Smith Peridot Smith Richard Walters Michael Jackson	Oh No	3:38
11.	"Daddy's Little Girl"	Peridot Smith Jackson	Oh No	4:07
12.	"30 Something" (featuring Sadat X)	Paul Smith Derrick Murphy	Breeze Brewin	4:13
13.	"Movin' the Chains"	Paul Smith Peridot Smith	Breeze Brewin	3:29
14.	"Never" (featuring Nine)	Paul Smith Derrick Keyes	Breeze Brewin	3:32
15.	"Crazy 8's" (featuring J-Treds, Lil' Sci, Pop, B-Slim, Big Tone, Che Logan, Wordsworth, Herawin, Sub-Conscious, Rob-O, Jax, and Breeze Brewin)	Jay Mumford J. Hill John Robinson C. Logan K. Smith Anthony Jackson Johnson Peridot Smith C. Shelby J. Buchanan C. Thurston Paul Smith	J-Zone	3:33
Total length:				55:54

References

^ Newman, Jason (October 30, 2006). "Use Your Confusion". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Marisa. "Use Your Confusion - Juggaknots | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
^ ^a ^b Patrin, Nate (February 15, 2007). "Juggaknots: Use Your Confusion". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
^ ^a ^b Friedman, A. L. (October 29, 2006). "The Juggaknots: Use Your Confusion » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
^ Tomer, Matt (October 3, 2006). "Juggaknots :: Use Your Confusion – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
^ Golianopoulos, Thomas (November 16, 2006). "Juggaknots, 'Use Your Confusion' (Amalgam)". SPIN. Vol. 22, no. 11. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 100, 102. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

External links

Juggaknots – Use Your Confusion at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Newman, Jason (October 30, 2006). "Use Your Confusion". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[AM-2] Brown, Marisa. "Use Your Confusion - Juggaknots | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[p4k-3] Patrin, Nate (February 15, 2007). "Juggaknots: Use Your Confusion". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[PM-4] Friedman, A. L. (October 29, 2006). "The Juggaknots: Use Your Confusion » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[5] Tomer, Matt (October 3, 2006). "Juggaknots :: Use Your Confusion – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[6] Golianopoulos, Thomas (November 16, 2006). "Juggaknots, 'Use Your Confusion' (Amalgam)". SPIN. Vol. 22, no. 11. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 100, 102. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

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