as the finest English poetry." Later placing the album at number 17 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2000–2005, the publication wrote: Accolades The Cold Vein was included on several publications' year-end and decade-end lists of best albums. Online music magazine Pitchfork placed The Cold Vein at number 152 on its list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s. Rhapsody ranked the album at number five on its list of the best hip hop albums of the 2000s. Fact named it the best indie hip-hop record of all time. HipHopDX listed it among the 30 best underground hip hop albums released since 2000. In 2022, Rolling Stone named it 165th on its list of the 200 greatest rap albums of all time. Legacy The Cold Vein only broke through to the mainstream on a small level. However, its legacy has grown significantly over the years and the album is today widely considered as one of the best independent hip hop albums of the 2000s as well as perhaps the best album released on Definitive Jux. The song "Iron Galaxy" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground. After several years of speculation, a follow-up album, Blade of the Ronin, was released on March 3, 2015. A poster featuring the album art appeared in the 2017 American film Lady Bird. Track listing Personnel Cannibal Ox Vast Aire Vordul Mega Additional personnel Alaska – performance on "Atom" C-Rayz Walz – performance on "Battle for Asgard" Cryptic – performance on "Atom" DJ Cip One – scratching on "Atom", "Stress Rap" and "Real Earth" DJ paWL – scratching on "A B-Boy's Alpha" El-P – mixing, production, recording, performance on "Ox Out the Cage" and "Ridiculoid" Jay Fluid – scratching on "Iron Galaxy" Tyson Jones – illustrations Dan Ezra Lang – art direction, design Emily Lazar – mastering L.I.F.E. Long – performance on "Battle for Asgard" Nasa – mixing, recording Phil Painson – mixing Matt Quinn – mixing Vassos – mixing, recording References External links 2001 debut albums Definitive Jux albums Cannibal Ox albums Albums produced by El-P