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Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Dead Bodies - (featuring The Game/Prodigy)
3. Your Boy Al (Interlude)
4. Essence, The - (with The Lox)
5. Hold You Down - (featuring Prodigy/Nina Sky/Illa Gee)
6. Industry Rule 4080 (Interlude)
7. Stop the Show - (featuring Stat Quo/M.O.P.)
8. D Block to QB - (featuring Havoc/Noyd/Styles/J-Hood)
9. Bangers - (featuring Lloyd Banks)
10. Where Can We Go - (featuring Devin)
11. It's a Craze - (featuring Mobb Deep)
12. For the Record - (featuring Dilated Peoples)
13. Boost the Crime Rate - (featuring Sheek/J-Hood)
14. Strength of Pain - (featuring Chinky)
15. Soul Assassins Tale, A (Interlude)
16. Bang Out - (featuring B Real)
17. Tick Tock - (featuring Nas/Prodigy)
18. Pimp Squad - (featuring T.I./The PSC)
19. Different Worlds - (featuring Twin)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | B Real, Chinky, Devin, Dilated Peoples, Havoc, Illa Gee, J-Hood, Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks, M.O.P., Mobb Deep, Nas, Nina Sky, Noyd, Prodigy, Sheek, Stat Quo, Styles, T.I., TI, The Game, The Lox, The PSC, Twin | | Producer: | Alchemist, The Alchemist | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Alchemist, Lloyd Banks, Cypress Hill, Havoc & Prodigy, Dilated Peoples, Jadakiss, Sheek & J-Hood, Devin The Dude, Nappy Roots, Stat Quo, Game.
Personnel: Alchemist (rap vocals); Chinky, Devin, Dilated Peoples, Havoc , J-Hood, Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks, M.O.P., Mobb Deep, Nas, Prodigy , Sheek, T.I., The Game, The Lox, Twin, Stat Quo (rap vocals).
Recording information: The Lab, New York, NY; Baseclef Studios, Queens, NY; Infamous, Queens, NY.
Although 2004's 1ST INFANTRY was his first solo album, even the most casual follower of hardcore rap is familiar with the Alchemist. He supplies some of the strongest, hardest beats for everyone from Nas to Cypress Hill, and has years of experience on the underground hip-hop scene. There's a reason that the best in the rap game seek the Alchemist out--few can match him when it comes to providing immediately captivating, instantly identifiable tracks.
On 1st INFANTRY, the Alchemist's MC friends turn the favor around on an all-star gathering, which features a collection of previously unreleased cuts. Mobb Deep provided some of the Alchemist's best moments (and vice versa) as both were rising to glory, and here the duo of Havoc & Prodigy contribute to another classic with the menacing beauty of "It's a Craze." Prodigy teams with rap's premier lyricist, Nas, on another standout track, "Tick Tock." The Alchemist was doing amazing work with the West Coast crew Dilated Peoples long before they broke out, so it's no surprise they provide a powerful moment on the quirky, funky "For the Record." A bold debut, 1st INFANTRY stands as a piece of hip-hop art by one of its best craftsmen.
Although he had not released a solo album before 2004's 1st INFANTRY, even the most casual follower of hardcore rap was familiar with the Alchemist. He's provided some of the strongest, hardest beats for everyone from Nas to Cypress Hill, and has years of experience on the underground hip-hop scene. There's a reason that the best in the rap game seek the Alchemist out--few can match him when it comes to providing immediately captivating, instantly tantalizing tracks.
On 1st INFANTRY, the Alchemist's MC friends turn the favor around on an all-star gathering, which features a collection of previously unreleased cuts. Mobb Deep provided some of the Alchemist's best moments (and vice versa) as both were rising to glory, and here the duo of Havoc & Prodigy contribute to another classic with the menacing beauty of "It's a Craze." Prodigy teams with rap's premier lyricist, Nas, on another standout track "Tick Tock." The Alchemist was doing amazing work with the West Coast crew Dilated Peoples long before they broke out, so it's no surprise they provide a powerful moment on the quirky, funky "For the Record." A bold debut, 1st INFANTRY stands as a piece of hip-hop art by one of its best craftsmen.
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