2000 Fold is Styles of Beyond

Styles of Beyond

Styles of Beyond is an underground rap group from the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The group consists of MCs Ryan Patrick Maginn and Takbir Bashir , Colton Raisin Fisher , and producer Jason Rabinowitz . They have released two LPs, one mixtape and were heavily featured on Mike...

's debut album, released on Bilawn Records in 1998 (then re-released in 1999 on SpyTech Records). This album was only released in an "edited version", whereas Megadef was only released in an "explicit version". 2000 Fold was out of print for several years, and was then only available as a download via iTunes

ITunes

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. In July 2007, it was made available once again in CD format, on both the Projekt Revolution

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 and SpyTech Records official web-stores.

Track listing

1. "Exile (Intro)" – 1:56
2. "Styles of Beyond (Style Warz)" feat. DJ Rhettmatic – 4:50
3. "Hollograms" feat. Spaceboy Boogie X – 3:49
   • Includes samples of "How Many MC's" by Black Moon
     Black Moon
     Black Moon is a studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer released in 1992. The first studio album under the band's original lineup since 1978, it was regarded by fans as a strong comeback, although the band's subsequent career did not fulfill its promise.-Track listing:#"Black...
     
     , "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" by Organized Konfusion
     Organized Konfusion
     Organized Konfusion is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York. Though not commercially popular, the duo was one of the most respected and acclaimed underground hip hop acts of the 1990s, largely due to the groundbreaking lyrics of Pharoahe Monch and Prince Poetry.-Recording career:Group...
     
     , and "Mr. Blue" by Michael Franks.
4. "Dangerous Minds" – 2:47
   • Embodies portions of "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em" by Eric B & Rakim and includes a sample of "Survival of the Fittest" by Mobb Deep
     Mobb Deep
     Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...
     
     
5. "Spies Like Us" feat. Emcee 007 – 3:38
6. "Winnetka Exit" – 4:13
   • Includes a sample of "Another Sleep Song" by Graham Nash
     Graham Nash
     Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
     
     
7. "Muuvon" – 4:02
   • Includes a sample of "Good Times" by Chic
     Chic (band)
     Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...
     
     
8. "Wild Style" (interlude) – 0:12
9. "Easy Back It Up" – 2:59
   • Embodies portions of "Jazz (We've Got It)" by A Tribe Called Quest
     A Tribe Called Quest
     A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
     
     
10. "Survival Tactics" – 3:38
11. "Skullyanamayshun" – 2:20
12. "Part II (Endangered)" feat. Simon James – 3:03
13. "Gollaxowelcome" – 4:31
14. "Click Beat Box" (interlude) feat. Click Tha Supah Latin – 0:47
15. "Many Styles" – 4:43
16. "Killer Instinct" feat. Divine Styler – 4:04
    • Includes samples of "Just Let Go" by The Seeds
      The Seeds
      The Seeds were an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered one of the pioneers of punk rock.-History:...
      
       and "Strictly Business" by EPMD
      EPMD
      EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...
      
      
17. "2000 Fold" – 4:59
18. "Come Out Your Frame" (interlude) feat. DJ Rhettmatic – 1:30
19. "Marco Polo" feat. Emcee 007 – 4:04
    • Produced by Mike Shinoda
      Mike Shinoda
      Michael "Mike" Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist. He is best known as the rapper, principal songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Linkin Park, along with his co-frontman and lead singer Chester Bennington, and as a solo rapper in...
      
      
    • Embodies portions of "Little 15" by Depeche Mode
      Depeche Mode
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20. "Outro" – 0:30
    • Note: Only the original 1997 release includes the tracks "Wild Style" and "Many Styles", which were omitted from the reissues due to copyright issues. Additionally, "Exile" was replaced with a new track simply titled "Intro", and the music in "Click Beat Box" was changed.

Singles

Music videos were released for the original version of "Spies Like Us" and its remix, also for "Easy Back It Up". "Winnetka Exit" and "2000 Fold" were also released as singles

Credits

• Produced by Divine Styler
  Divine Styler
  Divine Styler is an alternative hip hop artist from Brooklyn, New York.-History:He first emerged as part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate. His first LP, Word Power, was hailed by critics and fans, but was not a commercial success. His second album, the wildly experimental Spiral Walls Containing Autumns...
  
  
• "Marco Polo" produced by Mike Shinoda
  Mike Shinoda
  Michael "Mike" Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist. He is best known as the rapper, principal songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Linkin Park, along with his co-frontman and lead singer Chester Bennington, and as a solo rapper in...
  
  
• Executive produced by Bilal Bashir
  Bilal bashir
  Bilal Bashir is a music producer who has been involved in the hip hop scene since the early 1980s. He contributed to influential projects such as Ice-T's OG Original Gangster, and later instrumentals for Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and many others...
  
  , Shawn Berman and Desiree Bashir
• Mastered by Kris Solem at Future Disc
• Art Direction and Design by Mike Shinoda
• Cover Art by Mike Shinoda
• Photography by Joseph Hahn