Control Freek
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Control Freek is the second solo effort by rapper Tash
, former member of the West Coast hip hop
crew Tha Alkaholiks
. This albums comes ten years after Tash's first well-received solo album Rap Life
. It was released in 2009 on Amalgam Digital
. It includes guest appearances from Tash's former group Tha Liks in addition to guest spots from Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
, King T, B-Real
from Cypress Hill
, Knoc-turn'al
, Khujo
from Goodie Mob
, among others.
Tash (rapper)
Rico Smith, better known by his stage name Tash, is an American rapper. He is most known for his work as a member of West Coast hip hop group, Tha Alkaholiks alongside J-Ro and E-Swift. He has released two solo albums, Rap Life and Control Freek, and has worked on five albums with Tha Alkaholiks...
, former member of the West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
crew Tha Alkaholiks
Tha Alkaholiks
Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Since the early 1990s they have produced funky, upbeat, hedonism-themed party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and producer E-Swift and the lively, comedic rhymes of...
. This albums comes ten years after Tash's first well-received solo album Rap Life
Rap Life
Rap Life is the solo debut album by West Coast hip hop artist, Tash. It was released in 1999, two years before and after Tash's albums with Tha Liks. It received positive critical reception, but was not too commercially successful. It reached #148 on The Billboard 200, but reached #1 on the Top...
. It was released in 2009 on Amalgam Digital
Amalgam Digital
Amalgam Digital, Inc. is a new media outfit that was founded in 2006 as a privately owned company and launched AmalgamDigital.com in 2007. Amalgam is a digital media/technology platform that leverages the Internet to revolutionize the way artist & music are discovered, marketed and distributed...
. It includes guest appearances from Tash's former group Tha Liks in addition to guest spots from Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...
, King T, B-Real
B-Real
Louis Freese, better known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper of Cuban and Mexican heritage, and a film and TV actor...
from Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
, Knoc-turn'al
Knoc-turn'al
Royal Harbor , known by stage name Knoc-turn'al, is a songwriter and rapper. He is known to write for Dr. Dre.-Albums:...
, Khujo
Khujo
Khujo is an American hip hop musician who was born on March 13, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia.He has child name NaToya Knight. He is one-fourth of Goodie Mob , and one-half of The Lumberjacks . He is also the only featured guest to appear on every single Outkast album, including Big Boi's solo album...
from Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is a Hip Hop act based in Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 1991 and currently consists of members Cee-Lo Green, Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp.-History:The group's name acts as a double backronym...
, among others.
Track listing
# | |Title | Producer(s) | |Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "The Book Ch. 1" | E Sharp | 1:43 |
2. | "Go West" | Josh G | 3:34 |
3. | "Get It (feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien Del tha Funkee Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:... )" |
J Beam | 3:21 |
4. | "How Hi Can U Get? (feat. B-Real B-Real Louis Freese, better known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper of Cuban and Mexican heritage, and a film and TV actor... )" |
E-Swift | 3:40 |
5. | "Wet Paint (feat. Kokane Kokane Kokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. , is a rapper from Pomona, California best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's album 2001 and the work on G-funk album Funk Upon A Rhyme and his backup work with Snoop Dogg in Tha Last Meal album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed... )" |
E-Swift | 3:50 |
6. | "Pull It Outcha Pocket" | J Beam | 2:59 |
7. | "Started with a Bang (feat. Fameus)" | Da Truth | 4:12 |
8. | "Obama Skit" | Affion | 1:23 |
9. | "Push the Button (feat. Khujo Khujo Khujo is an American hip hop musician who was born on March 13, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia.He has child name NaToya Knight. He is one-fourth of Goodie Mob , and one-half of The Lumberjacks . He is also the only featured guest to appear on every single Outkast album, including Big Boi's solo album... )" |
Maestro | 2:56 |
10. | "A Penny for My Thoughts (feat. Samuel Christian)" | J Wells | 3:24 |
11. | "We Do This (feat. King T, Knoc-turn'al Knoc-turn'al Royal Harbor , known by stage name Knoc-turn'al, is a songwriter and rapper. He is known to write for Dr. Dre.-Albums:... , J Beam)" |
J Beam | 4:29 |
12. | "Right/Wrong (feat. J-Ro J-Ro James Robinson, known by his stage name J-Ro is a hip-hop performer and former member of Tha Alkaholiks. He is also a regular guest/contributor of Combat Radio - Discography :818 Antics*Mix-CD*Released: May 5, 2006... , A. Jammali)" |
Oh No | 3:24 |
13. | "Bubble Up" | J Beam | 3:44 |
14. | "Closer" | Emmaculate | 3:25 |
15. | "Tony Touch Intro" | Tony Touch Tony Touch Tony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s... |
0:21 |
16. | "City's Out" | J Beam | 3:14 |
17. | "New Bikini" | E-Swift | 3:36 |
18. | "Don't Wanna Kill U (feat. King T, Styliztik Jones, Osin)" | Thayod | 3:42 |
19. | "Liquor Store Run (feat. J-Ro J-Ro James Robinson, known by his stage name J-Ro is a hip-hop performer and former member of Tha Alkaholiks. He is also a regular guest/contributor of Combat Radio - Discography :818 Antics*Mix-CD*Released: May 5, 2006... , Montage One)" |
Montage One | 4:32 |