General Population is the debut album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 of German

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 hip-hop group C-Block

C-Block

C-Block were a German platinum-selling hip-hop group, founded in 1995 by music producers Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann and Jörg Wagner. Fronted by Anthony "Red Dogg" Joseph and James "Mr.P" White the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful acts in the history of European hip hop...

, released by Maad Records and WEA in 1997. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1995 and 1996 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The album was primarily produced by the group's creators, Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann and Jörg Wagner. The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time.

General Population was both a critical and commercial success.

Track listing