Generation EFX is the fourth album by Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

-based rap

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 duo Das EFX

Das EFX

Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray...

, released on March 24, 1998. It was poorly received commercially and critically ignored. The bulk of its production is done by 8-Off

Agallah

Agallah , born Angel Aguilar, is a Puerto Rican and Filipino-American rapper who was a member of the The Diplomats-affiliated group Purple City and the group Propain campaign. He was formerly known as 8-Off Agallah, but changed the name because it was controversial; 8-Off is a variation of the name...

, PMD

PMD (rapper)

Parish J. Smith , better known as PMD , is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island and one-half of EPMD....

, and long time Das EFX collaborators Derek Lynch and Chris Charity. Unlike the first three Das EFX albums, it features a number of guest appearances, including Redman, M.O.P.

M.O.P.

M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees. Although they maintain a strong underground following, they are mainly known for the song "Ante Up," released on...

, 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...

, and Miss Jones

Miss Jones

Tarsha Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is a former R&B artist and radio personality. Miss Jones is currently the host of the Power 99 morning show "Jonesy In The Morning" after previously working for Hot 97 until 2008.-Early life:...

.

Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Raw Breed" (Andre Weston, William Hines, Chris Charity, Derek Lynch, A. Aguilar)
3. "Shine" (Weston, Hines, A. Williams, R. Turner, M. Adams, S. Arrington, M. Hicks, D. Webster)
4. "Somebody Told Me" (feat. 8-Off
   Agallah
   Agallah , born Angel Aguilar, is a Puerto Rican and Filipino-American rapper who was a member of the The Diplomats-affiliated group Purple City and the group Propain campaign. He was formerly known as 8-Off Agallah, but changed the name because it was controversial; 8-Off is a variation of the name...
   
   , Nocturnal) (Weston, Hines, A. Aguilar, Y. Muhammedi)
5. "Set It Off" (Weston, Hines)
6. "No Doubt" (feat. M.O.P.
   M.O.P.
   M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees. Although they maintain a strong underground following, they are mainly known for the song "Ante Up," released on...
   
   , Teflon) (Weston, Hines, E. Murray, J. Grinnage, L. Starling)
7. "Rap Scholar" (feat. Redman) (Weston, Hines, R. Noble, P. Smith, E. Irons, R. Hargis, R. Ransom)
8. "Generation EFX" (feat. 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...
   
   ) (Weston, Hines, E. Sermon, Smith, Aguilar, F. Sullivan)
9. "Rite Now" (Weston, Hines, M. Loe, A. Johnson, K. Muchita)
10. "What Goes Around" (Miss Jones
    Miss Jones
    Tarsha Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is a former R&B artist and radio personality. Miss Jones is currently the host of the Power 99 morning show "Jonesy In The Morning" after previously working for Hot 97 until 2008.-Early life:...
    
    ) (Weston, Hines, T. Jones, Smith)
11. "Make Noize" (Weston, Hines, Charity, Lynch)
12. "New Stuff" (Weston, Hines, Smith, C. Marrota, Aguilar)
13. "Take It Back" (Weston, Hines, Smith)
14. "Change" (Weston, Hines, Aguilar, B. May)
15. "Rap Scholar" (original version) (feat. Redman) (Weston, Hines, Noble, Smith, Irons, Hargis, Ransom)

Production

• Chris Charity and Derek Lynch – track 2, 6, 11
• Tony L – track 3
• 8-Off
  Agallah
  Agallah , born Angel Aguilar, is a Puerto Rican and Filipino-American rapper who was a member of the The Diplomats-affiliated group Purple City and the group Propain campaign. He was formerly known as 8-Off Agallah, but changed the name because it was controversial; 8-Off is a variation of the name...
  
   – track 4, 14
• Armando Colon and Rashad Smith – track 5, 7
• 8-Off
  Agallah
  Agallah , born Angel Aguilar, is a Puerto Rican and Filipino-American rapper who was a member of the The Diplomats-affiliated group Purple City and the group Propain campaign. He was formerly known as 8-Off Agallah, but changed the name because it was controversial; 8-Off is a variation of the name...
  
   and PMD
  PMD (rapper)
  Parish J. Smith , better known as PMD , is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island and one-half of EPMD....
  
   – track 8
• Mike Lowe – track 9
• PMD
  PMD (rapper)
  Parish J. Smith , better known as PMD , is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island and one-half of EPMD....
  
   – track 10, 12, 13, 15 (and executive producer)

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	48
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	10