Nightmares That Surface from Shallow Sleep is the first album by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 and Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

 affiliate

Wu-Tang Clan affiliates

The hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan has various "affiliates" which receive support, financial and otherwise, from the Wu-Tang Clan. This is a list of musical groups and producers that are officially affiliated with the group, mostly through the RZA. The association of these affiliates with Wu-Tang...

 Warcloud, originally released in 2002 as a CD-R

CD-R

A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....

 by the Skarekrow Music label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

. It was remastered and reissued in 2006.

Production

Hip hop production

Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...

 was mostly handled by The Skarekrow, who produced seven tracks, and Item #, who produced five; producers 6 Mil, Halo, Tariq and Uno each produced one. Guest vocal appearances were made by Wu-Tang affiliates Black Knights, Northstar and singer Suga Bang Bang, as well as by Kurupt

Kurupt

Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...

, Leviathan, Mantra, Onslaut, Sandman and The Skarekrow.

Track listing

1. "America"
   • Produced by The Skarekrow
2. "Island of Dr. Warcloud"
   • Produced by Uno
3. "Ghost Pirates: Old Los Angeles"
   • Produced by The Scarekrow
   • Featuring The Skarekrow
4. "Strawberry Cream Champaign: The Club Joint"
   • Produced by The Skarekrow
   • Featuring Crisis & Monk of the Black Knights
5. "Something Is Going to Make Me Smack This Bitch"
   • Produced by 6 Mil
   • Featuring Kurupt
     Kurupt
     Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
     
     , Black Knights & Sandman
6. "The Beer Song"
   • Produced by The Skarekrow
7. "Old Toy Room/A Pie In The Sky (Food For Thought) "
   • Produced by Item #
8. "Vicious Killer Beez"
   • Produced by Item #
   • Featuring Suga Bang Bang & Northstar
9. "The Renaissance"
   • Produced by Item #
   • Featuring Leviathan & Mantra
10. "In the Hall of the Warrior King"
    • Produced by Item #
11. "Channel "
    • Produced by Tariq
12. "Mad Axes"
    • Produced by Item #
13. "Mics, Turntables, Spray Cans & Records"
    • Produced The Skarekrow
    • Featuring Leviathan & Skarekrow
14. "Falling Hammer"
    • Produced by Halo
15. "Fever Dream"
    • Produced by The Skarekrow
16. "Stay With It"
    • Produced by The Skarekrow
    • Featuring Leviathan & Onslaut