Perseverance (Percee P album)
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Perseverance is the official debut album by Percee P
a New York
-born underground rapper signed to Stones Throw Records
. All tracks are produced by Madlib
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Percee P
Percee P is a hip hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States. Percee P has been writing and performing since 1979, yet his debut album Perseverance was not released until September 18, 2007, produced entirely by Madlib.He was known in the underground for...
a New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-born underground rapper signed to Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
. All tracks are produced by Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
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Track listing
- "Intro"
- "The Hand That Leads You"
- "The Man To Praise"
- Samples: "The Rivulet & "Joy" by Ruphus
- "Legendary Lyricist"
- Featuring MadlibMadlibOtis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
- Samples: "Searching for Soul Pt. I" by Jake Wade & The Soul Searchers
- Featuring Madlib
- "Watch Your Step"
- Featuring Vinnie Paz and Guilty SimpsonGuilty SimpsonByron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is...
- Samples: "I've Fallen In Love" by Carla ThomasCarla ThomasCarla Thomas is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. She is the daughter of Rufus Thomas.-Childhood:...
- Featuring Vinnie Paz and Guilty Simpson
- "Who With Me?"
- Samples: "Name of The Game" by Brian Bennett and Alan Hawkshaw
- "2 Brothers From The Gutter"
- Featuring Diamond DDiamond DDiamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from the Bronx, New York City, and one of the founding members of the legendary D.I.T.C. crew. He started out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay back in the late 1980s and was at the same time perfecting his skills in beat making and turntablism, and together with rhyme...
- Samples the opening theme from ContraContraContra is a Latin preposition meaning "against". It is very frequently abbreviated to con, which is a separate preposition. It may refer to:*Contras, Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries opposed to the Sandinistas...
- Featuring Diamond D
- "Ghetto Rhyme Stories"
- Samples: "The Lamp is Low" by Carmen LundyCarmen LundyCarmen Lundy is an American jazz singer, composer, songwriter, actress, and painter. She has been performing for three decades, with a focus on original material. She has been positively compared with Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan...
- Samples: "Livin' Proof" by Group HomeGroup HomeGroup Home is a hip hop duo, composed of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker . They came to prominence as members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Lil' Dap made his rhyming debut on Gang Starr's 1992 classic Daily Operation on the song "I'm the Man"...
- Samples: "The Lamp is Low" by Carmen Lundy
- "Throwback Rap Attack"
- "No Time For Jokes"
- Feauring Chali 2naChali 2naCharles Stewart , better known as Chali 2na is an American rapper and hip hop artist, formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.-Early life:...
- Feauring Chali 2na
- "Last Of The Greats"
- Featuring Prince PoPrince PoLawrence Baskerville ,also known as Prince Po, is an American rapper and former member of the rap duo Organized Konfusion with Pharaohe Monch. Originally the duo was called Simply 2 Positive. Prince Poetry MC'd and Monch beat-boxed...
- Samples: "Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart" by Clarence Reid
- Featuring Prince Po
- "BX (Interlude)"
- Samples: "Love, Love, Love" by Pugh RogefeldtPugh RogefeldtPugh Rogefeldt, real name Anders Sture Torbjörn Rogefeldt , is a Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter.-Biography:...
- Samples: "Love, Love, Love" by Pugh Rogefeldt
- "Put It On The Line"
- Samples: "Snip Snap" by GoblinGoblinA goblin is a legendary evil or mischievous illiterate creature, a grotesquely evil or evil-like phantom.They are attributed with various abilities, temperaments and appearances depending on the story and country of origin. In some cases, goblins have been classified as constantly annoying little...
- Samples: "Snip Snap" by Goblin
- "The Dirt And Filth"
- Featuring Aesop RockAesop RockIan Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
- Samples: "White Hammer" by Van der Graaf GeneratorVan der Graaf GeneratorVan der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester. They were the first act signed to Charisma Records. The band achieved considerable success in Italy during the 1970s...
- Featuring Aesop Rock
- "LA (Interlude)"
- Mastered Craftsman"
- Raw Heat (45 Version)"
- Samples: "Wild Life" by Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
- Samples: "Wild Life" by Donald Byrd
- The Lady Behind Me"
- Samples: "How Can I Love You" by The MomentsThe MomentsThe Moments may refer to:*The Moments, an American R&B vocal group later known as Ray, Goodman & Brown*The Moments , an English group of the early 1960s who featured Steve Marriott...
- Samples: "How Can I Love You" by The Moments
- "Outro"