The Healing is the third album by underground hip hop

Underground hip hop

Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....

 group Strange Fruit Project

Strange Fruit Project

Strange Fruit Project is an underground hip hop group from Waco, Texas, which consists of producer and emcee Symbolyc One , his cousin emcee Myth and emcee Myone...

, released July 25, 2006 on Om Records

Om Records

Om Records is a US-based record label, established in 1995, which releases electronic music, dance music, and hip hop. The label was founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om Records releases both artist albums and various compilations. Some of the most notable compilations include Om...

. The album was generally well-received, and drew the group comparisons to underground peers like Little Brother. The release was beloved by underground fans for its "Golden Age" style similar to that of the Native Tongues Posse

Native Tongues Posse

The Native Tongues is a collective of late 1980s and early 1990s hip-hop artists known for their positive-minded, good-natured Afrocentric lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and later jazz-influenced beats. Its principal members are the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, and A Tribe...

, with Jazzy production and socially conscious lyrical content. Allmusic gave the album a 3 Star rating, and stated:

"The Healing is an album of solidly good hip-hop, nothing that really will blow any underground fans away, but absolutely enough to keep them listening."

The album features guest appearances from Little Brother, Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...

, Toby, Thesis, Deloach, Bavu, Darien Brockington, Yahzarah, Verbal Seed, K-Otix, Tahiti, Skotch and Kay, as well as production from group member Symbolyc One, Illmind

Illmind

Illmind is a Filipino American hip hop producer from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He participated in Beat Society, competing against well-known acts like Kanye West and Just Blaze. Illmind has created music for underground artists such as Little Brother, Boot Camp Clik, Akrobatik, Supastition, and El...

, Daddy, Jake One, 9th Wonder

9th Wonder

Patrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...

 and Vitamin D. The Healing features the single "Soul Clap" b/w "Special".

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"		*Interlude*
2	"Ready Forum"	S1	S1, Myone, Myth
3	"You (The Only Ones)"	Illmind	S1, Myone, Myth
4	"Under Pressure"	S1	S1, Myone, Myth
5	"Good Times"	S1	S1, Myone
6	"Liberation"	Chris "Daddy" Dave	S1, Myone, Myth, Toby
7	"Get Live"	Illmind	S1, Myone, Myth, Erykah Badu
8	"Soul Clap"	Jake One	S1, Myone, Myth
9	"Special"	9th Wonder 9th Wonder Patrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...	S1, Myone, Myth, Thesis
10	"Pinball"	Vitamin D	S1, Myone, Myth
11	"Rise"	Illmind	S1, Myone, Little Brother
12	"Cali Cruisin"	S1	S1, Myone, Deloach, Bavu
13	"Parachutes"	S1	Myone, Myth, Thesis
14	"God Is"	S1	S1, Myone, Darien Brockington, Yahzarah
*	"After the Healing"	S1	S1, Myone, Myth, Verbal Seed, K-Otix, Tahiti, Skotch, Kay

Album singles

Single information
"Soul Clap" Released: May 23, 2006 B-Side: "Special"