The New Season is a collaboration album by American rappers Brotha Lynch Hung

Brotha Lynch Hung

Kevin Danell Mann , better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper and record producer from Sacramento, California...

 and MC Eiht

MC Eiht

Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...

. It was released January 24, 2006 on Real Talk Entertainment

Real Talk Entertainment

Real Talk Entertainment is a hip hop record label and is the current home to a diverse group of Gold and Platinum artists. Real Talk Entertainment was launched in 2003 and is a privately held independent record label based in Sacramento, California....

. The album was produced by Big Hollis, Brotha Lynch Hung, MC Eiht and Vince V. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Independent Albums

Independent Albums

The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...

 and at number 81 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

. To promote the album, a music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 was released for the song, "You Don't Know, Who I Know".

Critical reception

Allmusic - "...The New Season is a cross-California collaboration between the Sacramento-based rapper and Compton's MC Eiht that's refreshingly free of the usual territory-marking: this is a true collaboration between two gifted MCs, both of whom are working at their respective peaks throughout..."

Tower Records

Tower Records

Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....

 - "...Lynch Hung's tracks have a whiff of old tales retold, relating the various codes of the 'hood and the inevitability of thug life and death. The production is spacious and airy, the beats have a slow West Coast measure and precision..."

Track listing

1. "The New Season [Part 1]" – 1:38
2. "Neighborhood Boyz" – 4:50
3. "That's All U Can Do" – 3:53
4. "Agent Double O Duece 4 Block & CPT (Rest In Piss 2006)" – 5:00
5. "Sticky Sheets" – 3:55
6. "You Don't Know, Who I Know" – 4:43
7. "Dreams" – 3:52
8. "When You Hear The Shots" (Feat. COS) – 4:44
9. "Buy Another Gun" – 5:33
10. "Split Ya Head" – 0:40
11. "Westside Ridin'" – 3:48
12. "War Outside" (Feat. Zagg) – 4:30
13. "California Bangers" – 4:19
14. "Round Here" (Feat. Devious, Lace Leno & Big Slep Rock) – 7:25
15. "The New Season [Part 2]" – 2:45

Chart history

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...	27
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	81

External links

• [ The New Season] at Allmusic
• The New Season at Tower Records
  Tower Records
  Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....