Year of the Beast
Encyclopedia
Year of the Beast is an album
by New York
rapper
C-Rayz Walz
, released on the Definitive Jux
label on May 17, 2005 (see 2005 in music
).
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by 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...
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”...
C-Rayz Walz
C-Rayz Walz
Waleed Shabazz, better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an MC from The Bronx, New York. He is currently a member of the Legendary NY hip hop Syndicate Stronghold. C-Rayz Walz has been a fixture in the New York hip-hop scene for years. He hosts many hip-hop shows and events, has appeared on...
, released on the Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
label on May 17, 2005 (see 2005 in music
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
).
Track listing
- "R.Thentic" – 3:14
- Producer: R.Thentic
- "First Words Worse" (featuring El-P) – 3:21
- First Verse & Chorus: C-Rayz Walz
- Second Verse: El-P
- Producers: Catch22, E-Cleazy
- "Knowledge" – 3:26
- Producer: 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...
- Producer: Aesop Rock
- "Walk Through" (featuring Rob SonicRob SonicRob Sonic is a hip hop artist from The Bronx, born in Washington DC. As a child growing up, he devoted himself to many styles of music and was a follower of artists such as The Beatles, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, Muddy Waters, Ultramagnetic MC's, The Clash among...
) – 4:32- Producer: paWL
- "The Rhyme Intervention" (featuring 4th Pyramid) – 2:17
- Producers: Shakim Allah, TriLanGa
- "Street Reppin'" (featuring Vordul MegaVordul MegaRapper Vordul Mega is one-half of underground hip hop duo Cannibal Ox and a member of the hip hop group Atoms Family. Vordul's debut solo album, Revolution Of Yung Havoks, was released in 2004...
) – 4:02- Producer: Belief
- "Paradise" – 4:41
- Producer: El-P
- "Music Take Ovah" (featuring Pudge) – 3:24
- Producer: Belief
- "Pink" (featuring Jean GraeJean GraeJean Grae , born November 26, 1976 is an American hip hop artist who hails from South Africa. She rose to prominence in the underground hip-hop scene in New York City, and has since built an international fanbase.- Early life :...
) – 4:24- Producer: Belief
- "Care Free" (featuring Jeanine) – 4:25
- Producer: Khiladi
- "Say Werd" – 3:10
- Producer: Emile
- "Blackout" (featuring The Angel & The Preacher) – 3:46
- Producer: MYK DEFY
- "Black Soap" (featuring M1Dead PrezDead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
) – 3:42 - "Mark Of The Beast" (featuring Buddha Belly & Honest John) – 1:43
- Producer: C-Rayz Walz
- "Officially Lost" (bonus trackBonus trackIn terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
) – 3:17- Producer: 4th Pyramid