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The third album from power-Bronx Latino rapper Fat Joe tones down his once-prevalent gangsta leans -- they're still there, though, from the album's title to rhythmic gunshot bursts guiding the cuts -- and builds up his hood and familial loyalties through a series of melodically enticing (and vaguely Wu-Tang-ish) songs.
Like he did on Big Punisher's album from the same year, Capital Punishment, Fat Joe works Don Cartagena's slinky street beats into a semi-sublime hip-hop opera that's more than a sum of its parts.
Only the between-song skits (which are juvenile and mood-dropping) and the overloaded guest list (cameos from Puff Daddy, Nas, Big Punisher, Raekwon and the Terror Squad merely skim the surface of the overwhelming uselessness of this overplayed genre trend) wear down Don Cartagena's often mesmerizing and noble attempt at a late-'90s rap resuscitation.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courtroom (Intro) | Fat Joe | Play | 01:03 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 2 | The Crack Attack | Fat Joe | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | TripletsHoward Dietz | Fat Joe, Prospect, Big Punisher | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Find OutJoseph Cartagena, M. Williams | Fat Joe | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Don CartagenaJoseph Cartagena | Fat Joe, Diddy | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | My World | Fat Joe, Big Punisher | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | John BlazeFat Joe, Timothy Mosley, Nas, J.C. Phillips, Big Punisher, Raekwon | Fat Joe, Nas, Big Punisher, Raekwon | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | Walk On ByFat Joe | Fat Joe, Charli Baltimore | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Dat Gangsta ShitJoseph Cartagena, Christopher Martin | Fat Joe | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Misery Needs CompanyJoseph Cartagena, Victor Padilla, Victor Santiago | Fat Joe, Noreaga | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | The Hidden HandJoseph Cartagena | Fat Joe, Terror Squad | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 12 | Good TimesS. Howse, Fat Joe | Fat Joe, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 13 | Terror SquadiansJoseph Cartagena | Fat Joe | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 14 | Bet Ya Man Can't | Fat Joe | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 15 | My Perogative | Fat Joe | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 429 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Altenburger | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Romeo Antonio | Mixing |
| 3 | Armageddon | Featured Artist, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Baby Paul | Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Charli Baltimore | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Big Punisher | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Spunk Bigga | Producer |
| 8 | Dinky Bingham | Keyboards |
| 9 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Guest Artist |
| 10 | Buck Wild | Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | Joseph Cartagena | Composer |
| 12 | Armando Colon | Producer |
| 13 | Cuban Link | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 14 | Dame Grease | Producer |
| 15 | Christian Delatour | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 16 | Larry Devore | Arranger |
| 17 | Diddy | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 18 | Howard Dietz | Composer |
| 19 | DJ Premier | Producer |
| 20 | DJ Spinbad | Scratching |
| 21 | Fat Joe | Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 22 | D. Foster | Composer |
| 23 | Richard "Younglord" Frierson | Producer |
| 24 | G Flowers | Guitar |
| 25 | Wilbut Gerrell Gaddis | Vocals |
| 26 | Kurt Gowdy | Producer |
| 27 | S. Howse | Composer |
| 28 | Tom Hughes | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Ken "Duro" Ifill | Engineer, Mixing |
| 30 | Jadikiss | Featured Artist |
| 31 | Jao | Producer |
| 32 | Craig Kallman | Executive Producer |
| 33 | Rich Keller | Engineer, Mixing |
| 34 | Kid Capri | Guest Artist |
| 35 | Krayzie Bone | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 36 | L.E.S. | Producer |
| 37 | Michael Lavine | Photography |
| 38 | Layzie Bone | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 39 | Lo-Key | Vocals |
| 40 | Lord Finesse | Producer |
| 41 | Mack 10 | Producer |
| 42 | Marley Marl | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 43 | Christopher Martin | Composer |
| 44 | Derrick McClary | Keyboards, Programming |
| 45 | Martha Mooke | Viola |
| 46 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 47 | N.O.R.E. | Guest Artist |
| 48 | Nas | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 49 | Noreaga | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 50 | Victor Padilla | Composer |
| 51 | Phil Pagano | Mixing |
| 52 | Paul Gregory | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 53 | J.C. Phillips | Composer |
| 54 | Prospect | Featured Artist |
| 55 | Prospect | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 56 | Puff Daddy | Featured Artist |
| 57 | Raekwon | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 58 | Rell | Guest Artist |
| 59 | Barry Salters | Guitar |
| 60 | Eddie Sancho | Mixing |
| 61 | Victor Santiago | Composer |
| 62 | Ski | Mixing, Producer |
| 63 | Rashad Smith | Mixing, Producer |
| 64 | Nikos Teneketzis | Assistant |
| 65 | Terror Squad | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 66 | Rob Tewlow | Executive Producer, Keyboards, Programming |
| 67 | Dexter Thibou | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 68 | Richard Travali | Mixing |
| 69 | Triple Seis | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 70 | M. Williams | Composer |
| 71 | Carlisle Young | Assistant |
| 72 | Leon Zervos | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |