1998 studio album by Das EFX
Generation EFX |
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Studio album by Das EFX |
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Released | March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) |
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Studio | - Ian London Studios (East Islip, NY)
- Music Palace (Hempstead, NY)
- The Sewer
- Mirror Image (Dix Hills, NY)
- Quad Recording (Times Square, NY)
- Northshore Soundworks (Long Island, NY)
- Niles Studio
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Genre | East Coast hip hop |
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Length | 50:22 |
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Label | EastWest Records America |
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Producer | - PMD (also exec.)
- Agallah
- Mike Lowe
- Rashad Smith
- Solid Scheme
- Tony L.
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Das EFX chronology |
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Hold It Down (1995) | Generation EFX (1998) | How We Do (2003) | |
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Singles from Generation EFX |
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- "Rap Scholar"
Released: 1997 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
RapReviews | 6/10[2] |
The Source | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [3] |
Generation EFX is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Das EFX. It was released on March 24, 1998 via EastWest Records America. Production was handled by Agallah, Solid Scheme, Rashad Smith, Mike Lowe, Tony L, and PMD, who also served as executive producer. Unlike the first three Das EFX albums, it features a number of guest appearances from Redman, Agallah, EPMD, Miss Jones, M.O.P., Nocturnal and Teflon. The album debuted and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week. In its second week of release, the album dropped to number 89 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies bringing the two week total to 36,000 copies.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | | | 0:31 |
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2. | "Raw Breed" | | | 3:02 |
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3. | "Shine" | - Weston
- Hines
- T. Williams
- Mark Adams
- Steve Arrington
- Mark Hicks
- Ray Turner
- Danny Webster
| Tony L. | 4:04 |
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4. | "Somebody Told Me" (featuring 8-Off and Nocturnal) | - Weston
- Hines
- Aguilar
- Yasin Muhammedi
| 8-Off | 3:38 |
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5. | "Set It Off" | | - Rashad Smith
- Armando Colon (co.)
| 4:17 |
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6. | "No Doubt" (featuring M.O.P. and Teflon) | | Solid Scheme | 3:41 |
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7. | "Rap Scholar" (featuring Redman) | - Weston
- Hines
- Reginald Noble
- Parrish Smith
- Raymond Ransom
- Reggie Hargis
- Edward Irons
| - Rashad Smith
- Armando Colon (co.)
- PMD (co.)
| 3:21 |
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8. | "Generation EFX" (featuring EPMD) | | | 3:46 |
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9. | "Rite Now" | - Weston
- Hines
- Michael Lowe
- Albert Johnson
- Kejuan Muchita
| Mike Lowe | 2:58 |
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10. | "Whut Goes Around" (featuring Miss Jones) | - Weston
- Hines
- Tarsha Jones
- Smith
| PMD | 3:34 |
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11. | "Make Noize" | | Solid Scheme | 3:10 |
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12. | "New Stuff" | - Weston
- Hines
- Smith
- Aguilar
- Charlie Marotta
| - PMD
- 8-Off (co.)
- Charlie Marotta (co.)
| 3:28 |
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13. | "Take It Back" (featuring PMD) | | PMD | 2:18 |
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14. | "Change" | | 8-Off | 4:35 |
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15. | "Rap Scholar (Original Version)" (featuring Redman) | - Weston
- Hines
- Noble
- Smith
- Ransom
- Hargis
- Irons
| PMD | 3:59 |
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Total length: | 50:22 |
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Personnel
- Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston – main artist
- Willie "Skoob" Hines – main artist
- Angel "8-Off Agallah" Aguilar – featured artist (track 4), producer (tracks: 2, 4, 14), co-producer (tracks: 8, 12)
- Yasin "Nocturnal" Muhammedi – featured artist (track 4)
- Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – featured artist (track 6)
- Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – featured artist (track 6)
- Linwood "Teflon" Starling – featured artist (track 6)
- Reginald "Redman" Noble – featured artist (tracks: 7, 15)
- Parrish "PMD" Smith – featured artist (track 8), producer (tracks: 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), co-producer (track 7), executive producer
- Erick Sermon – featured artist (track 8)
- Tarsha "Miss" Jones – featured artist (track 10)
- Chris Charity – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11)
- Derek Lynch – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11)
- Tony L. Williams – producer (track 3)
- Rashad Smith – producer (tracks: 5, 7)
- Michael "Mike Loe" Lowe – producer (track 9)
- Armando Colon – co-producer (tracks: 5, 7)
- Charlie Marotta – co-producer (track 12), engineering, mixing
- Eliud "Lou" Ortiz – engineering, mixing
- Tom Ciante – engineering
- John Decatur – engineering
- Bob Fudjinski – engineering
- Dave Greenberg – engineering
- Paul Gregory – engineering
- Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez – mixing
- Greg Burke – art direction, design
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Agnes Cammock – styling
Charts
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Generation EFX - Das EFX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 10, 2020). "Das EFX :: Generation EFX – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Callahan-Bever, Noah (May 1998). "Record Report: Das EFX – Generation EFX". The Source. No. 104. New York. p. 148.
- ^ a b "GANG STARR RISES FROM RAP UNDERGROUND TO #6". MTV. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Das EFX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Das EFX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
External links
- Generation EFX at Discogs (list of releases)
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