El Niño (album)
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| Studio album by Def Squad | ||
| Released | June 30, 1998 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Label | Def Jam Recordings | |
| Producer(s) | Erick Sermon Redman |
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| Def Squad chronology | ||
| El Niño (1998) |
Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis (2000) |
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| Redman chronology | ||
| Muddy Waters (1996) |
El Niño (1998) |
Doc's Da Name 2000 (1998) |
| Keith Murray chronology | ||
| Enigma (1996) |
El Niño (1998) |
It's a Beautiful Thing (1999) |
| Erick Sermon chronology | ||
| Double or Nothing (1995) |
El Niño (1998) |
Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis (2000) |
El Niño is the first album by hip hop supergroup Def Squad. The three Def Squad members, Redman, Erick Sermon and Keith Murray, released this album to positive critcial and commercial feedback. It reached #2 on The Billboard 200 and had one fairly popular single, "Full Cooperation".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Shower (Intro)" | R. Noble, W. Stewart, T. Blend | Redman | *Interlude* |
| 2 | "Check 'N' Me Out" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, N. Whitfield | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 3 | "Countdown" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, J. Phillips, L. Siffre | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Jamal, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 4 | "Full Cooperation" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, H. Ousley | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 5 | "Ride Wit Us" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, T. Shaw | Erick Sermon | Keith Murray, Redman, Too Short |
| 6 | "Lay 'Em Down (Skit)" | R. Noble | Redman | *Interlude* |
| 7 | "Rhymin' Wit' Biz" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, A. Hardy, M. Williams | Erick Sermon | Biz Markie, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 8 | "Game [Freestyle]" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, R. Ford, D. Miller, L. Smith, K. Walker, J.B. Moore | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 9 | "World Announcement (Skit)" | R. Noble | Redman | *Interlude* |
| 10 | "Can U Dig It" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, B. Squier | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 11 | "You Do, I Do" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon | Redman | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 12 | "Y'all Niggas Ain't Ready" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon | Erick Sermon | Keith Murray, Redman |
| 13 | "Say Word!" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, W. Watson | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 14 | "No Guest List" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, M. Burns, W. Griffin, E. Barrier | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
| 15 | "Babies Father Committee (Skit)" | R. Noble | Redman | *Interlude* |
| 16 | "Def Squad Delite" | R. Noble, K. Murray, E. Sermon, N. Rodgers, B. Edwards | Erick Sermon | Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman |
[edit] Samples
Shower (Intro)
- "The Weekend" by Dave Hollister
Check 'N' Me Out
- "Space Machine" by Undisputed Truth
Countdown
- "I Got The..." by Labi Siffre
Full Cooperation
- "Pretty Please" by Harold Ousley
Rhymin' Wit' Biz
- "Feel The Groove" by Ultramagnetic MC's
- "The Payback" by James Brown
Game [Freestyle]
- "Christmas Rappin'" by Kurtis Blow
Can U Dig It
- "Big Beat" by Billy Squier
Y'all Niggas Ain't Ready
- "Space Odyssey" by Marcus Belgrave
Say Word!
- "Goo Goo Wah Wah" by Wah Wah Watson
No Guest List
- "Club Lonely" by L'il Louis
- "Eric B. For President" by Eric B. & Rakim
Def Squad Delite
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"Full Cooperation" |
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 1998 | El Niño | #2 | #1 | |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Canadian Singles Chart | ||
| 1998 | Full Cooperation | - | #51 | - | #25 | #11 |
| Redman |
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| Albums |
| Whut? Thee Album | Dare Iz a Darkside | Muddy Waters | El Niño (with Def Squad) | Doc's Da Name 2000 | Blackout! (with Method Man) | Malpractice | Red Gone Wild | Muddy Waters 2 |
| Singles |
| "Blow Your Mind" | "Time 4 Sum Aksion" | "Tonight's Da Night" | "Rockafella" | "Can't Wait" | "How High" (with Method Man) | "Funkorama" | "It's Like That (My Big Brother)" | "Whateva Man" | "Pick It Up" | "Full Cooperation" (with Def Squad) | "I'll Be Dat" | "Da Goodness" | "Tear It Off" (with Method Man) | "Y.O.U." (with Method Man) | "Da Rockwilder" (with Method Man) | "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in Da Club)" | "Smash Sumthin'" | "Put It Down" |
| Other Songs |
| "Made It Back" (by Beverley Knight) | "How Deep Is Your Love" (by Dru Hill) | "Oooh." (by De La Soul) | "Dirrty" (by Christina Aguilera) |
| Groups |
| Hit Squad | Def Squad | Method Man & Redman |
| Movies & Television |
| How High | Method & Red | Seed of Chucky | How High 2 |
