Royal Highness (album)

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Royal Highness
Studio album by Kottonmouth Kings
Released	August 11, 1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Rap
Length	73:40
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Daddy X
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Kottonmouth Kings chronology
Stoners Reeking Havoc EP (1998)	Royal Highness (1998)	Hidden Stash (1999)

Royal Highness is the first full-length LP released by Orange County, CA, rappers Kottonmouth Kings and the second release altogether. Rappers on this album are Saint Dog, D-Loc, and Daddy X. Shortly after the release of this album, Saint Dog left the group to pursue a career with his brother Big Hoss, who, as evidenced by the song "Big Hoss," was in prison at the time "Royal Highness" was made. To replace him, their old friend Johnny Richter was called in and the Kings as they are today were formed.

The album included one song from their first album as a bonus track ("Pimp Twist"), a remake of another one ("So High"), and a guest spot from Daddy X's other band, Humble Gods. Another guest on "Royal Highness" is Dog Boy, from the band Too Rude. Dog Boy appears on every Kottonmouth Kings album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bong Tokin' Alcoholics"
2. "Play On"
3. "Suburban Life"
4. "Life Ain't What It Seems"
5. "So High"
6. "Big Hoss"
7. "Spies" (w/Humble Gods)
8. "Bump"
9. "Dog's Life" (w/Dog Boy)
10. "Misunderstood"
11. "Dirt Slang"
12. "What's Your Trip?"
13. "High Society"
14. "Psychadelic Funk" (w/Dog Boy)
15. "Me & My Skate"
16. "Discombobulated" (w/Dog Boy)
17. "Planet Budtron"
    (with hidden tracks Pimp Twist and a rock remix of Bump known as "Bump (remix - radio edit)")

Early versions of the CD included Pimp Twist as track 18 and did not include Bump (remix - radio edit)

All songs written by Kottonmouth Kings, except "Bump" by Kottonmouth Kings, Joseph Bishara, and Marco Forcone; and "Dog's Life" by Kottonmouth Kings, Roger Miller, and Spike Xavier.

Saint Dog: vocals
D-Loc: vocals
Daddy X: vocals
DJ Bobby B: turntables, vocals
Pakelika: visual assassin

[edit] Miscellanea

• "Suburban Life" was on the soundtrack for the movie Scream 2, and was even featured (briefly) in the movie itself.
• "Dog's Life" was on the soundtrack for the movie Lost and Found and an exclusive music video was made which is quite hard to find.
  
• On the back of the album, the running time for each track is given as 4:20
• sayings from Spike Xavier (aka Corporate Avenger) were included in the booklet and cited to "Corprit Avenger"