4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up

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4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up cover
Studio album by The Gift of Gab
Released May 11, 2004
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 46:55
Label Quannum/Epitaph
Producer Vitamin D, Jake One
Professional reviews
The Gift of Gab chronology
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
(2004)
Supreme Lyricism
(2006)

4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up is The Gift of Gab's first solo album, released in 2004.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Ride of Your Life" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 2:59
  2. "Rat Race" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 2:52
  3. "Way of the Light" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 4:24
  4. "Stardust" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 3:17
  5. "Flashback" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 3:05
  6. "Up" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 1:55
  7. "The Writz" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 3:47
  8. "To Know You" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 3:26
  9. "Real MCs" (D. Brown/T. Parker/M. Irving) – 4:02
    • featuring VURSATYL
  10. "Hold On" (J. Dutton) – 1:02
  11. "In a Minute Doe" (J. Dutton/T. Parker/S. Spears) – 2:59
  12. "Evolution" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 2:55
  13. "Moonshine" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 4:01
  14. "Ride On" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 2:30
  15. "Just Because" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 3:33

[edit] Credits

  • The Gift of Gab - executive producer, lyrics and vocals
  • Jake One - producer (1,2,5,6,8,10,11,12,13)
  • Vitamin D - producer (3,4,7,9,14,15), co-producer ("To Know You"), mixing, scratching
  • VURSATYL - vocals/lyrics ("Real MCs"), background vocals (3,7,14)
  • Herman (Pops) Brown - guitar (4,8)
  • Omega Rae - background vocals (5,11)
  • Samson - co-producer ("In A Minute Doe")
  • Choklate - background vocals (13,14)
  • Will King - background vocals ("Moonshine")
  • Kris Stiell - recording engineer
  • John Cuniberti - mastering
  • HVW8.COM - artwork/design

[edit] Miscellanea

  • The chorus for "The Writz" is loosely based on the 1929 oldie "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin.