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Down by Law is the debut album by East Coast hip hop artist MC Shan. Released at the height of the Bridge Wars, a feud between artists from Queensbridge (such as MC Shan) and South Bronx (such as KRS-One), the album contains various dis tracks. The most prodigious of these disses are "Kill That Noise" and "The Bridge," which was later re-created as "Da Bridge 2001" by various Queensbridge artists. The album is produced by Marley Marl. It was the only Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. album that was never initially released on CD by its distributor. The album was not released on the compact disc format until 1995, long after the 5-year distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records ended. By this time Cold Chillin' became independent and distributed its material solely, mostly from its back catalog. This CD pressing would only be available for a limited time and went out of print for a few years. It was then re-released in 2001 as MC Shan: The Best Of Cold Chillin, which featured all the tracks from Down by Law with a few additional non-album tracks. This version is now out of print as well. In 2007 it was re-released again by its new parent, Traffic Entertainment Group, in expanded form as a double-disc set with bonus tracks.
In 1998, The Source ranked it as one of the 100 Best Hip-Hop Albums.[1]
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing!" |
Marley Marl, MC Shan |
MC Shan |
| 2 |
"Project Ho" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
| 3 |
"The Bridge" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
| 4 |
"Kill That Noise" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
| 5 |
"Down by Law" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
| 6 |
"Left Me Lonely" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan, TJ Swan |
| 7 |
"Another One to Get Jealous Of" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
| 8 |
"MC Space" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
| 9 |
"Living in the World of Hip Hop" |
Marley Marl |
MC Shan |
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
| 1987 |
Down by Law |
- |
#40 |
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