Lyricist Lounge, Volume One

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Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
Lyricist Lounge, Volume One cover
Studio album by Rawkus Records
Released May 5, 1998
Genre Hip Hop
Label Rawkus Records
Producer 88 Keys
Dorsey Wesley
Kenny Diaz
Stix Bones
Native Sun
Shawn J. Period
Curt Gowdy
William Tell
D. Trotman
VIC
Saul Williams
Survival Soundz
Charlemagne
Hi-Tek
DJ Scratch
Nottz
DJ Nu-Mark
Cut Chemist
Keith Horne
G.M.
El-P
Ge-ology
Professional reviews
Rawkus Records chronology
Soundbombing
(1997)
Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
(1998)
Soundbombing 2
(1999)

Lyricist Lounge, Volume One is the first installment of Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge album series, based on the Lyricist Lounge showcases in New York. The double-disc compilation features De La Soul, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash of Tha Alkaholiks, Punch & Words, O.C., Ras Kass, Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Saul Williams, Kool Keith, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Bahamadia, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Jurassic 5, KRS-One, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Last Emperor and Company Flow.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Street Promoters (Skit)" Wiseguy
2 "Intro" 88 Keys De La Soul
3 "Bring Hip-Hop Back" Dorsey Wesley Cipher Complete
4 "Keep Pouring" Kenny Diaz Diaz Brothers, Matrix, Abutta
5 "Blood" Stix Bones, Native Sun Sarah Jones
6 "Body Rock" Shawn J. Period Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash
7 "Bathroom Cipher" 88 Keys Hazadus, J-Treds, Thirston Howl III, Kwest, I.G. Off
8 "Da Cipher" Curt Gowdy Punchline & Wordsworth
9 "Famous Last Words" William Tell Word A' Mouth
10 "No Matter" D. Trotman Prime
11 "Action Guaranteed" Shawn J. Period O.C., Ras Kass
12 "All In My Own" Shawn J. Period Mike Zoot
13 "The Phone Call (Skit)" Wiseguy, Wordsworth
14 "Live from the DJ Stretch Armstrong Show with your host Bobbito 'The Barber'" VIC, Shawn J. Period Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Absolute

[edit] Disc two

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Ohm" Saul Williams Saul Williams
2 "Intro" Survival Soundz Kool Keith, Sir Menelik
3 "Mayday" Charlemagne Natural Elements
4 "The Manifesto" Hi-Tek Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
5 "Be OK" DJ Scratch Bahamadia, Rah Digga
6 "Lyrics" Kenny Diaz A.L.
7 "Outside the Lounge" William Tell Talib Kweli, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Wiseguy, Building Block, Mr. Metaphor, Lil' Scienz
8 "Holy Water" Nottz Lord Have Mercy, D.V. Alias Khrist
9 "Jayou" DJ Nu-Mark, Cut Chemist Jurassic 5
10 "C.I.A. (Criminals In Action)" Keith Horne KRS-One, Zack de la Rocha, Last Emperor
11 "Society" G.M. Problemz
12 "Weight" El-P Indelible MC's (Company Flow, Juggaknots)
13 "After the Show" Ge-ology Punch & Words, Rise, A.L.

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1998 Lyricist Lounge, Volume One #167 #52

[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
1998 "Body Rock" - #65 #29 #11
1998 "C.I.A. (Criminals In Action)" - - #33 -
Rawkus Records
Groups
Black Star | Company Flow | Da Beatminerz | The High & Mighty | Jurassic 5 | Smut Peddlers
Artists
Big L | DJ Spinna | Hi-Tek | Mos Def | Pharoahe Monch | Skillz | Talib Kweli
Full length albums
Funcrusher Plus | Soundbombing | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One | Black Star | Soundbombing 2 | Heavy Beats, Vol. 1 | Little Johnny From the Hospitul | Home Field Advantage | Black on Both Sides | Internal Affairs | The Big Picture | Train Of Thought | Lyricist Lounge 2 | Porn Again | Hi-Teknology | Brace 4 Impak | Soundbombing III | I Ain't Mad No More | The Beautiful Struggle | Best of Decade I: 1995-2005