Royal Highness (album)

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Royal Highness
Royal Highness cover
Studio album by Kottonmouth Kings
Released August 11, 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Alternative hip hop, rap rock
Length 73:40
Label Capitol Records-(1998)
Suburban Noize Records(2002)
Producer Daddy X
Professional reviews
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.[1] Rappers on this album are Saint Dog, D-Loc, and Daddy X. This album include guest appearances by Daddy X's other band, Humble Gods, along with Dog Boy from the band Too Rude. The album made it #17 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart on January 15, 2000.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Guest Artist Time
1 Bong Tokin' Alcoholics 3:59
2 Play On 4:53
3 Suburban Life 3:36
4 Life Ain't What It Seems 3:45
5 So High 4:19
6 Big Hoss 2:59
7 Spies Humble Gods 3:51
8 Bump 4:13
9 Dog's Life Dog Boy 4:26
10 Misunderstood 3:21
11 Dirt Slang 2:34
12 "What's Your Trip? 3:53
13 High Society 3:40
14 Psychadelic Funk Dog Boy 4:58
15 Me & My Skate 4:33
16 Discombobulated Dog Boy 4:10
17 Planet Budtron 5:26
18 Pimp Twist (Hidden Track) 4:35

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.

[edit] Artist Roles

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"

[edit] References