The Formula (album)

The Formula is a collaborative album by Buckshot (of the Boot Camp Clik) and 9th Wonder (formerly of Little Brother), released on April 29, 2008 through Duck Down Records [1]. The album is the second full-length collaboration between the two, the first being 2005's Chemistry. The album's first single was "Go All Out". The tracks' music video features an appearance from comedian Charlie Murphy [2]. Videos were also shot for the tracks "Hold It Down" and "The Formula".

The Formula debuted at #137 on the Billboard 200 album chart, opening with 5,874 units sold [3].

Track listing

1. "Intro - The Formula" (feat. The Formula Crew)
2. "Ready (Brand New Day)"
3. "Be Cool!" (feat. Swan)
4. "Go All Out (No Doubt!!!)" (feat. Carlitta Durand)
5. "No Future"
6. "Hold It Down" (feat. Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods)
7. "Whassup With U?" (feat. Keisha Shontelle)
8. "One For You (Big Lou)"
9. "Just Display"
10. "Here We Go"
11. "Throwin' Shade"
12. "Shinin' Y'all" (feat. Arafat Yates & Big Chops of The M1 Platoon)
13. "Man Listen" (Cause Ummm) (feat. Carlitta Durand)

Samples

• "Intro - The Formula"
  • "It May Be Winter Outside(But in My Heart It's Spring)" by Love Unlimited
• "Ready(Brand New Day)"
  • "Freedom For The Stallion" by Hues Corporation
• "Be Cool"
  • "Bad News" by Five Stairsteps & Cubie
• "Go All Out"
  • "Lifetime Thing" by Isaac Hayes
• "No Future"
  • "Even This Shall Pass Away" by The Sylvers
• "Hold It Down"
  • "Let Me Down Easy" by Inez Foxx
• "Whassup With U"
  • "Give Me Your Love(Love Song)" by Curtis Mayfield
• "Only For You(Lou)"
  • "I Plead Guilty" by The Stylistics
• "Just Display"
  • "You Send Me" by Mavis Staples
• "Throwin' Shade"
  • "I'm So Proud" by Issac Hayes
• "Here We Go"
  • "That Let's Me Now I'm In Love" by McFadden & Whitehead
• "Shinin' Y'all"
  • "Sunlight Shining" by Galt MacDermot
• "Man Listen"
  • "It's Yours To Have" by Freda Payne

Album chart positions