The Preface (album)

The Preface
Studio album by Elzhi
Released August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
Genre Hip hop
Length 61:57
Label Fat Beats
Producer Black Milk, T3, DJ Dez
Professional reviews

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  • HipHopDX.com [1]
  • RapReviews.com [2]
  • SputnikMusic.com [3]
  • ArtOfRhyme.com [4]
  • OkayPlayer.com (87%) [5]
  • pitchfork.com (7.7) [6]
  • cokemachineglow.com (74%) [7]

The Preface is the debut album of rapper Elzhi, released 12 August 2008 on Fat Beats Records. It features many other Detroit's MCs including Royce Da 5'9", Andy "Bells" Pickens, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk. The album has been critically acclaimed and considered by many professional reviewers as one of the best hip hop albums of 2008.

Contents

Production

The whole album was produced by Black Milk except for 2 tracks:

A great amount of work was put on the songs' drum lines. Black Milk used various hard kicks and snares, which is a common aspect of his production style. The song which displays this fact the best is probably "Guessing Game". However, some tracks,are noticeable for their deep and soulful samples such as "Save Ya" or "Transitional Joint".

Songs and content

The Preface is known for containing songs which are related to various subjects and themes like dreams, colors or infatuation.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Samples Time
1 "Intro (The Preface)" Black Milk 1:02
2 "The Leak" (feat. Ayah) Black Milk 3:32
3 "Guessing Game" Black Milk 5:38
4 "Motown 25" (feat. Royce da 5'9") Black Milk 3:57
5 "Brag Swag" Black Milk 2:41
6 "Colors" Black Milk 3:16
7 "Fire" (Remix) (feat. Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Danny Brown,
Fat Ray, Fatt Father)
Black Milk 4:05
8 "D.E.M.O.N.S." Black Milk 4:12
9 "Save Ya" (feat. T3) T3 4:00
10 "Yeah" (feat. Phat Kat) Black Milk 4:14
11 "Transitional Joint" Black Milk 4:57
12 "Talking in My Sleep" Black Milk 4:19
13 "The Science" (feat. Fes Roc) DJ Dez 3:03
14 "Hands Up" Black Milk 4:13
15 "What I Write" Black Milk 3:40
16 "Growing Up" (feat. A.B.) Black Milk 5:02

References