The Sneak Attack

The Sneak Attack
Studio album by KRS-One
Released March 27, 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Hip hop
Length 57:50
Label Koch Records
Producer KRS-One
Mad Lion
Jazzy Jeff
Fredwreck
Kenny Parker
Domingo
Grand Daddy I.U.
BJ Wheeler
KRS-One chronology
A Retrospective
(2000)		 The Sneak Attack
(2001)		 Spiritual Minded
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
RapReview [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

The Sneak Attack is rapper KRS-One's fourth solo hip hop album. It was released in March 2001. This was his first released on Koch Records. The track "B-Side (Intro)" actually opens side "C" of the vinyl edition, although the intro was probably intended for the b-side of a cassette tape. The song Hush was a track on the video game Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3.[4]

Contents

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer(s)
1 "Intro" KRS-One Harold English
2 "Ghetto Lifestyles" Kenny Parker KRS-One
3 "Attendance" KRS-One KRS-One
4 "Hot" Grand Daddy I.U., Jazzy Jeff KRS-One
5 "Why" KRS-One KRS-One, Nyce
6 "Doth Thou Know" KRS-One *Interlude*
7 "The Lessin" Kenny Parker April S. Williams, KRS-One
8 "The Mind" KRS-One KRS-One
9 "HipHop Knowledge" Domingo KRS-One
10 "What Kinda World" Domingo KRS-One
11 "I Will Make It" Kenny Parker Hezekiah Walker Choir, KRS-One
12 "B-Side (Intro)" KRS-One *Interlude*
13 "Get Your Self Up" KRS-One KRS-One
14 "Krush Them" Domingo KRS-One
15 "Hush" BJ Wheeler KRS-One, Nyce
16 "The Sneak Attack" Kenny Parker April S. Williams, KRS-One
17 "Shutupayouface" Fredwreck KRS-One
18 "False Pride" KRS-One KRS-One
19 "The Raptizm" Mad Lion Hezekiah Walker Choir, KRS-One

Album singles

Single information
"The Mind"
  • Released: July 31, 2001
  • B-side: "Ghetto Lifestyles"
"Get Your Self Up (Remix)"
  • Released: August 14, 2001
  • B-side: "The MC", "Word Perfect"
"Hot"
  • Released: 2001
  • B-side: "Get Yourself Up"

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Independent Albums
2001 The Sneak Attack 43 9 1

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
2001 Hot - - 40

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ RapReview review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/KRS-One-The-Sneak-Attack/release/541037
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Return of the Boom Bap · KRS-One · I Got Next · The Sneak Attack · Spiritual Minded · Kristyles · Keep Right · Life · Hip Hop Lives · Adventures in Emceein · Maximum Strength 2008 · Survival Skills · Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating) · It's All Good · The Just-Ice and KRS-One Ep Vol.1 · Meta-Historical · Godsville  · Royalty Checks  · Just Like That  · The BDP Album  · Return of the Boom Bip
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