Firing Squad (album)
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| Studio album by M.O.P. | ||||
| Released | October 22, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 64:58 | |||
| Label | Relativity Records | |||
| Producer |
DJ Premier M.O.P Big Jaz Ali Dee | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| RapReviews | (7/10)[2] |
Firing Squad is hardcore rap group M.O.P.'s second album released on Relativity Records in 1996. It features production by DJ Premier, Big Jaz, Ali Dee, and M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze and guest appearances by Kool G. Rap, Teflon, and Battle. The whole album was mixed and overseen by DJ Premier, a tradition that would also carry on over the next two M.O.P. albums. The album is broken down track-by-track by M.O.P. in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[3]
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured Guest(s) | Time | Sample(s) |
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| 1 | "Intro" | DJ Premier | 0:50 | ||
| 2 | "Firing Squad (Skit)" | 0:41 | |||
| 3 | "Firing Squad" | DJ Premier | Teflon | 4:21 | *"What Kind of Person Are You" by Zulema. |
| 4 | "New Jack City" | DJ Premier | 2:53 | *"Spanish Steps" by Modern Jazz Quartet | |
| 5 | "Stick to Ya Gunz" | DJ Premier | Kool G Rap, Teflon | 3:51 | *"Life Has It's Little Ups and Downs" by Brook Benton |
| 6 | "Anticipation" | M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze | 4:37 | *"MC's Act Like They Don't Know" by KRS-One | |
| 7 | "Born 2 Kill" | Big Jaz | 4:33 | ||
| 8 | "Brownsville" | DJ Premier | 4:41 | *"World's Famous" by Malcolm McLaren | |
| 9 | "Salute" | DJ Premier | 2:13 | ||
| 10 | "World Famous" | Big Jaz | 4:11 | *"Be Real Black for Me" by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | |
| 11 | "Downtown Swinga '96" | DJ Premier | 3:40 | *"I Had A Dream" by Hubert Laws | |
| 12 | "Lifestyles Of A Ghetto Child" | Big Jaz | 3:50 | *"Stronger Than Us" by Francis Lai | |
| 13 | "Revolution" | M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze | 5:35 | ||
| 14 | "Illside of Town" | M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze | 3:34 | *"If You Let Me" by Eddie Kendricks | |
| 15 | "Nothin' 2 Lose" | Ali Dee | 4:32 | *"A Love of Your Own" by Average White Band | |
| 16 | "Dedication (Interlude)" | 1:19 | |||
| 17 | "Dead & Gone" | M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze | Battle | 4:59 | *"Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers |
| 18 | "Born 2 Kill (Jazz Remix)" | 4:38 |
References
- ↑ allmusic review
- ↑ RapReviews.com review
- ↑ Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.
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