From Where???

From Where???
Studio album by Mad Skillz
Released February 13, 1996
Recorded 1995
Genre Hip Hop
Length 61:49
Label Big Beat Records
Producer Jay Dee
The Beatnuts
Buckwild
Nick Wiz
Large Professor
DJ Clark Kent
Shawn J. Period
EZ Elpee
Mad Skillz chronology

From Where???
(1996)
I Ain't Mad No More
(2002)
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From Where??? is the debut album by underground Hip Hop artist Mad Skillz, now known as Skillz. The album was praised for its strong lyrical content and production, however, suffered from low sales. Producers for the album included Jay Dee, The Beatnuts, Buckwild, Large Professor, and DJ Clark Kent. The singles "The Nod Factor" and "Move Ya Body" received moderate radio and video airplay.[2]

Track listing

# Title Producer Performer
1 "From Where??? [Intro]" Mad Skillz *Interlude*
2 "It's Goin' Down" Jay Dee Mad Skillz
3 "The Nod Factor" The Beatnuts Mad Skillz
4 "VA in the House" Buckwild Mad Skillz
5 "Tongues of the Next Shit" Mad Skillz
Diallo
Mad Skillz, Kalonji The Immortal
6 "Doin' Time in the Cypha" Buckwild Mad Skillz
7 "Tip of the Tongue" Nick Wiz Mad Skillz
8 "Extra Abstract Skillz" Large Professor Mad Skillz, Large Professor, Q-Tip
9 "WMAD [Interlude]" *Interlude*
10 "Get Your Groove On" Buckwild Mad Skillz
11 "The Jam" Jay Dee Mad Skillz
12 "Move Ya Body" DJ Clark Kent Mad Skillz
13 "Street Rules" Shawn J. Period Mad Skillz
14 "All In It" Shawn J. Period Mad Skillz
15 "Unseen World" EZ Elpee Mad Skillz, Lonnie B, Kalonji The
Immortal, Dr. Mynbenda, Lil' Roc,
Javon The Medieval
16 "Inherit the World" Shawn J. Period Mad Skillz

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Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers
1996 From Where??? #154 #18 #5

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1995 "The Nod Factor" - #76 #26 #16
1996 "Move Ya Body" - #85 #27 #8

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