Kollage (album)
| Kollage | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Bahamadia | ||||||||||
| Released | April 2, 1996 | |||||||||
| Recorded |
1994-1995 Firehouse Studio, D&D Studio and Battery Studio, New York, New York. | |||||||||
| Genre | Jazz Rap, Alternative hip hop | |||||||||
| Label |
Chrysalis/EMI Records 7243 8 35484 2 2 F2-35484 | |||||||||
| Producer | DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz, Guru | |||||||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Kollage is Bahamadia's debut solo album, which was released April 2, in 1996 by Chrysalis. Its lead single, “3 Tha Hard Way,” was produced by DJ Premier. The album peaked at number 126 in its first week of release.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Intro" | DJ Premier | 0:50 | |
| 2. | "WordPlay" | Guru | 3:17 | |
| 3. | "Spontaneity" | Da Beatminerz | 4:08 | |
| 4. | "Rugged Ruff" | DJ Premier | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Interlude" | DJ Premier | 0:29 | |
| 6. | "I Confess" | N.O. Joe | 4:06 | |
| 7. | "Uknowhowwedu" | Ski, DJ Redhanded | 3:35 | |
| 8. | "Interlude" | Da Beatminerz | 1:07 | |
| 9. | "Total Wreck" | Guru | 3:26 | |
| 10. | "Innovation" | Da Beatminerz | 3:23 | |
| 11. | "Da Jawn" (featuring The Roots) | The Roots | 5:19 | |
| 12. | "Interlude" | Da Beatminerz | 1:05 | |
| 13. | "True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Shit)" | DJ Premier | 3:41 | |
| 14. | "3 the Hard Way" (featuring K-Swift and Mecca Starr) | DJ Premier | 4:12 | |
| 15. | "Biggest Part of Me" | N.O. Joe | 4:51 |
Samples
- "Intro"
- "Please Set Me at Ease" by Bobbi Humphrey
- "Wordplay"
- "Cucumber Slumber" by Weather Report
- "Funk Times Three" by Paul Jackson
- "My Mind Spray" by Jeru the Damaja
- "Spontaneity"
- "Uzuri" by Catalyst
- "Rugged Ruff"
- "I Confess"
- "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
- "Total Wreck"
- "Flow Joe" by Fat Joe
- "Da Jawn"
- "That's the Joint" by Funky 4+1
- "Innovation"
- "Electric Lush" by The John Payne Band
- "3 The Hard Way"
- "The Champ" by The Mohawks
- "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
- "El Shabazz" by LL Cool J
- "True Honey Buns"
- "Don't Fight My Love" by The Ohio Players
Personnel
- Bahamadia, Lil' Cess, P.A.N., Redhanded, Ski, Nou, K. Williams, K. Akins (vocals)
- Base Corey "Funky Fingers" Stoot (guitar, bass)
- N.O. Joe, JoJo (keyboards)
- Preston "P-Funk" Middleton (bass)
- X-Cetra, Karen Bernod (background vocals)
- DJ Premier, Guru, Da Beatminerz, N.O. Joe, SKI, Redhanded, The Roots (production)
- Carlos Bess, Karyn Walsh, Eddie Sancho, Joe Quinde, Tim Latham (engineers)