The New Season

For the song by Clint Mansell, see Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. For other uses, see New Season.
The New Season
Studio album by Brotha Lynch Hung & MC Eiht
Released January 24, 2006
Genre Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop
Length 61:35
Label Real Talk Entertainment
Producer Big Hollis, Brotha Lynch Hung, MC Eiht, Vince V.
Brotha Lynch Hung chronology
Lynch by Inch: Suicide Note
(2003)		 The New Season
(2006)		 The Ripgut Collection
(2007)
MC Eiht chronology
Veterans Day
(2004)		 The New Season
(2006)		 Keep It Gangsta
(2006)

The New Season is a collaboration album by American rappers Brotha Lynch Hung and MC Eiht. It was released January 24, 2006 on Real Talk Entertainment. The album was produced by Big Hollis, Brotha Lynch Hung, MC Eiht and Vince V. It peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Independent Albums and at number 81 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[1] To promote the album, a music video was released for the song, "You Don't Know, Who I Know".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]

Allmusic - "...The New Season is a cross-California collaboration between the Sacramento-based rapper and Compton's MC Eiht that's refreshingly free of the usual territory-marking: this is a true collaboration between two gifted MCs, both of whom are working at their respective peaks throughout..."[3]

Tower Records - "...Lynch Hung's tracks have a whiff of old tales retold, relating the various codes of the 'hood and the inevitability of thug life and death. The production is spacious and airy, the beats have a slow West Coast measure and precision..."[4]

Track listing

  1. "The New Season [Part 1]" – 1:38
  2. "Neighborhood Boyz" – 4:50
  3. "That's All U Can Do" – 3:53
  4. "Agent Double O Duece 4 Block & CPT (Rest In Piss 2006)" – 5:00
  5. "Sticky Sheets" – 3:55
  6. "You Don't Know, Who I Know" – 4:43
  7. "Dreams" – 3:52
  8. "When You Hear The Shots" (Feat. COS) – 4:44
  9. "Buy Another Gun" – 5:33
  10. "Split Ya Head" – 0:40
  11. "Westside Ridin'" – 3:48
  12. "War Outside" (Feat. Zagg) – 4:30
  13. "California Bangers" – 4:19
  14. "Round Here" (Feat. Devious, Lace Leno & Big Slep Rock) – 7:25
  15. "The New Season [Part 2]" – 2:45

Chart history

Chart (2006)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 27
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 81

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ((( The New Season > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  2. ↑ Brotha Lynch Hung & MC Eiht - "You Don't Know, Who I Know" (official video) on YouTube. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mason, Stewert. Review: The New Season. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
  4. ↑ Columnist. Review: The New Season. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.

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