War Zone (album)
War Zone | ||||
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Studio album by Black Moon | ||||
Released | February 23, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1997 – 1999 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop | |||
Label |
Duck Down Records/Priority Records/EMI 0499 2 50039 2 5 P2-50039 | |||
Producer |
Da Beatminerz Rockwilder | |||
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War Zone is the second album from Hip Hop group Black Moon, which was released almost six years after its influential debut Enta Da Stage. The group began a lengthy legal battle with Nervous Records in 1995 over the licensing of their name, which finally settled soon before the release of War Zone. Though many of the albums released from the Boot Camp Clik family between 1997 and 1999 received mediocre reviews, War Zone garnered some strong acclaim and moderate sales. The album features the singles "Two Turntables & a Mic", "War Zone" and "This Is What It Sounds Like [Worldwind]".
MC 5ft, who only appeared on three tracks on its debut Enta Da Stage, makes the most appearances of his career here, dropping verses on six songs.
Da Beatminerz production crew crafts a different sound for War Zone then that heard on Enta Da Stage, lacing the tracks with a futuristic, lo-fi sound. Although War Zone has its share of gritty and hardcore tracks (similarly found on Enta Da Stage), the majority of War Zone consists of songs talking about social and economic problems, as Buckshot displays a maturity unseen on Enta Da Stage.
Track listing
- All tracks produced by Da Beatminerz
# | Title | Performer (s) |
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1 | "Intro" | *Interlude* |
2 | "The Onslaught" | Buckshot, Busta Rhymes |
3 | "War Zone" | Buckshot, 5ft |
4 | "This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)" | Buckshot |
5 | "Freestyle" | Buckshot |
6 | "Five (interlude)" | 5ft |
7 | "For All Y'all" | 5ft, Heather B. |
8 | "Come Get Some" | Louieville Sluggah, Buckshot |
9 | "Weight of the World" | Buckshot, 5ft |
10 | "Evil Dee Is on the Mix" | *Instrumental* |
11 | "Show Down" | Buckshot, Q-Tip |
12 | "One-Two" | Buckshot, 5ft |
13 | "Frame" | Cocoa Brovaz, Buckshot |
14 | "Buckshot (Interlude)" | Buckshot |
15 | "Two Turntables & a Mic" | Buckshot |
16 | "Annihilation" | Teflon, 5ft, M.O.P. |
17 | "Duress" | Buckshot |
18 | "Throw Your Hands in the Air" | Buckshot |
19 | "Outro" | Buckshot, Rock |
Bonus tracks
In 2006, Duck Down Records released an album named War Zone Revisited with the original War Zone track list as well as two bonus tracks.
20. "The Streets"
21. "Just Us"
Samples
The Onslaught
- "How Do Yeaw View You?" by Funkadelic
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Bill Cosby
War Zone
- "Spaced Out" by The Blackbyrds
- "The Distant Galaxy" by Don Sebesky
- "No Fear" by O.G.C.
This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)
- "The Day (Manos Hadjidakis)" by New York Rock & Roll Ensemble
Freestyle
- "N.T." by Kool & the Gang
For All Y'all
- "Mad Bent" by Heather B.
- "The Distant Galaxy" by Don Sebesky
Come Get Some
- "Baby Love (Love You Baby)" by Side Effect
Showdown
- "The Bridge" by MC Shan
One- Two
- "A Divine Image" by David Axelrod
- "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "Shut 'Em Down" by Public Enemy
- "4, 3, 2, 1" by LL Cool J
Frame
- "Walking in My Sleep" by Monk Higgins
- "Brave & Strong" by Sly & the Family Stone
Buckshot (Interlude)
- "New Spaces" by The John Payne Orchestra
Two Turntables & a Mic
- "Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner
- "Live Convention '82 (Side B)" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
Duress
- "General Confessional" by The Electric Prunes
Throw Your Hands in the Air
- "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Live)" by Curtis Mayfield
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
Album Chart Positions
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
1999 | War Zone | #35 | #9 |
Singles Chart Positions
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
1999 | "Two Turntables & a Mic" | - | #82 | - |
1999 | "This Is What It Sounds Like [Worldwind]" | - | - | #13 |