Y2K: The Album
Y2K: The Album is the debut album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on February 8, 2000[5] via Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio, D&D Studios and House Of Hits in New York City. Production was handled by several record producers, including Mike Heron, Godfather Don, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Marley Marl and Biz Markie. It features guest appearances from Big Noyd, Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nature, Nashawn, Prince A.D. and Triple Seis. The album peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its singles "F.A.Y.B.A.N." and "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" were also charted on the Hot Rap Songs.
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| Released | February 8, 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1997-99 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:07:11 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[3] |
| Spin | 8/10[4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Album Intro" | 0:15 | ||
| 2. | "That Shit" |
| Mike Heron | 3:39 |
| 3. | "F.A.Y.B.A.N." |
| DJ Premier | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Take It There" (featuring Capone) |
| V.I.C. | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Y2K" |
| Godfather Don | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Seen It All" |
| DJ Premier | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Somebody's Gotta Do It" (featuring Triple Seis) |
| Mike Heron | 3:51 |
| 8. | "You Love to Hear the Stories" (featuring MC Shan) | Pete Rock | 4:50 | |
| 9. | "The Heat Is On" (featuring Prodigy and Godfather Don) |
| Mike Heron | 3:36 |
| 10. | "The Blocks" (featuring Nature) |
| A Kid Called Roots | 3:54 |
| 11. | "No Exceptions" (fearuting Rapper Noyd) |
| Max Vargas | 3:37 |
| 12. | "The Operation" (featuring Nashawn) |
| Mike Heron | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Urban Warfare" |
| Mike Heron | 2:03 |
| 14. | "Who Shot Rudy?" |
| Mike Heron | 3:29 |
| 15. | "Biz Interlude" |
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| 1:36 |
| 16. | "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" |
| Mike Heron | 3:25 |
| 17. | "Communications" (featuring Prince AD) |
| EZ Elpee | 3:28 |
| 18. | "Zoning" |
| Godfather Don | 4:13 |
| 19. | "Attention: A&R Department" |
| Eddie Sancho | 4:08 |
| 20. | "On the Real" (featuring Havoc and Cormega) |
| Marley Marl | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 1:07:11 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 2 contains a sample of "Take the Night Off" written by Nona Hendryx and performed by Labelle
- Track 4 contains a sample of "There's a Train Leavin'" written by Quincy Jones and Charles May and performed by Quincy Jones
- Track 6 contains a sample of "Firewater" written by Joseph Cartagena, Corey Woods and Rodney Lemay and performed by Fat Joe
- Track 8 contains a scratch of "The Bridge" written by Marlon Williams and Shawn Moltke and performed by Marley Marl
- Track 9 contains a sample of "Keeps Getting Better" written by Harvey Scales and Melvin Griffin and performed by Harvey Scales
- Track 12 contains a sample of "Mountain High Valley Low" written by Raymond Scott and Bernie Hanighen and performed by Morgana King
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 50 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 10 |
References
- "Y2K: The Album by Screwball". Amazon.
- Blanford, Roxanne. "Y2K - Screwball | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- Barone, Matt (April 27, 2004). "Screwball :: Y2K – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "SPIN". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 12. SPIN Media LLC. December 1999. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "Y2K: The Album by Screwball". Amazon.
- "Screwball Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "Screwball Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "Screwball Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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