That's Them Artifacts . It was released on April 15, 1997, via Big Beat /Atlantic Records . The recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios, Unique Recording and Master Cutting Room in New York . The album was produced by Shawn J Period, Baby Paul , V.I.C., Gruff Rhino, Lord Finesse , Mr. Walt , and Rob "Reef" Tewlow, with co-producer Tame One and additional producer Showbiz . It features guest appearances from Lord Finesse and Lord Jamar .
That's Them Released April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15 ) Studio Genre Hip hop Length 59 :31 Label Producer
"Art of Facts" "The Ultimate"
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1] RapReviews 8.5/10[ 2]
The album debuted at number 134 on the Billboard 200Top R&B Albums and number 3 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "Art of Facts" and "The Ultimate".
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Art of Scratch" (Intro) Rob "Reef" Tewlow 1:14 2. "Art of Facts" Shawn J Period 4:23 3. "31 Bumrush" Shawn J Period 3:42 4. "To Ya Chest" Shawn J Period 3:20 5. "Where Yo Skillz At?" Shawn J Period 4:30 6. "Collaboration of Mics" (featuring Lord Finesse and Lord Jamar ) Lord Finesse 4:20 7. "The Ultimate" Baby Paul 4:42 8. "It's Gettin' Hot" Mr. Walt 4:07 9. "This Is da Way" Brown Williams Victor Padilla V.I.C. 3:47 10. "The Interview" V.I.C. 3:39 11. "Break It Down" Shawn J Period 4:01 12. "Skwad Training" Baby Paul 4:30 13. "Ingredients to Time Travel" Brown 3:38 14. "Return to da Wrongside" Shawn J Period 4:30 15. "Who's This?" Shawn J Period 4:39 16. "The Ultimate" (Showbiz Remix) Showbiz (add. ) 4:25 Total length: 59:31
Sample credits Track 5 contains elements from "Izzum Man" performed by Diesel Don & The Governer.
Track 9 contains elements from "Rock the House" written by Russell Simmons and Joseph Simmons and performed by Run-DMC .
Tracks 11 and 13 contain material performed by Redman .
Track 14 contains elements from "Winds of Change" performed by Bennie Maupin .
Rahem Ross "Tame One " Brown – vocals, co-producer (track 13)
William E. "El Da Sensei " Williams – vocals
Robert "Lord Finesse " Hall Jr. – vocals & producer (track 6)
Lorenzo "Lord Jamar " DeChalus – vocals (track 6)
Shawn "DJ Kaos" Perry – scratches (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12, 15, 16)
Andrew "Dr. Butcher" Venable – scratches (track 5)
Michael "DJ Mike Loe" Warren – scratches (track 6)
Anthony "Tone The Backbone" Scott – bass (track 8)
Rob "Reef" Tewlow – producer (track 1) , executive producer, A&R
Shawn M. "Shawn J Period" Jones – producer (tracks: 2-5, 11, 14, 15)
Paul "Baby Paul " Hendricks – producer (tracks: 7, 12)
Walter "Mr. Walt " Dewgarde – producer (track 8)
Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (tracks: 9, 10)
Kirkland Rick "Gruff Rhino" Ward – producer (track 13)
Rodney "Showbiz " LeMay – additional producer & re-mixing (track 16)
Josh Chervokas – recording (tracks: 1, 16) , mixing (track 1)
Ken "Duro" Ifill – recording (tracks: 2-12, 14, 15) , mixing (tracks: 2-8, 11, 12, 14, 15) Troy Hightower – mixing (tracks: 9, 10)
DJ Nastee – recording (track 15)
"Commissioner " Gordon Williams – mixing (track 16)
Bill Importico – engineering assistant
Paul Shatraw – engineering assistant
Vaughn Sessions – engineering assistant
Tom Coyne – masteringCourtney Burgess – executive producer
Eric Altenburger – art direction, design
Christian Lantry – photography
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