The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz) is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Shabazz the Disciple . It was released on October 7, 2003, through Battle Axe Records. Recording sessions took place between 1995 and 2003 at Firehouse Studio, D&D Studios and Streetlight Studios in New York City , at Buhdha's House, at House Of Hits in Chestnut Ridge , at Tucan Studio in Kornwestheim , at YB Studios in São Paulo , and at Frico's Lab in Leonberg . Production was handled by Baby J, DJ Irfane, Lord Jamar , Carlos Bess, Dams & Sla, DJ Friction, DJ Skinny, Jose "Choco" Reynoso, MistaJam , The Prunes, Zé Gonzales , and Shabazz himself, with Madchild serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Freestyle , Killah Priest , Lil' Dap, Lord Jamar, Poetic , R.H. Bless and Young Anutt.
The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz) Released October 7, 2003 Recorded 1995–2003 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 1 :11 :16 Label Battle Axe Records Producer
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Title Producer(s) 1. "The Opening (Intro)" (featuring Young Anutt) Dams & Sla 0:30 2. "Righteous Chamba (Skit)" Shabazz the Disciple 1:05 3. "Red Hook Day" MistaJam 4:46 4. "1st Annual Bootleg Music Awards" Shabazz the Disciple 3:00 5. "Hip Pop" DJ Skinny 4:14 6. "Oasis" DJ Irfane 6:16 7. "Surrender (Thieves in da Nite Pt. 2)" 4:01 8. "BKBS" DJ Irfane 4:05 9. "Son Rise (Leek Lover Interlude)" Shabazz the Disciple 1:38 10. "Cremate 'Em" The Prunes 3:22 11. "Crime Saga" C12 4:28 12. "Passover (Skit)" Shabazz the Disciple 0:57 13. "Street Parables" (featuring Lord Jamar ) Lord Jamar 5:05 14. "Thieves in da Night (Heist)" (featuring Killah Priest and Lil' Dap) Q-Unique 5:23 15. "Organized Rime Pt. 2" Lord Jamar 4:33 16. "Blasphemy" DJ Friction 4:21 17. "Ghetto Apostles" (featuring Poetic , Freestyle and R.H. Bless) Baby J 4:06 18. "The Lamb's Blood" Baby J 4:05 19. "War Trilogy (P.O.W. - Projects of War)" (featuring Freestyle) Baby J 1:22 20. "War Trilogy (M.I.A. - Militia Incarcerated Alien)" Baby J 2:05 21. "War Trilogy (Ambush)" (featuring Freestyle) Baby J 1:54 Total length: 1:11:16
David "Shabazz the Disciple " Collins – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9, 12)
Young Anutt – vocals (track 1)
Lorenzo "Lord Jamar " DeChalus – vocals (track 13) , producer (tracks: 13, 15)
Walter "Killah Priest " Reed – vocals (track 14)
James "Lil' Dap" Heath – vocals (track 14)
Anthony Ian Berkeley – vocals (track 17)
Robert "Freestyle" Wallace – vocals (tracks: 17, 19, 21)
Rasheen "R.H. Bless" Hill – vocals (track 17)
Dams & Sla – producers (track 1)
Peter "MistaJam " Dalton – producer & engineering (track 3)
DJ Skinny – producer (track 5)
Christopher Irfane Khan-Acito – producer (tracks: 6, 8)
José Henrique Castanho de Godoy Pinheiro – producer (track 7)
Simon Bonde – producer (track 10)
Christian Buksti – producer (track 10)
Peder Pedersen – producer (track 10)
Carlos Bess – producer (track 11) , recording (tracks: 2, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21) , mixing (tracks: 11, 13, 14, 17)
Jose "Choco" Reynoso – producer (track 11)
Anthony "Q-Unique " Quiles – producer (track 14)
Martin "DJ Friction" Welzer – producer & engineering (track 16)
Jonathan "Baby J" Hewitt – producer & mixing (tracks: 17-21)
Richard "Joe Buhdha" Douglas – recording & mixing (track 3)
Marlon "Marley Marl " Williams – recording (track 4) , mixing (track 5)
Elliott Thomas – mixing (tracks: 4, 10) , recording (track 10)
Tejo Damasceno – recording (tracks: 5, 7) , mixing (track 7)
Martin Renius – recording (tracks: 6, 9) , mixing (track 6)
Ralf Christian Mayer – recording (track 8)
Wolfgang Amadeus – mixing (track 8)
Benn Starr – recording (tracks: 17, 19, 21) , mixing (track 17)
Shane "Madchild " Bunting – executive producer