The Hit List (Saafir album)
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1999 studio album by Saafir
| The Hit List | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 26, 1999 (1999年10月26日) |
| Recorded | 1998–1999 |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Length | 59:25 |
| Label | Qwest |
| Producer |
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| Saafir chronology | |
| Singles from The Hit List | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Harvard Crimson | C+[2] |
The Hit List is the third solo studio album by American rapper Saafir. It was released on October 26, 1999 through Qwest Records. Production was handled by Shock G, Big Nous, Protest, Six July, Corey "R.I.P." Barker, DJ Clark Kent, J Groove, Nick Wiz, Stevie J, The Glove, Tony Pizarro and Omonte Ward. It features guest appearances from Chino XL, Cutthroat, Jayo Felony, Kam, Mahasin and Mr. Doe. The album peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single "Crawl Before You Ball" made it to number 47 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. Songs "Not Fa' Nuthin'" and "Watch How Daddy Ball" were released as promotional singles.
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit List" | The Glove | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "A Dog's Master" |
| DJ Clark Kent | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Crawl Before You Ball" | Shock G | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "Watch How Daddy Ball" (featuring Kam) |
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| 4:11 |
| 5. | "Slip into My Eyes" |
| Tony Pizarro | 4:18 |
| 6. | "6 Digits" (featuring Cutthroat and Mr. Doe) |
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| 3:58 |
| 7. | "Not Fa' Nuthin'" (featuring Chino XL) |
| Nick Wiz | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Pokerface" |
| Protest | 3:42 |
| 9. | "25 ta Life" (featuring Mahasin) |
| Big Nous | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Mask-A-Raid" (featuring Jayo Felony) |
| Carlos "Six July" Broady | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Liquid Ho Magnet" |
| Shock G | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Smart Bomb" |
| Protest | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Bedroom Bully" |
| J Groove | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Runnin' Man" |
| Shock G | 4:36 |
| 15. | "Final Thrill" |
| Big Nous | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 59:25 | |||
Personnel
[edit ]- Reggie "Saafir" Gibson — vocals, mixing (track 8), executive producer
- Craig "Kam" Miller — vocals (track 4)
- Cutthroat — vocals (track 6)
- Mr. Doe — vocals (track 6)
- Derek "Chino XL" Barbosa — vocals (track 7)
- Mahasin — vocals (track 9)
- James "Jayo Felony" Savage — vocals (track 10)
- Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — additional vocals & mixing (tracks: 3, 11), producer (tracks: 3, 11, 14)
- Toika Troutman — additional vocals (track 3)
- Chameleon — additional vocals (track 4)
- Chris "The Glove" Taylor — producer (track 1), mixing (tracks: 1, 12, 15)
- Rodolfo "DJ Clark Kent" Franklin — producer (track 2)
- Steven "Stevie J." Jordan — producer & mixing (track 4)
- Omonte Ward — co-producer (track 4)
- Tony Pizarro — producer (track 5), recording (tracks: 11, 14), mixing (tracks: 3–5, 9–13, 15)
- Carlos "Six July" Broady — producer (tracks: 6, 10)
- Corey "R.I.P." Barker — producer (track 6)
- Nicholas "Nick Wiz" Loizides — producer (track 7)
- Roger "Protest" Roberts — producer (tracks: 8, 12), mixing (track 8)
- Ty "Big Nous" Alston — producer (tracks: 9, 15), mixing (track 9)
- James "J Groove" Carson — producer & mixing (track 13)
- Rashaan "Cus" Stephens — mixing (track 2)
- Andy Grassi — mixing (track 4)
- Caveman Haywood — mixing (track 6)
- Ken "Duro" Ifill — mixing (track 7)
- Kevin Kim — mixing (track 8)
- Chris Bellman — mastering
- Kairi Brown — executive producer
- Tarif Supreme — co-executive producer
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[3] | 91 |
References
[edit ]- ^ DiBella, M.F. "The Hit List - Saafir | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Leonard, Franklin (November 12, 1999). "Album Review: The Hit List by Saafir | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 49. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 4, 1999. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Saafir – The Hit List at Discogs (list of releases)