Against da Grain (explicit)

~ Release by YoungBloodZ (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Youngbloodz Intro (GP’s Interlude)
recording engineer:
Vincent Green (recording engineer), Manuel “Khalifani” Morris and Jan Nerud (engineer)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
mixer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer)
instruments:
Robert “Rob” McDowell (US hip-hop)
background vocals:
Dana Lewis
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
miscellaneous support:
Black Market Entertainment (linked to BME Recordings) (task: all instruments for)
recorded at:
D‐Lo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Youngbloodz Intro
writer:
Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ) and Kenyatta Stokes ("Pretty Ken")
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ2:54
2Shakem’ Off
recording engineer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
additional programming:
Montez “Tez” Harris (Montez Deon Harris)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
mixer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer)
keyboard:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer)
background vocals:
Attic Fools
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Shakem’ Off
writer:
Harold Willis, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ) and Kenyatta Stokes ("Pretty Ken")
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ3:42
3Pop, Pop, Pop (Cuttin’ Tonight Interlude)
recording of:
Pop, Pop, Pop
writer:
Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Robert McDowell (US hip-hop), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ), Villus Hose (US, rap) and William H. Holmes (rapper from Atlanta, US - William Holmes)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing, DrugStore Publishing, Slic Flo Publishing and Swole Music Publishing (ASCAP)
YoungBloodZ5:59
485 / Billy Dee Interlude
performer:
Big Boi
recording of:
85
writer:
Antwan Patton, James Hollins, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Kawan Prather, Maurice Sinclair (Maurice Sinclair) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
YoungBloodZ feat. Big Boi54:30
5U‐Way (How We Do It)
assistant recording engineer:
Mary McShane
recording engineer:
Ralph Cacciurri, Blake Eiseman, Manuel “Khalifani” Morris, Jan Nerud (engineer), Vincent Sims and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
mixer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer)
instruments:
Mark Twayne
background vocals:
Attic Fools
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LaFace Records (in 1999)
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
recorded at:
D‐Lo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
instrumental versions:
U‐Way (How We Do It) (instrumental) by YoungBloodZ
recording of:
U‐Way (How We Do It)
writer:
Harold Willis, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ4:34
6Hot Heat
recording engineer:
Bernasky Wall
programming and producer:
Organized Noize Productions (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
mixer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer)
bass:
Patrick “Sleepy” Brown
background vocals:
Bone Crusher (rapper from Atlanta)
vocals:
Backbone (Rapper from Atlanta, GA.), J‐Bo (member of YoungBloodZ) and Sean P (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
recorded at:
Dungeon Studios (Atlanta) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Hot Heat
writer:
Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ), Wayne Hardnett (rapper from Atlanta) and Jamahr Williams
composer:
Organized Noize Productions (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
YoungBloodZ feat. Bone Crusher & Backbone4:08
76 to 14 in 12
recording engineer:
Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
assistant mixer:
Brian Springer
mixer:
Dexter Simmons
bass and keyboard:
Robert “Rob” McDowell (US hip-hop)
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
miscellaneous support:
Black Market Entertainment (linked to BME Recordings) (task: Keyboards and Bass for)
recorded at:
Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
6 to 14 in 12
writer:
Harold Willis, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ4:13
8Down Heya (In the South)
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
assistant mixer:
Ted Reiger
mixer:
Dexter Simmons
bass and keyboard:
Robert “Rob” McDowell (US hip-hop)
additional vocals:
Villus “Odd Ball” Hose (US, rap) and William “Shawty Putt” Holmes (rapper from Atlanta, US - William Holmes)
background vocals:
Harold “Mark Twayne” Willis of Dat Hard
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
miscellaneous support:
Black Market Entertainment (linked to BME Recordings) (task: Keyboards and Bass for)
recorded at:
Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Down Heya (In the South)
writer:
Harold Willis, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ), Villus Hose (US, rap) and William Holmes (rapper from Atlanta, US - William Holmes)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing, Ben Hill Tiger (ASCAP), DrugStore Publishing and Slic Flo Music
YoungBloodZ4:29
9Thangs Movin’ Slow
recording engineer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Cooley C
assistant mixer:
Brian Springer
mixer:
Dexter Simmons
additional vocals:
Harold “Mark Twayne” Willis of Dat Hard
produced for:
Prophets of Rage Productions (Cool C’s production label)
recording of:
Thangs Movin’ Slow
writer:
Carl Dorsey, Harold Willis, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing, DrugStore Publishing and Prophets of Rage Songs (BMI; fka Prophets of Rage Songs)
YoungBloodZ4:13
10It’s the Money (Fake ID Interlude)
recording of:
It’s the Money
writer:
Harold Willis, James Hollins, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Kawan Prather, Kevin Burton, Maurice Sinclair (Maurice Sinclair) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
YoungBloodZ4:58
11Booty Club Playa
assistant recording engineer:
Ralph Chiarelli
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
producer:
P.A. (United States hip-hop)
assistant mixer:
Mauricio Iragorri
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
instruments:
P.A. (United States hip-hop)
background vocals:
William “Shawty Putt” Holmes (rapper from Atlanta, US - William Holmes)
produced for:
Ghetto Street Funk Music
miscellaneous support:
Ghetto Street Funk Music (task: All Instruments for)
recorded at:
Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Booty Club Playa
writer:
James Hollins, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Kawan Prather, Maurice Sinclair (Maurice Sinclair), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ) and Kenyatta Stokes ("Pretty Ken")
YoungBloodZ3:39
1287 Fleetwood
recording engineer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer), Dale “Rambo” Ramsey and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
assistant mixer:
Brian Springer
mixer:
Dexter Simmons
bass:
Robert “Rob” McDowell (US hip-hop)
background vocals:
Erica Bryant (vocalist) and William “Shawty Putt” Holmes (rapper from Atlanta, US - William Holmes)
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
miscellaneous support:
Black Market Entertainment (linked to BME Recordings) (task: Bass for)
recorded at:
Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
87 Fleetwood
writer:
Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Ricardo Lewis (US rapper Ricardo Lewis, aka Cutty Cartel), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ) and Kenyatta Stokes ("Pretty Ken")
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing, Buddy Ro Music Publishing (ASCAP) and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ44:10
13Get It How We Get It (Splack‐Interlude)
recording of:
Get It How We Get It
writer:
David Fleming (hip-hop songwriter), Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Robert McDowell (US hip-hop) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing, DrugStore Publishing and Swole Music Publishing (ASCAP)
YoungBloodZ4:49
14Just a Dream
recording engineer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
assistant mixer:
Brian Springer
mixer:
Dexter Simmons
background vocals:
Kenyatta “Pretty Ken” Stokes ("Pretty Ken")
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
recording of:
Just a Dream
writer:
Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ), Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ) and Kenyatta Stokes ("Pretty Ken")
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ2:25
15U‐Way (How We Do It) (remix)
recording engineer:
Ralph Cacciurri, Blake Eiseman, Manuel “Khalifani” Morris, Jan Nerud (engineer), Vincent Sims and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
additional producer:
Mixzo (a.k.a. Michael O. Johnson)
producer:
Pretty Ken ("Pretty Ken") and Mark Twayne
mixer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer)
guitar:
Randell Rivers (guitarist)
instruments:
Randell Rivers (guitarist) and Mark Twayne
background vocals:
Attic Fools and Impulss
remixer:
Mixzo (a.k.a. Michael O. Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LaFace Records (in 1999)
produced for:
Attic Crew Productions
remixed for:
Horrible Productions
recorded at:
D‐Lo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
U‐Way (How We Do It)
writer:
Harold Willis, Jeffrey Grigsby (member of YoungBloodZ) and Sean Paul Joseph (US rapper, member of YoungBloodZ)
publisher:
Attic Crew Publishing and DrugStore Publishing
YoungBloodZ4:43

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
art direction:Darrick “D.L.” Warfield
photography:Todd Norwood (photography)
executive producer:P.A. (United States hip-hop)
Kawan “KP” Prather
mastering:Herb Powers
design:LaKimbra “KIM” Sneed
manufactured by and distributed by:Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:LaFace Records (in 1999)
executive produced for:Ghet‐O‐Vision Entertainment
mastered at:Powers House of Sound in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/454735 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000JY7R [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/youngbloodz/against-da-grain.p/ [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Attic Crew Productions (task: A&R direction)
Regina Davenport (task: A&R coordinator)
Kalonji “K” Phillips (task: A&R coordinator)
associated singles/EPs:U‐Way (How We Do It)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/136221 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/youngbloodz/against-da-grain/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000243794 [info]
Wikidata:Q937155 [info]