The Hard Road (enhanced CD)

~ Release by Hilltop Hoods (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

• Hidden track is found by pressing rewind during track 1
• Track 2 contains a sample of "Laying Pipe" performed by Pornosonic.
• Track 3 contains a sample of "Out In The Woods" performed by Leon Russel.

Video plays in MPEG format.

Recorded at X-Bred Production Studio, Adelaide, Australia.

This album is dedicated to Flak.

Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 9 335078 000159
Barcode (Scanned): 9335078000159
Matrix / Runout: AAV REGENCY 89122.1 OBR042 P38351
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LN96
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6Z08

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-08 13:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Enhanced CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
Ya Feel Big
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Ya Feel Big (hidden track)
lyricist and writer:
Pressure (Australian rapper Daniel Smith, member of Hilltop Hoods) and Suffa
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Limited (2020-12–present, Australian publisher of Sony Music; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Limited) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Hilltop Hoods3:44
1Recapturing the Vibe
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Recapturing the Vibe
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods33:26
2Clown Prince
producer:
Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
X-Bred Productions
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
samples:
Excursions by A Tribe Called Quest, Laying Pipe by Pornosonic and Things Done Changed by The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
Clown Prince
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods33:52
3The Hard Road
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
samples:
Out in the Woods by Leon Russell
recording of:
The Hard Road
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods34:06
4Stopping All Stations
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Stopping All Stations
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure)
Hilltop Hoods33:52
5Conversations From a Speakeasy
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
guest vocals:
Omni (Los Angeles rapper J. McDonald)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure), J. McDonald (Los Angeles rapper, Omni) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Conversations From a Speakeasy
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure), J. McDonald (Los Angeles rapper, Omni) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods feat. Omni3:29
6What a Great Intro
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
What a Great Intro
writer:
M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods0:25
7What a Great Night (DNR)
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
What a Great Night (DNR)
writer:
M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods33:07
8City of Light
producer:
Suffa
bass guitar:
Chris Lambert (Australian producer/musician)
electric guitar:
Nick Lambert
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
City of Light
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods3:41
9Obese Lowlifes
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
guest vocals:
Braintax (British hip hop) and Mystro (UK rapper, fka Mystro)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure), J. Christie, K. Dafarmo (UK rapper, fka Mystro) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Obese Lowlifes
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure), J. Christie, K. Dafarmo (UK rapper, fka Mystro) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods feat. Mystro & Braintax2:24
10Circuit Breaker
producer:
Trials (Australian MC, Rapper and Producer)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Peepshow Entertainment
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Circuit Breaker
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods3:31
11Breathe
producer:
Suffa
bass guitar:
Chris Lambert (Australian producer/musician)
trumpet:
Phil Ingram (Australian trumpet player)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Breathe
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure)
Hilltop Hoods3:15
12The Blue Blooded
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
guest vocals:
Muph
lead vocals:
Pressure (Australian rapper Daniel Smith, member of Hilltop Hoods) and Suffa
performer:
A. Baker (Rap artist Sesta from Funkoars), D. Rankine, D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure), D. Young (Australian MC aka Muphin), J. Lardner, L. Latukefu, M. Honson (Hons, Australian MC), M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods), P. Ridge, R. Mortimer (Australian MC/producer, performs as Mortar), R. Warren (Australian MC, aka Robby Balboa) and T. Staaf
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
samples:
Diamonds From Sierra Leone by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and The Certificate by Hilltop Hoods feat. Certified Wise
recording of:
The Blue Blooded
writer:
A. Baker (Rap artist Sesta from Funkoars), D. Rankine, D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure), D. Young (Australian MC aka Muphin), J. Lardner, L. Latukefu, M. Honson (Hons, Australian MC), M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods), P. Ridge, R. Mortimer (Australian MC/producer, performs as Mortar), R. Warren (Australian MC, aka Robby Balboa) and T. Staaf
Hilltop Hoods feat. The Blue Blooded Allstars4:47
13Monsters Ball
producer:
Simplex (australian hip hop)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
Monsters Ball
writer:
D. Smith (Australian rapper aka Pressure) and M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods4:20
14An Audience With the Devil
producer:
Trials (Australian MC, Rapper and Producer)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
performer:
M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Peepshow Entertainment
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
An Audience With the Devil
writer:
M. Lambert (Australian rapper and producer Suffa of Hilltop Hoods)
Hilltop Hoods4:07
15The Captured Vibe
producer:
Suffa
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Debris (Australian hip hop DJ Barry Francis, member of Hilltop Hoods)
produced for:
Suffering City Productions (personal label of Suffa from Hilltop Hoods)
recorded at:
X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
recording of:
The Captured Vibe
Hilltop Hoods feat. DJ Reflux2:13

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Australia
mastering:Neville Clarke
illustration:John Engelhardt
design:Mexi / Ninety Calibre (Australian Hip Hop DJ expat to the USA)
distributed by:Obese Records (Australian label)
copyrighted (©) by:Hilltop Hoods Pty Ltd. (in 2006)
recorded at:X-Bred Production Studios in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
mastered at:Disk-Edits in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/654755 [info]
ASIN:US: B000F903DA [info]

Release group

dedicated to:Flak (South Australian MC/Rapper)
remixes:The Hard Road: Restrung
associated singles/EPs:Clown Prince
The Hard Road (Single)
What a Great Night
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/25142 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001027897 [info]
Wikidata:Q7738850 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Hilltop+Hoods/The+Hard+Road [info]