music.wikisort.org - CompositionA Brand You Can Trust is the debut album from hip hop group La Coka Nostra. It was released on July 14, 2009 on Suburban Noize Records and Uncle Howie Records. The album has become a cult classic amongst fans, selling over 500,000 units and becoming certified gold after only a month, a feat rarely seen in underground hip hop.
2009 studio album by La Coka Nostra
A Brand You Can Trust |
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Released | July 14, 2009 |
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Recorded | 2006-2009 |
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Genre | Hardcore hip hop, underground hip hop, conscious hip hop, horrorcore, rap rock |
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Length | 57:36 |
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Label | Uncle Howie Records Suburban Noize Records |
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Producer | DJ Lethal Everlast The Alchemist Q-Unique Cynic Ill Bill Sicknature |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
BBC | (average)[2] |
RapReviews.com | 7/10[3] |
The album took over three years to make, due to solo projects from Everlast, Slaine, and Ill Bill. It was originally set for release on September 11, 2007 alongside Ill Bill's The Hour of Reprisal album, before both were pushed back.
In late 2008 the group, with the help of former Non Phixion DJ DJ Eclipse and Cypress Hill members Sen Dog and DJ Muggs, signed with West Coast punk/hip hop label Suburban Noize Records.
The album was recorded and mixed at DJ Lethal's studio and at the Soul Assassins Studio in Los Angeles, California, with additional mixing done in Brooklyn, New York at Ill Bill's in-home studio known as "Cult Leader Media".
"Fuck Tony Montana" first appeared on the Ill Bill mixtape Ill Bill Is The Future Vol. 2: I'm a Goon!, released on December 5, 2006. "That's Coke" was remixed for the album due to sample clearance issues of the original version, which used portions from Bobby Byrd's "I'm Not To Blame".
Track listing
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Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
1 |
"Bloody Sunday" (feat. Big Left & Sen Dog) |
DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Everlast
- Second Verse: Ill Bill
- Third Verse: Big Left
- Fourth Verse: Slaine
- Chorus: Sen Dog
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2 |
"Get You By" |
DJ Lethal |
- Intro/First Verse: Slaine
- Second Verse: Everlast, Danny Boy
- Third Verse: Ill Bill
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3 |
"Bang Bang" (feat. Snoop Dogg) |
DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Everlast
- Third Verse: Slaine
- Chorus: Snoop Dogg
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4 |
"The Stain" |
Everlast |
- First Verse: Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Slaine
- Chorus: Everlast
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5 |
"I'm an American" (feat. B-Real) |
Sicknature & DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Slaine, Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Everlast, B-Real
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6 |
"Brujeria" (feat. Sick Jacken) |
DJ Lethal |
- Intro/Outro: Slaine
- Verses: Slaine, Ill Bill, Everlast
- Chorus: Sick Jacken
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7 |
"Once Upon A Time" |
DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Everlast
- Second Verse: Ill Bill
- Third Verse/Chorus: Slaine
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8 |
"Cousin of Death" |
Ill Bill & DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Slaine
- Second Verse: Ill Bill
- Chorus: Everlast
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9 |
"Choose Your Side" (feat. Bun B) |
The Alchemist |
- First Verse: Bun B
- Second Verse: Everlast
- Third Verse Ill Bill
- Chorus: Bun B, Everlast
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10 |
"Hardcore Chemical" |
DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Everlast, Danny Boy
- Third Verse: Slaine
- Chorus: Everlast
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11 |
"Soldier’s Story" (feat. Sick Jacken) |
DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Sick Jacken
- Third Verse: Slaine
- Chorus: Everlast
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12 |
"Gun in Your Mouth" |
Cynic |
- Intro/First Verse: Slaine
- Second Verse: Everlast
- Third Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
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13 |
"Nuclear Medicinemen" (feat. Immortal Technique & Q-Unique) |
Q-Unique |
- First Verse: Slaine
- Second Verse: Everlast
- Third Verse: Immortal Technique
- Fourth Verse: Q-Unique
- Chorus: Ill Bill
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14 |
"That's Coke" |
DJ Lethal |
- Verses: Everlast, Slaine & Ill Bill
- Chorus: Danny Boy
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15 |
"Fuck Tony Montana" (feat. Sick Jacken & B-Real) |
DJ Lethal |
- First Verse: Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Everlast
- Third Verse: Sick Jacken
- Fourth Verse: B-Real
- Fifth Verse: Slaine
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Personnel
- La Coka Nostra
- Everlast – performer, writing, production (4)
- Ill Bill – performer, writing, production (8)
- Slaine – performer (1-8, 10-15), writing (1-8, 10-15)
- Danny Boy – performer (2, 10, 14), executive production, art direction, design, photography, writing (14)
- DJ Lethal – writing (1-3, 5-7, 10, 11, 14, 15), production (1-3, 5-8, 10, 11, 14, 15), scratching (3, 5, 14)
- Other personnel
- Sen Dog – performer (1)
- Big Left – performer (1), writing (1, 3)
- Grisha Dimant – guitars (1)
- Baby Jesus – bass guitar (2)
- Russel Ali – additional guitars (2)
- Snoop Dogg – performer (3)
- B-Real – performer (5, 15), writing (5, 15)
- Sicknature – production (5)
- Sick Jacken – performer (6, 11, 15), writing (6, 11, 15)
- Bun B – performer (9), writing (9)
- The Alchemist – writing (9), production (9)
- Cynic – writing (12), production (12)
- Q-Unique – performer (13), writing (13), production (13)
- Immortal Technique – performer (13), writing (13)
- Brad X – executive production
- Kevin Zinger – executive production
- Dez Einswell – art direction, design
- Casey Quintal – design, layout
- Mike D. – photography
Charts
Reception
AllMusic gave four out of five stars.[5] Andrew Kameka of HipHopDX wrote that "the album is a mostly solid effort and exactly what someone would expect from a supergroup of like-minded members known for high-energy music".[6] Adam Kennedy of the BBC while praising some the moments of the album said "it’s a tantalising parting taste of potential capabilities, yet until they improve a customer satisfaction hit rate that barely troubles one in three tunes here".[7] Rap Reviews gave it a seven out of ten.[8] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said "La Coka Nostra are an interesting collection of collaborators that live up to the hype".[9]
See also
References
- Allmusic review
- BBC review
- RapReviews.com review
- "Swisscharts.com – La Coka Nostra – A Brand You Can Trust". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- A Brand You Can Trust - La Coka Nostra | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved May 20, 2022
- Kameka, Andrew (July 16, 2009). "La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- Kennedy, Adam. "BBC - Music - Review of La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- "RapReviews.com Feature for July 14, 2009 - La Coka Nostra's "A Brand You Can Trust"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- "La Coka Nostra A Brand You Can Trust | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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A Brand You Can Trust — дебютный студийный альбом хип-хоп группы La Coka Nostra, вышедший 14 июля 2009 года на лейблах Uncle Howie Records и Suburban Noize Records. Выпуск альбома задержался на некоторое время, так как музыканты Everlast и Ill Bill были заняты своими сольными релизами. Первоначальной датой релиза было назначено 11 сентября 2007 года.
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