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Hold It Down is the third album by Brooklyn-based rap duo Das EFX, released in 1995 via East West Records.[5] It contains production from DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Easy Mo Bee.

Hold It Down
Studio album by Das EFX
Released	September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
Recorded	Late 1994-Mid 1995
Studio	D&D Studios (New York, New York) Green Street Studios (New York City) Ian London Studios (East Islip, New York) Chung King Studios (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	73:39
Label	EastWest
Producer	PMD (exec.) Peter Lewis DJ Premier Easy Mo Bee Solid Scheme Kevin Geeda Soul G. Das EFX DJ Scratch DJ Clark Kent Showbiz Pete Rock
Das EFX chronology
Straight Up Sewaside (1993) Hold It Down (1995) Generation EFX (1998)
Singles from Hold It Down
"Real Hip-Hop" Released: September 12, 1995 "Microphone Master" Released: January 30, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
Muzik	[3]
The Source	[4]

The track "Represent the Real," featuring KRS-One, is the same version that appears on KRS-One's 1995 album KRS-One.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Length
1	"Intro (Once Again)"	A. Weston, W. Hines	Peter Lewis	*Interlude*	1:08
2	"No Diggedy"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Martin	DJ Premier	Das EFX	4:03
3	"Knockin' Niggaz Off"	A. Weston, W. Hines, O. Harvey Jr.	Easy Mo Bee	Das EFX	3:24
4	"Here We Go"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Solid Scheme	Das EFX	4:05
5	"Real Hip-Hop [Original Version]"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Martin	DJ Premier	Das EFX	4:09
6	"Here It Is"	A. Weston, W. Hines, K. Geeda, J. Bishop, G. Jenkins	Kevin Geeda	Das EFX	4:59
7	"Microphone Master"	A. Weston, W. Hines, O. Harvey Jr.	Easy Mo Bee	Das EFX	4:30
8	"40 & A Blunt"	A. Weston, W. Hines, O. Harvey Jr.	Easy Mo Bee	Das EFX	3:17
9	"Buck-Buck"	A. Weston, W. Hines	Das EFX	Das EFX	3:12
10	"Intro"			*Interlude*	0:09
11	"Can't Have Nuttin'"	A. Weston, W. Hines, G. Stevens	Soul G.	Das EFX	5:34
12	"Alright"	A. Weston, W. Hines, O. Harvey Jr.	Easy Mo Bee	Das EFX	4:23
13	"Hold It Down"	A. Weston, W. Hines, O. Harvey Jr.	Easy Mo Bee	Das EFX	4:47
14	"Dedicated"	A. Weston, W. Hines, R. Franklin	DJ Clark Kent	Das EFX	3:46
15	"Ready to Rock Rough Rhymes"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Solid Scheme	Solid Scheme, Das EFX	4:34
16	"Represent the Real"	A. Weston, W. Hines, K. Parker, R. Lemay	Showbiz	Das EFX, KRS-One	3:19
17	"Comin' Thru"	A. Weston, W. Hines, G. Spivey	DJ Scratch	Das EFX	3:32
18	"Hardcore Rap Act"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Solid Scheme	Das EFX	4:30
19	"Bad News"	A. Weston, W. Hines, P. Smith, G. Spivey	DJ Scratch	Das EFX, PMD	2:20
20	"Real Hip-Hop [Pete Rock Remix]"	A. Weston, W. Hines, P. Phillips	Pete Rock	Das EFX	3:58

Chart performance

Album

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1995	Hold It Down	#22[6]	#4

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1995	"Real Hip-Hop"	#61	-	-	-
1996	"Microphone Master"	#86	#39	#5	#5

References

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