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War Zone is the second album by American hip hop trio Black Moon. It was released on February 23, 1999 through Duck Down/Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York City. Production was entirely handled by Da Beatminerz, who also served as executive producers together with Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman and member Buckshot. It features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Heather B., Louieville Sluggah, M.O.P., Q-Tip, Rock, Smif-N-Wessun and Teflon. The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Top R&B Albums. It was supported by two singles: "Two Turntables & a Mic" and "Worldwind (This Is What It Sounds Like) (Remix)".

War Zone
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999 (1999-02-23)
Recorded1997 - 1998
StudioD&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre
  • East Coast hip hop
  • underground hip hop
Length1:01:12
Label
  • Duck Down
  • Priority
Producer
  • Buckshot (exec.)
  • Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.)
  • Da Beatminerz (also exec.)
  • Rockwilder (co.)
Black Moon chronology
Diggin' in Dah Vaults
(1996)
War Zone
(1999)
Total Eclipse
(2003)
Singles from War Zone
  1. "Two Turntables & A Mic"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Worldwind (Remix)"
    Released: June 29, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]

The album was released almost six years after its influential debut Enta da Stage. The group began a lengthy legal battle with Nervous Records in 1995 over the licensing of their name, which finally settled soon before the release of War Zone. Though many of the albums released from the Boot Camp Clik family between 1997 and 1999 received mediocre reviews, War Zone garnered some strong acclaim and moderate sales. Member 5ft, who only appeared on three tracks on Enta da Stage, provides verses on six songs.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Kenyatta Blake0:43
2."The Onslaught" (featuring Busta Rhymes)3:53
3."War Zone"
  • Blake
  • Kasim Reid
  • Walter V. Dewgarde
  • Jahmal Bush
3:21
4."This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)"
4:39
5."Freestyle"
3:36
6."Five" (Interlude)Reid1:13
7."For All Y'all" (featuring Heather B.)
  • Reid
  • Heather B. Gardner
  • E. Dewgarde
4:40
8."Come Get Some" (featuring Louieville Sluggah)
  • Blake
  • Barret Powell
  • W. Dewgarde
  • Thomas Sylvester Allen
5:00
9."Weight of the World"
  • Blake
  • Reid
  • E. Dewgarde
  • W. Dewgarde
3:29
10."Evil Dee Is on the Mix"E. Dewgarde0:59
11."Show Down" (featuring Q-Tip)
  • Blake
  • E. Dewgarde
  • W. Dewgarde
3:41
12."One-Two"
  • Blake
  • Reid
  • E. Dewgarde
  • David Axelrod
3:43
13."Frame" (featuring Cocoa Brovaz)
  • Blake
  • Darrell Yates, Jr.
  • Tekomin Williams
  • W. Dewgarde
3:59
14."Buckshot (Interlude)"Blake1:11
15."Two Turntables & A Mic"
  • Blake
  • E. Dewgarde
  • Kenton Nix
3:56
16."Annihilation" (featuring M.O.P. and Teflon)
  • Reid
  • Eric Murray
  • Jamal Grinnage
  • Linwood Starling
  • Hendricks
  • W. Dewgarde
4:08
17."Duress"
  • Blake
  • Hendricks
  • Axelrod
4:00
18."Throw Your Hands in the Air"
4:19
19."Outro" (featuring Rock)Bush0:42
Total length:1:01:12
War Zone Revisited
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."The Streets"
  • Blake
  • E. Dewgarde
  • W. Dewgarde
3:09
21."Just Us"
  • Blake
  • E. Dewgarde
  • W. Dewgarde
5:37
Total length:1:09:59
Sample credits

Personnel


Black Moon


Charts


Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 35
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[4] 9

Singles chart positions


Year Song Chart positions
US
R&B/Hip-Hop
US
Rap
1999 "Two Turntables & a Mic" 82
"This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)" (Remix) 13

References


  1. Farley, Keith. "War Zone - Black Moon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 21, 1999). "Black Moon :: War Zone :: Duck Down". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of April 3, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 3, 1999. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 16, 2020.



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War Zone es el segundo álbum de estudio del grupo de hip hop Black Moon, lanzado casi seis años después de su influyente debut Enta Da Stage. Luego de separarse de Nervous Records, el grupo empezó una larga batalla legal por la licencia del nombre, que finalmente fue resuelto en 1998, y pudieron licenciar el nombre a través de Nervous. Aunque muchos de los álbumes lanzados por la familia Boot Camp Clik entre 1997 y 1999 recibieron mediocres críticas, War Zone acumuló alguna aclamación fuerte y moderadas ventas. El álbum contó con los sencillos "Two Turntables & A Mic" y "This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)".



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