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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 Black Moon
Released	February 23, 1999 (1999-02-23)
Recorded	1997 - 1998
Studio	D&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	East Coast hip hop underground hip hop
Length	1:01:12
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
"Two Turntables & A Mic" Released: 1999 "Worldwind (Remix)" Released: June 29, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7/10[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

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains a sample from "How Do Yeaw View You?" written by George Clinton, William Collins and Bernard Worrell
• Track 4 contains a sample from "The Day" written by Manos Hadjidakis and Brian Corrigan
• Track 5 contains a sample from "N.T." written by Kool & the Gang and "Dead On It Part II" written by James Brown and Fred Wesley
• Track 12 contains a sample from "A Divine Image" written by David Axelrod
• Track 15 contains a sample from "Heartbeat" written by Kenton Nix
• Track 17 contains a sample from "General Confessional" written by Danvid Axelrod
• Track 18 contains a sample from "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written by Curtis Mayfield

Personnel

Black Moon

• Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – main artist, lead vocals, executive producer, liner notes
• Kaseem "5ft" Reid – main artist, vocals (tracks: 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 16), liner notes
• Ewart "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgrade – main artist, scratches, producer, executive producer, liner notes

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

External links

• Black Moon – War Zone at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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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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