Loyalty
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Recorded2000–01
StudioC Mo' Greens Studio (New York, NY)
GenreHip hop
Length1:06:44
Label
Producer
Screwball chronology
Y2K: The Album
(2000)
Loyalty
(2001)
Screwed Up
(2004)
Singles from Loyalty
  1. "Torture"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Gorillas (Remix)"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Too High, Too Low / Real Niggaz"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews6/10[1]

Loyalty is the second studio album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on June 26, 2001 via Hydra Entertainment/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio in New York. Production was mainly handled by Godfather Don and Ayatollah. It features guest appearances from Black Attack, Complexion, Cormega, Kool G Rap, Matrix Bars, M.O.P., Nature, N.O.R.E. and Tragedy Khadafi. The album peaked at number 185 on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, Lee Stone-produced "Torture", made it to #78 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Intro"Ayatollah1:50
2."Like a Gangsta" (featuring Matrix Bars)
  • Bass
  • Kenneth Lewis
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah4:42
3."Where You At?" (featuring Nature)
Godfather Don4:10
4."Live and Let Die"
  • Lewis
  • Ivey
  • Jones
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah3:54
5."Torture" (featuring M.O.P.)
Stone3:06
6."Check the Resume" DJ G.I. Joe0:33
7."When the Sun Goes Down"
  • Bass
  • Lewis
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah3:20
8."Turn It Up"
  • Bass
  • Lewis
  • Ivey
  • Jones
F Bee4:21
9."I Spit" (featuring Black Attack)
  • Ivey
  • Jones
  • Sean Boston
  • R. Chapman
Godfather Don4:08
10."Loyalty" (featuring Cormega)
Godfather Don4:26
11."Real Niggaz"
  • Jones
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah4:19
12."Gorillas" (featuring Kool G Rap and Noreaga)Godfather Don3:55
13."My Niggas"
  • Bass
  • R. Chapman
Godfather Don3:24
14."Too High, Too Low" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi)Mike Heron3:20
15."Street Life"
  • Ivey
  • R. Chapman
Godfather Don3:50
16."The Booth"  0:59
17."The Bio"BassGoodie Goodman4:01
18."Gotta Believe" (featuring Complexion)
  • Lewis
  • Edwin Almonte
SPK4:04
19."Screwed Up"
The Beatnuts4:22
Total length:1:06:44

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 185
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 11

References

  1. ^ Jost, Matt (April 2, 2013). "Screwball :: Loyalty :: Hydra Entertainment/LandSpeed". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.