Y2K: The Album | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 8, 2000[1] | |||
Recorded | 1997-99 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:07:11 | |||
Label | Tommy Boy Records | |||
Producer |
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Screwball chronology | ||||
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Singles from Y2K | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
RapReviews | 8/10[3] |
Spin | 8/10[4] |
Y2K: The Album is the debut album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on February 8, 2000[5] via Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio, D&D Studios and House Of Hits in New York City. Production was handled by several record producers, including Mike Heron, Godfather Don, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Marley Marl and Biz Markie. It features guest appearances from Big Noyd, Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nature, Nashawn, Prince A.D. and Triple Seis. The album peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its singles "F.A.Y.B.A.N." and "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" were also charted on the Hot Rap Songs.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Album Intro" | 0:15 | ||
2. | "That Shit" |
| Mike Heron | 3:39 |
3. | "F.A.Y.B.A.N." |
| DJ Premier | 3:08 |
4. | "Take It There" (featuring Capone) |
| V.I.C. | 3:21 |
5. | "Y2K" |
| Godfather Don | 2:48 |
6. | "Seen It All" |
| DJ Premier | 4:07 |
7. | "Somebody's Gotta Do It" (featuring Triple Seis) |
| Mike Heron | 3:51 |
8. | "You Love to Hear the Stories" (featuring MC Shan) | Pete Rock | 4:50 | |
9. | "The Heat Is On" (featuring Prodigy and Godfather Don) |
| Mike Heron | 3:36 |
10. | "The Blocks" (featuring Nature) |
| A Kid Called Roots | 3:54 |
11. | "No Exceptions" (fearuting Rapper Noyd) |
| Max Vargas | 3:37 |
12. | "The Operation" (featuring Nashawn) |
| Mike Heron | 3:26 |
13. | "Urban Warfare" |
| Mike Heron | 2:03 |
14. | "Who Shot Rudy?" |
| Mike Heron | 3:29 |
15. | "Biz Interlude" |
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| 1:36 |
16. | "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" |
| Mike Heron | 3:25 |
17. | "Communications" (featuring Prince AD) |
| EZ Elpee | 3:28 |
18. | "Zoning" |
| Godfather Don | 4:13 |
19. | "Attention: A&R Department" |
| Eddie Sancho | 4:08 |
20. | "On the Real" (featuring Havoc and Cormega) |
| Marley Marl | 4:17 |
Total length: | 1:07:11 |
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 50 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] | 10 |