1st Infantry

by The Alchemist

1st Infantry cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 June 2004
  • Label: Koch Records
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.11/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut solo album by producer the Alchemist, '1st Infantry' assembles Nas, the Game, Mobb Deep, Dilated Peoples, and the Lox over beats he produced entirely himself. Single "Hold You Down" reached the Billboard Hot 100 while the album peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Heatseekers chart, with "Bangers" later landing in the 2006 video game 'Saints Row'.

Genres

Descriptors: crime, rhythmic, sampling, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Intro
  2. Dead Bodies
  3. Your Boy Al (Interlude)
  4. The Essence
  5. Hold You Down
  6. Industry Rule 4080 (Interlude)
  7. Stop The Show
  8. D-Block To QB
  9. Bangers
  10. Where Can We Go
  11. It's A Craze
  12. For The Record
  13. Boost The Crime Rate
  14. Strength Of Pain
  15. A Soul Assassins Tale (Interlude)
  16. Bang Out
  17. Tick Tock
  18. Pimp Squad
  19. Different Worlds

Credits

  • Ola Kudu - art direction, design
  • Neil Maman - executive-producer

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