Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Concrete Law
3. Like This - (featuring Odd Ball/Blvd International)
4. Jump Back
5. 5 Deuce, 4 Tre
6. Hit & Run - (featuring Slic Patna/Blvd International)
7. Lord Have Mercy - (featuring Cee-Lo/Joi)
8. Come See Me - (featuring Sleepy Brown)
9. Believe That - (featuring Gipp/Slimm Calhoun)
10. OK Then - (featuring Shawdy Putt/C-Bone)
11. 50 Deep - (featuring Chamdon/YoungBloodz)
12. Dungeon Ratz - (featuring T-Mo/Khujo/Witchdoctor/Big Rube)
13. Under Street Lights
14. Puttin On - (featuring Cool Breeze)
15. Sho Ya Right! - (with Killer Mike)
16. Yes Yes Y'All - (featuring Slic Patna)
17. Wheatskraw Outro
| Details | | Playing Time: | 67 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Big Rube, Blvd International, C-Bone, Cee-Lo, Ceelo, Chamdon, Cool Breeze, Gipp, Joi, Khujo, Odd Ball, Poone Daddy, Shawdy Putt, Sleepy Brown, Sleepy Sleepy Brown, Slimm Calhoun, T-Mo, Witchdoctor, YoungBloodz | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Backbone, Slic Patna, Blvd. International, Odd Ball, Cee-Lo, Slimm Calhoun, Shawdy Putt, Big Boi, C-Bone, Chamdon, Youngbloodz, Witchdoctor, T-Mo, Khujo, Big Rube, Cool Breeze, Killer Mike (rap vocals); Peety Wheatskraw (spoken vocals); David Whild, Tomi Martin (guitar); Renard Etheridge (trumpet); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (keyboards, bass); Skinny Miracles (synthesizer); George Grier, Charles Pettaway, Preston Crump (bass); Lucky Calhoun (scratches); Bolivan Tromoso, Honey Harris, Poone Daddy, Sleepy Brown, Brandon "Shuga Love" Bennett, Joi, Gipp, Nadia Brown, Myrna "Peach" Crenshaw (background vocals).
Producers include: Cee-Loo, Brandon Peters, Mark Twayne, Rondal Rucker, Lucky Calhoun.
Principally recorded at Stankonia, Kala, Patchwerk and Soundlab Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
While Backbone doesn't employ the obvious pop moves that guarantee mainstream crossover success (sampling classic pop tunes, employing catchy, melodic choruses), he's more than just another in-your-face rapper, and his music is certainly not without hooks. In the tradition of dub reggae (though that style isn't specifically referenced here), Backbone fashions his hooks by manipulating the atmospheric and rhythmic elements of a track, creating subtly repetitive motifs that insinuate themselves into the listener's brain.
Just to mix things up, a layer of sonic haze is spread across the tracks, employing everything from fuzzy guitar to moody synths in the service of keeping you on your toes. Lyrically, Backbone approaches many of the subjects gangsta rap fans will recognize, but his rhyming style is low-key enough to keep him from sounding too thuggish--such tracks as "Hit and Run" find him considering the conflict between street reality and moral imperatives with real thoughtfulness.
Editorial Reviews
3.5 mics out of 5 - ...While his conversational delivery is reminiscent of the Dungeon Family collective, Backbone's dime-rock rhymes clearly aren't....CONCRETE LAW gets over because of its unpredictable production and sound raps.
The Source (07/01/2001)
3.5 discs out of 5 - ...Encompassing the lyricism of OutKast, the humor of Ludacris, and the infectious flow of Nelly. Over divergent sounds...provided by producers Organized Noise, Backbone issues wise warnings and sometimes just cracks wise...
Vibe (06/01/2001)
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