Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Freeway, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Nate Dogg, Peedi Crakk, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Young Gunz, Sparks (rap vocals); Mariah Carey, Faith Evans, Allen Anthony (vocals); Just Blaze (various instruments). | | Producers include: Kanye West, E-Bass, Ruggedness, Bink, Just Blaze. | | Personnel: M. Aj (vocals); Jay-Z (rap vocals); E Bass (guitar); Mariah Carey (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Doug Wilson; Ken Lewis ; Patrick Viala. | | Recording information: Baseline Studios, New York, NY; Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy; Circle House Studios, Miami, FL; Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA; Quad Recording, New York, NY; Right Track Studios, New York, NY; Sound on Sound Studios, New York, NY; Studio Atlantis, CA. | | Photographer: Jonathan Mannion. | | On PHILADELPHIA FREEWAY, rapper Freeway debuts with an enigmatic, instantly recognizable vocal style that eschews the gruff, slurring, tough-guy shouting of many gangsta hip-hop artists in favor of a punchy, higher-pitched style that often recalls the Old School pioneers. Don't be fooled, though--there aren't any block party anthems here; this is aggressive, hardcore stuff. Freeway has a take-no-prisoners approach that often sounds like a fist in the face. Just Blaze's production matches perfectly, using beats that contain elements of jungle to give each track a manic intensity. Standouts include "On My Own," for which Nelly provides a characteristically hooky chorus that imprints itself on the listener's brain after a single listen, and "Life," which uses an Eddie Money (!) sample to paint an unnerving picture of ghetto survival. |
Engineer: Carlisle Young; Dana Jon Chappelle; Doug Wilson; Paul Gregory; Shane Woodley; Brian Stanley |
Musical Guests | | Jay-Z | | Beanie Sigel | | Nate Dogg | | Faith Evans | | Mariah Carey | | Snoop Dogg | | Nelly | | Peedie Crakk | | Young Gunz | | Rell | | Sparks | | Allen Anthony | | Young Chris |
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