Back 2 Basics (Sway & King Tech album)

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Back 2 Basics
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2005
Genre Hardcore rap, Hip hop,
Label Bungalo Records
Producer DJ Revolution
King Tech, DJ Premier
Sway & King Tech chronology
This or That
(1999)
Back 2 Basics
(2005)
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Back 2 Basics is the third album by hip hop duo Sway & King Tech. The album was released in 2005 for Bungalo Records and was produced by DJ Revolution. The album was not as successful as their previous album This or That , not making it on any charts. However the album spawned the semi-successful single "I Don't Think So". Guests include RZA, Chino XL, Crooked I, MC Juice & Royce da 5'9".

Sway & King Tech is an American hip hop duo composed of Bay Area rapper Sway and DJ King Tech.

Bungalo Records is an American independent record label established in 2000 and distributed through Universal Music Group.

<i>This or That</i> 1999 studio album by Sway & King Tech

This or That is the collaborative album by American hip hop artists Sway & King Tech and DJ Revolution. It was released on June 15, 1999 through Interscope Records. Production was handled mostly by King Tech & DJ Revolution, except for several tracks were produced by Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, KutMasta Kurt, Main Source and RZA. It features guest appearances from Big Daddy Kane, Canibus, Chill Rob G, Chino XL, Crooked I, Dilated Peoples, Eminem, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, Heltah Skeltah, Inspectah Deck, Jayo Felony, Jurassic 5, Kool Keith, KRS-One, Main Source, Malik B., Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Pharoahe Monch, Planet Asia, Redman, RZA, Tech N9ne and Xzibit among others.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" feat. RZA- 2:34
  2. "Everything" feat. Sly Boogy - 4:09
  3. "Watch Closer" feat. Chino XL & Tracy Lane - 3:57
  4. "I Wish U Would" feat. Royce Da 5'9", Canibus & Chino XL- 4:23
  5. "Ill Hip Hop" feat. MC Juice- 4:27
  6. "Thoughts on How to Make a Good Album" - 0:59
  7. "I Don't Think So" feat. Kam- 4:30
  8. "Enough Beef" feat. Royce da 5'9", Common & Chino XL- 4:13
  9. "Port-O-Posse" feat. KutMasta Kurt - 2:53
  10. "We Don't Give A..." feat. Kallihan & Hellraiza - 3:40
  11. "Watch What You Do" feat. Crooked I - 4:35
  12. "Wake Up Show Anniversary" feat. Chino XL - 3:24
  13. "Trouble" feat. Chino XL & Tracy Lane - 4:09
  14. "23 Degrees" feat. Dirty Birdy - 4:54
  15. "Wack Detector" feat. KutMasta Kurt - 1:45
  16. "Better Days" feat. Self Scientific & Tracy Lane - 4:20
  17. "High Fidelity" feat. DJ Revolution - 3:56
  18. "Hands to the Sky" feat. Verb & Rock - 3:54
  19. "I Love the Ghetto" feat. Crooked I & Tracy Lane - 4:18
  20. "Hit the Deck" feat. Crooked I - 3:38

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