Black Bastards

All tracks are written by Dingilizwe Dumile and Daniel Dumile.

Black Bastards
Studio album by KMD
Released	May 15, 2000 [1]
Recorded	1991 – August 1993
Studio	Chung King Studios, New York, New York
Genre	Hardcore hip hop boom bap
Length	44:07
Label	Readyrock Metal Face Sub Verse
Producer	KMD Subroc Zev Love X
KMD chronology
Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares (1998) Black Bastards (2000) Best of KMD (2003)
MF Doom chronology
Operation: Doomsday (1999) Black Bastards (2000) MF EP (2000)

Side 0

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
0.	"Garbage Day #3"	Subroc	2:14
1.	"Get-U-Now"	Subroc	2:27
2.	"What a Nigga Know?"	KMD	3:26
3.	"Sweet Premium Wine"	Subroc	3:09

Side 1

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
4.	"Plumskinzz. (Loose Hoe, God & Cupid)"	KMD	1:43
5.	"Smokin' That S*#%"	Subroc	4:40
6.	"Contact Blitt"	Zev Love X	2:42
7.	"Gimme"	KMD	3:50

Side 2

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
8.	"Black Bastards!"	Subroc	4:00
9.	"It Sounded Like a Roc"	Subroc	4:34
10.	"Plumskinzz. (Oh No I Don't Believe It!)"	Subroc	1:40

Side 3

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Constipated Monkey"	KMD Q4	2:47
12.	"F*#@ Wit' Ya Head"	KMD	4:35
13.	"Suspended Animation"	KMD	2:20
Total length:			44:07

Side 3 (2001 Sub Verse Music re-release) ^[14]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"What a Nigga Know?" (Remix) (feat. MF Grimm)	3:36
16.	"Q3-113" (Bonus Track)	1:11
Total length:		48:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. ^[15]

Personnel

• D.Dumile – production
• Daniel Dumile – production
• KMD – production

Additional Personnel

• The CMOB – additional vocals
• Earthquake – additional vocals
• H2O – additional vocals
• J.Alvarez – additional vocals
• Lord Sear – additional vocals
• B.Thompson – bass guitar (11)
• Q4 – co-production (11)
• Sub – executive production
• Doom – executive production
• Cas – executive production
• Jay-G – executive production
• Yuri – executive production

Artwork

• The EMEF – cover illustration
• Scotch 79th – visuals

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3. It Sounded Like a Roc (liner notes). Subroc. New York, New York: Fondle 'Em Records. 1999. FE-87.
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