Chemistry (Buckshot and 9th Wonder album)

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Chemistry
Chemistry album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
Recorded200405
StudioMissie Ann Studios (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Genre Hip hop
Length48:20
Label Duck Down
Producer
Buckshot & 9th Wonder chronology
Chemistry
(2005)
The Formula
(2008)

Chemistry is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Buckshot and record producer 9th Wonder. It was released on June 21, 2005 through Duck Down Music as a part of the label's "Triple Threat Campaign", preceded by Sean Price's Monkey Barz and followed by Tek & Steele's Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded . Recording sessions took place at Missie Ann Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. Production was handled entirely by 9th Wonder, with Buckshot and Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Keisha Shontelle, Big Pooh, Joe Scudda, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Phonte, Sean Price and Starang Wondah. This album is paralleled by the Black Moon album Alter the Chemistry, which was basically a remix album produced by Da Beatminerz.

Contents

The album peaked at number 69 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, 34 on the Independent Albums and 25 on the Heatseekers Album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 4/5 [1]
Okayplayer 4/5 [2]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [3]
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Prefix8/10 [5]
RapReviews6/10 [6]
Scratch 9/10 [7]
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Vibe 3.5/5 [9]

Chemistry was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77 based on four reviews. [10]

Track listing

All Tracks Produced by 9th Wonder

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"0:55
2."Chemistry 101"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
1:34
3."He's Back"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
1:54
4."Now a Dayz (That's What's Up)"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
3:31
5."Slippin'"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
2:31
6."Side Talk"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
3:07
7."The Ghetto"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
4:10
8."Food for Thought"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
3:12
9."No Comparison"
  • Blake
  • Douthit
3:43
10."Birdz (Fly the Coup)" (featuring Phonte and Keisha Shontelle)
4:36
11."U Wonderin'" (featuring Rapper Big Pooh and Sean Price)
4:23
12."Out of Town" (featuring L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Joe Scudda)
  • Blake
  • Douthit
4:42
13."I Don't Know Why" (featuring Keisha Shontelle)
  • Blake
  • Shontelle
  • Douthit
5:28
14."Money Makes the World Go Round" (featuring Starang Wondah)
6:59
Total length:48:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 69
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 34
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 25

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