Experience & Education

This article is about the rap album by Sadat X. For the 1938 book by John Dewey, see Experience and Education (book).

Experience & Education
Studio album by Sadat X
Released	October 25, 2005
Recorded	2005
Studio	Thingamajig Lab (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:31
Label	Female Fun Music [1]
Producer	A Kid Called Roots Ben Gebhardt Diamond D DJ Spinna Ge-ology Kleph Dollaz Madsol-Desar Minnesota P Brothers Sha Boogie Vin The Chin
Sadat X chronology
The State of New York vs. Derek Murphy (2000) Experience & Education (2005) Black October (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[2]
Prefix	7/10 [3]
RapReviews	7.5/10 [4]

Experience & Education is the second full-length solo studio album by American rapper Sadat X. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It was released on October 25, 2005, through Female Fun Music. Recording sessions took place at the Thingamajig Lab in Brooklyn. Production was handled by the P Brothers, Kleph Dollaz, A Kid Called Roots, Ben Gebhardt, Diamond D, DJ Spinna, Ge-ology, Madsol-Desar, Minnesota, Sha Boogie and Vin The Chin. It features guest appearances from Agallah, Gina Vegas, Money Boss Players, Ed O.G. and Heltah Skeltah. The album's lead single was "What Did I Do?" b/w "The Great Diamond D".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"God Is Back"	Derek Murphy	DJ Spinna	4:50
2.	"What Did I Do?"	Murphy	Kleph Dollaz	4:05
3.	"The Daily News"	Murphy	Kleph Dollaz	3:58
4.	"Back to New York" (featuring Agallah)	Murphy Angel Aguilar	Vin The Chin	3:56
5.	"Come on Down (Remix)" (featuring Money Boss Players)	Murphy Paul Littlefair Paul Spence	P Brothers	4:12
6.	"The Great Diamond D" (featuring Heltah Skeltah)	Murphy Joseph Kirkland	Diamond D	3:26
7.	"Interlude"		Ben Gebhardt	0:46
8.	"(Experience) Why Don't You" (featuring Edo G.)	Murphy Edward Anderson	Madsol-Desar	4:16
9.	"Help Yourself"	Murphy	Kleph Dollaz	3:50
10.	"Have a Good Life"	Murphy	Sha Boogie	4:05
11.	"Creep" (featuring Gina Vegas)	Murphy Patrick Lawrence	A Kid Called Roots	2:56
12.	"Ge-Ology Beat" (featuring Gina Vegas)	Murphy Gina Vegas	Ge-ology	3:49
13.	"Shout" (featuring Agallah)	Murphy Aguilar Littlefair Spence	P Brothers	2:57
14.	"Stack Up" (featuring Agallah)	Murphy Aguilar Littlefair Spence	P Brothers	2:24
15.	"Shine" (featuring Money Boss Players)	Murphy	Minnesota	5:00
16.	"Outro (NY Fanfare)"	Murphy Littlefair Spence	P Brothers	1:01
Total length:				55:31

Personnel

• Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – vocals, executive producer, sleeve notes
• Angel "8-Off Agallah" Aguilar – vocals (tracks: 4, 13, 14)
• Eddie "Cheeba" Faison – vocals (tracks: 5, 15)
• G.S. – vocals (track 5)
• Jahmal "Rock" Bush – vocals (track 6)
• Sean Price – vocals (track 6)
• Edward "Edo G" Anderson – vocals (track 8)
• Gina Vegas – vocals (tracks: 11, 12)
• Vincent "DJ Spinna" Williams – producer (track 1)
• Darrell "Kleph Dollaz" Durant – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 9)
• Vin "The Chin" Mostacciuolo – producer (track 4)
• Paul Littlefair – producer (tracks: 5, 13, 14, 16)
• Paul Spence – producer (tracks: 5, 13, 14, 16)
• Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland – producer (track 6)
• Ben Gebhardt – producer (track 7)
• Fresnel Madsol Desar Cleophat – producer (track 8), co-executive producer
• Sha Boogie – producer (track 10)
• Patrick "A Kid Called Roots" Lawrence – producer (track 11)
• Gerard "Ge-ology" Young – producer (track 12)
• Mark "Minnesota" Richardson – producer (track 15)
• Dan "The Man" Humiston – mixing
• Peter Agoston – executive producer, sleeve notes
• Ray Johnson – artwork, layout
• Mike "Steady" Adasko – product management
• Barry Heyman – legal
• Jennifer Justice – legal

References

1. Becker, Daniel-Levin (February 24, 2005). "Abridged Too Far: Reviews in Brief". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 49 – via Google Books.
2. Dufresne, Jessica (November 8, 2005). "Experience & Education". AllHipHop . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
3. Krolak, Mike (December 9, 2005). "Sadat X . Experience and Education [prefixmag review]". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved August 16, 2007– via Wayback Machine.
4. Jost, Matt (October 18, 2005). "Sadat X :: Experience & Education – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
5. Rausch, Andrew J. (April 1, 2011). I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810877924 – via Google Books.
6. "Sadat X Experience and Education". exclaim.ca.
7. Mayo, James (January 1, 2006). "Sadat X Experience & Education". XLR8R.

External links

• Sadat X – Experience & Education at Discogs (list of releases)