Family Ties (Daddy X album)

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Family Ties
Family Ties Daddy X.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2006
Recorded2006
Length1:18:00
Label Suburban Noize Records
Producer
  • Daddy X (also exec.)
  • Kevin Zinger (exec.)
  • Mike Kumagai
  • Patrick "P-Nice" Shevelin
Daddy X chronology
Organic Soul
(2004)
Family Ties
(2006)
Singles from Family Ties
  1. "Mindbender"
    Released: 2006
  2. "All Seeing Eye"
    Released: 2006

Family Ties is the second solo studio album by American rapper Daddy X. It was released on January 31, 2006 via Suburban Noize Records. The twenty-one-track record featured guest appearances from Dirtball, Dogboy, Big B, Judge D, and Corporate Avenger.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."All Seeing Eye"4:10
2."Mindbender"3:06
3."Karma" (featuring Dogboy)2:39
4."Against All Odds"2:31
5."Changin'"4:42
6."The Bomb"3:36
7."Stoney Age"4:32
8."Power, Greed, Lies & Money" (featuring Judge D)3:13
9."Wake N Bake"1:56
10."If I Could"4:04
11."Money"3:40
12."Money Machine"3:58
13."Nature's Way" (featuring Dirtball & Dogboy)3:56
14."Freedom" (featuring Corporate Avenger)5:46
15."Take You Higher"2:45
16."Next Life"4:19
17."Better Place" (featuring Dirtball)4:02
18."You Are Everything"3:45
19."New World Order"4:09
20."Last Daze" (featuring Big B & Dogboy)3:24
21."Livin' Free"3:47
Total length:1:18:00

Personnel

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