From the Corner to the Block

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From the Corner to the Block
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007
Genre Jazz funk, acid jazz, jazz rap, New Orleans
Label ANTI-
Producer Count, Ben Ellman, Galactic
Galactic chronology
Ruckus
(2003)
From the Corner to the Block
(2007)
Ya-Ka-May
(2010)

From the Corner to the Block is the fifth studio album by the New Orleans-based jazz fusion/funk group Galactic. Unlike the group's other albums, From the Corner to the Block is a collaboration with various alternative hip hop musicians. It was produced by Count, Ben Ellman and Galactic.

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Track listing

  1. "What You Need" - (with Lyrics Born)
  2. "...And I'm Out" - (with Mr. Lif)
  3. "The Corner" - (with Gift of Gab)
  4. "Second and Dryades" - (with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux)
  5. "Think Back" - (with Chali 2na)
  6. "Bounce Baby" - (with DJ Z-Trip)
  7. "Hustle Up" - (with Boots Riley)
  8. "Sidewalk Stepper"
  9. "From the Corner to the Block" - (with Juvenile / Soul Rebels Brass Band)
  10. "Squarebiz" - (with Ladybug Mecca / Nino Moschella)
  11. "Tuff Love" - (with Trombone Shorty)
  12. "No Way" - (with Lateef the Truthspeaker)
  13. "Fanfare"
  14. "Find My Home" - (with Ohmega Watts / Vursatyl)

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References

AllMusic, https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-the-corner-to-the-block-mw0000484803.