Life Force Radio

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Life Force Radio
Lifeforceradio.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 2002
Studio D&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Hip hop
Length1:04:09
Label Koch Records
Producer
Afu-Ra chronology
Body of the Life Force
(2000)
Life Force Radio
(2002)
Perverted Monks
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Life Force Radio is the second studio album by American rapper Afu-Ra. It was released on May 21, 2002 via Koch Records. The album's audio production was handled by Arabian Knight, Ayatollah, Curt Cazal, Domingo, Easy Mo Bee, Eric S, Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra, Needlz, True Master, Woogie, and DJ Premier, who also served as executive producer. It featured guest appearances from Alana Da Fonseca, Big Daddy Kane, Don Parmazhane, GangStarr, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra, M.O.P., Quinnes Parker, RZA, Teena Marie, The Blob, and A-Sun & Respect from Perverted Monks.

Afu-Ra rapper

Aaron Phillip, better known by his stage name Afu-Ra, is a New York-based American underground rapper. Afu, born Aaron Phillip, is a devout student of the martial arts, as well as chess. Afu is a member of the Gang Starr Foundation, alongside, among others, Jeru the Damaja, Big Shug and Group Home, and is most well known through his affiliation with the foundation and Jeru the Damaja.

Suleyman Ansari, professionally known as the Arabian Knight and Q-Base, is a hip hop producer affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced tracks for GZA, Royal Fam, Killah Priest, Krumb Snatcha, Inspectah Deck, Afu-Ra, Craig G, Kreators, and DJ Deadeye. His most successful project was GZA's third solo studio album, Beneath the Surface, in which Ansari produced 5 songs and also served as co-executive producer.

Lamont Dorrell, known as Ayatollah, is a hip-hop record producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as many others. R.A. the Rugged Man had said in an interview that he was the first person to ever buy a beat from Ayatollah. Broadly speaking Ayatollah's production encompasses a soulful, authentic east coast hip-hop sound which has brought him steady success and acclaim since the late 1990s.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Asun/The Message" (featuring A-Sun)Woogie1:21
2."Scat Man"Eric S3:17
3."Stick Up" (featuring Big Daddy Kane)Curt Cazal3:43
4."Hip Hop" (featuring Respect) Easy Mo Bee 4:07
5."Crossfire" (featuring M.O.P.)Eric S4:36
6."Open" (featuring Teena Marie) Domingo 4:21
7."Lyrical Monster" DJ Premier 3:49
8."Miss You" (featuring Alana Da Fonseca) Needlz 4:20
9."Perverted Monks"Easy Mo Bee3:50
10."Ghetto City Streets" (Skit) 1:22
11."Readjustment" (featuring Q)Easy Mo Bee4:19
12."1, 2, 3"Curt Cazal4:51
13."Think Before You..." (featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore) Ayatollah 4:08
14."Aural Fixation" (featuring Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra)Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra4:20
15."Sacred Wars" (featuring Don Parmazhane, The Blob) The Arabian Knight 3:56
16."Dangerous Language" (featuring RZA) True Master 3:53
17."Blvd." (featuring Guru)DJ Premier3:56
Total length:1:04:09

Personnel

Big Daddy Kane American musician

Antonio Hardy, better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap collective the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hip hop. The name Big Daddy Kane came from a variation on Caine, David Carradine's character from TV show Kung Fu and a character called "Big Daddy" Vincent Price played in the film Beach Party.

Teena Marie American singer

Teena Marie was an American singer-songwriter and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the nickname Lady Tee, given to her by her collaborator and friend, Rick James.

RZA American rapper, record producer, actor, writer

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, musician, actor, and director. He is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums, as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is a cousin of two other original Wu-Tang Clan members: GZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital, along with executive producing credits for side projects. After to forming the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA was a founding member of the horrorcore group Gravediggaz, where he went by the name The RZArector.

Album chart positions

Chart (2002)Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard 200 [2] 184
scope="row"US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 17
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 29

Singles chart positions

YearSongChart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
2002"Crossfire"-#56-

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