Loud Rocks

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Loud Rocks
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Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2000 (2000-09-05)
Studio
Genre
Length52:57
Label Loud
Producer

Loud Rocks is a rap rock compilation album by American hip hop record label Loud Records, composed of remixes, covers and collaborations between rock and hip hop music artists. It was released on September 5, 2000 in four editions: one with explicit lyrics, a clean version, a Japanese and a Canadian version (each including a bonus track).

Contents

Recording sessions took place at Capitol Studios, Track Record, Studio 56, Encore Studios, NRG Studios, 123 Studios, Conway Studios, Westlake Audio, Stankonia Recording, Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, Olympic Studios, The Blue Room, Machine Sound, and Spin Studios.

Production was handled by Rick Rubin, Armand Majidi, Bob Marlette, Butch Vig, Dante Ross, DJ Homicide, Epic Mazur, Incubus, John Seymour, Jose Reynoso, Josh Abraham, Machine, Sevendust, Wayne Static, and Amy Finnerty, who also served as executive producer.

It features contributions from Wu-Tang Clan, Tha Alkaholiks, Big Pun, Xzibit, Chad Smith, Crazy Town, Dead Prez, Endo, Everlast, Grunge Is Dead, Incubus, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Ozzy Osbourne, Sevendust, Shootyz Groove, Sick of It All, Static-X, Sugar Ray, System of a Down, Tom Morello and Tony Iommi.

The album debuted at number 108 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and at number 94 on the Offizielle Deutsche Charts in Germany.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
Select Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Village Voice A− [5]

Select gave the album a two out of five rating. [3] The review compared the album to the Judgment Night Soundtrack stating that it "did much the same thing, but it found room for curious hybrids like Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul. Only Everlast and Mobb Deep's 'Shook Ones'...shows anything like the same ambition here". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shame" (performed by System of a Down & RZA of Wu-Tang Clan) Rick Rubin 2:40
2."Make Room" (performed by Sugar Ray & Tha Alkaholiks) DJ Homicide 3:59
3."Hip-Hop" (performed by Static-X & dead prez)
Wayne Static 3:52
4."Los Angeles Times" (performed by Endo & Xzibit)
  • Amy Finnerty
  • Jose "Choco" Reynoso
4:05
5."Shook Ones Part II" (performed by Everlast) Dante Ross 4:16
6."Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing ta Fuck Wit" (performed by Tom Morello, Chad Smith, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & RZA)
  • Hunter
  • C. Smith
  • Diggs
  • Coles
  • Hawkins
  • Woods
  • Grice
  • Jones
Rick Rubin3:52
7."Only When I'm Drunk" (performed by Crazy Town)
  • R. Smith
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
  • August Moon
  • William Thomas
4:54
8."What U See Is What U Get" (performed by Sevendust & Xzibit)Joiner Sevendust 5:12
9."How Bout Some Hardcore" (performed by Grunge Is Dead & M.O.P.) Butch Vig 3:28
10."For Heaven's Sake 2000" (performed by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi & Wu-Tang Clan) Bob Marlette 4:55
11."Caribbean Connection" (performed by Shootyz Groove & Big Pun) Machine 3:46
12."Survival of the Fittest" (performed by Sick of It All & Mobb Deep)
  • Johnson
  • Muchita
  • Armand Majidi
  • John Seymour
3:46
13."Still Not a Player" (performed by Incubus & Big Pun)
Incubus 4:12
Total length:52:57
Canadian bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Daaam!" (performed by Finger Eleven & Tha Alkaholiks)4:27
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Reign of the Tec 2000" (performed by YKZ & The Beatnuts)4:44

Personnel

  1. "Shame"
  2. "Make Room"
  3. "Hip Hop"
  4. "Los Angeles Times"
    • Xzibit
    • Endo
      • Gil Bitton – vocals
      • Zelick – bass guitar
      • Joel Swartz – drums
      • Eli Parker – guitars
    • Amy Finnerty – producer, engineer, mixing
    • Choco "The Panelist" – producer, engineer, mixing
  5. "Shook Ones Part II"
    • Everlast – vocals, rhythm guitar
    • Keefus – keyboards
    • Bron Tieman – steel guitar
    • Truly Odd – DJ
    • Dante Ross – producer
    • Jamey Staub and the Stimulated Dummies – mixing
    • John Gamble – production coordinator
  6. "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing ta Fuck Wit"
    • Wu-Tang Clan
    • Tom Morello – guitar, bass guitar
    • Chad Smith – drums
    • Rick Rubin – producer
    • Rich Costey – mixing
    • David Shiffman – engineer
    • Choco "The Panelist" – engineer
    • Lindsay Chase – production coordinator
  7. "Only When I'm Drunk"
  8. "What U See Is What U Get"
  9. "How Bout Some Hardcore"
    • M.O.P.
      • Bill
      • Fame
    • Grunge Is Dead
      • Butch Vig – loops, programming, producer, remixing
      • Billy Bush – guitars, engineer
      • Pea Podd – bass guitar
    • Cameron Webb – 2nd engineer
    • Suzanne Ybarra – production coordinator
  10. "For Heaven's Sake 2000"
  11. "Caribbean Connection"
    • Big Pun
    • Shootyz Groove
      • Kasper Gomez – vocals
      • Season – vocals
      • Dose-Big – drums
      • Donny – guitars
      • Paul Freak – bass guitar
    • Machine – producer, mixing
  12. "Survival of the Fittest"
    • Mobb Deep
    • Sick of It All
      • Lou Koller – vocals
      • Pete Koller – guitar
      • Armand Majid – drums, producer, mixing
      • Craig Setari – bass guitar
    • John Seymour – producer, mixing
    • Brian Montgomery – engineer
    • Pete Benjamin – engineer
    • Jason Kanter – assistant engineer
  13. "Still Not a Player"

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 94
US Billboard 200 [7] 108
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 68

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