Preposterously Dank

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Preposterously Dank
Preposterously Dank (Spose album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2008 [1]
Recorded2006–2007 [2]
StudioSmall World (Wells, Maine)
Genre
Length48:45
Label Frothy Four Records [3]
Producer
  • Spose
  • Eric Dahms
  • Grey Leaf
  • Jim Brown
Spose chronology
Preposterously Dank
(2008)
We Smoked It All
(2009)

Preposterously Dank is the first self-released solo debut studio album by American rapper Spose, released on April 22, 2008. The album was released under Frothy Four Records (Spose's record label). [4]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded at Small World in Wells, Maine. [5] Eric Dahms produced 5 tracks on the album, while Spose produced 4, Grey Leaf and Jim Brown each produced 2. [5] In 2010 the album was released through iTunes with two exclusive songs, "It's Alright With Me" "Preposterously Dank (Live At The Big Easy)".

Track listing

Preposterously Dank track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Preposterously Dank"3:32
2."Fuck It"4:50
3."John Madden" (featuring Cam Groves)3:50
4."Drugs, Girls, Money, Liquor"4:10
5."Gobble A Dank"4:15
6."Under Control"3:40
7."God Damn"5:29
8."Just An Emcee II"3:36
9."To The Head"3:21
10."That's That"4:20
11."Outro" (includes hidden acoustic version of "Drugs, Girls, Money, Liquor")7:22
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."It's Alright With Me"3:35
13."Preposterously Dank (Live At The Big Easy)"4:37

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References

  1. UndergroundHipHop.com
  2. "Spose - Preposterously Dank Interview Video by Small World on Myspace". Myspace.
  3. UndergroundHipHop.com
  4. Preposterously Dank UndergroundHipHop.com
  5. 1 2 3 "Spose - Preposterously Dank". Discogs. 22 April 2008.