Retroactive (album)

This article is about the Grand Puba album. For other albums with similar titles, see Retroactive (disambiguation).

Retroactive
Studio album by Grand Puba
Released	June 9, 2009
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Babygrande
Producer	Big Throwback Billy Brick DJ PhD Elements Grand Puba Grant Parks Large Professor Q-Tip
Grand Puba chronology
Understand This (2001) Retroactive (2009) Black from the Future (2015)
Singles from Retroactive
"This Joint Right Here/Go Hard" Released: September 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	2.5/5 [1]
PopMatters	7/10 [2]
RapReviews	8/10 [3]
Robert Christgau	[4]

Retroactive is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Grand Puba. It was released on June 9, 2009, via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by DJ PhD, Billy Brick, Big Throwback, Elements, Grant Parks, Large Professor, Q-Tip, and Grand Puba himself. It features guest appearances from his fellow Brand Nubian groupmates Lord Jamar and Sadat X, Kid Capri, Big Phill, Khadijah Mohammed, Large Professor, Q-Tip, Rell, Sarah Martinez, Talee and Tiffani Davis. The album did not reach the Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 97 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I See Dead People" (featuring Rell and Lord Jamar)	DJ PhD	4:26
2.	"Hunny"	Grant Parks	4:04
3.	"It Is What It Is" (featuring Tiffani Davis)	DJ PhD	5:03
4.	"Get That Money"	DJ PhD	3:23
5.	"How Long?"	Elements	3:53
6.	"Good to Go" (featuring Q-Tip)	Q-Tip	2:21
7.	"Same Old Drama" (featuring Large Professor)	Large Professor	1:29
8.	"This Joint Right Here" (featuring Kid Capri)	Grand Puba	3:17
9.	"Go Hard" (featuring Talee)	Grand Puba Billy Brick	3:35
10.	"Reality Check" (featuring Sarah Martinez)	DJ PhD	3:08
11.	"Cold Cold World" (featuring Khadijah Mohammed)	Grand Puba Billy Brick	4:31
12.	"Smile (Outro)" (featuring Big Phill)	Big Throwback	1:55
13.	"This Joint Right Here (Remix)" (featuring Kid Capri and Brand Nubian)	Grand Puba	3:23

Personnel

• Maxwell "Grand Puba" Dixon – vocals, producer (tracks: 8, 9, 11, 13)
• Tiffani Davis – vocals (tracks: 3)
• Khadijah Islah Mohammed – vocals (track 11)
• Kid Capri – vocals (tracks: 8, 13)
• Lord Jamar – vocals (tracks: 1, 13)
• Brand Nubian – vocals (tracks: 13)
• Q-Tip – vocals, producer (track 6)
• Large Professor – vocals, producer (track 7)
• DJ PhD – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10)
• Big Throwback – producer (tracks: 12)
• Randy Gonzales of West Village Studios, Sabastien "9BOY" Plassais and Wayne "Heethen" Adams @ KMA Studios, NYC – recorded, mixed, engineered
• Mark Christensen @ Engine Room Audio, NYC - mastering
• Charles "Chuck" Wilson Jr. – executive producer
• Domingo Neris - associate producer
• Willy Friedman - product manager
• Scott Buckets – artwork & design

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	97

References

1. Ryce, Jeff (July 3, 2009). "Grand Puba - RetroActive". HipHopDX . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
2. Browning, Rob (September 27, 2009). "Grand Puba: RetroActive, PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 23, 2009). "Grand Puba :: RetroActive – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Grand Puba". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
5. "Grand Puba Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2023.