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Released | June 4, 2002 | |||
Genre | Hip Hop | |||
Label | Rawkus Records | |||
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Singles from Soundbombing III | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | B− [2] |
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Pitchfork | 2.2/10 [4] |
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Soundbombing III is a compilation album by Rawkus Records, the third installment of their Soundbombing series. It was released on June 4, 2002, [6] and was the first album released after Rawkus signed a distribution deal with MCA. The compilation was mixed by Cipha Sounds and Mr. Choc. [7] Three songs from the album were released as singles: "The Life", "Crew Deep", and "Put It in the Air". [8]
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Other album appearance(s) |
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1 | "Intro" | Cipha Sounds, Mr. Choc | ||
2 | "The Life" | Ayatollah | Styles P, Pharoahe Monch | A Gangster and a Gentleman |
3 | "Freak Daddy" | Rockwilder | Mos Def | Previously unreleased |
4 | "Skit" | *Interlude* | ||
5 | "Crew Deep" | Hi-Tek | Skillz, Kandi, Missy Elliott | I Ain't Mad No More |
6 | "My Life" | V.I.C. | Kool G Rap, Capone-N-Noreaga | The Giancana Story |
7 | "Round & Round (Remix)" | Hi-Tek | Hi-Tek, Jonell, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, Method Man | Hi-Teknology |
8 | "Yelling Away" | Anthony Tidd, Zap Mama | Zap Mama, Talib Kweli, Common | Ancestry in Progress |
9 | "Skit" | *Interlude* | ||
10 | "What Lies Beneath" | Q-Tip | Q-Tip | |
11 | "The Trouble Is..." | The Beatnuts | The Beatnuts | |
12 | "Put It In The Air" | DJ Quik | Talib Kweli, DJ Quik | Quality |
13 | "They Don't Flow" | Novel | Novel, Skillz | |
14 | "Rhymes & Ammo" | The Roots | The Roots, Talib Kweli | Phrenology (as a hidden track) |
15 | "Spit Again" | Curt Gowdy | Cocoa Brovaz, Dawn Penn | |
16 | "On The Block" | Jocko | R.A. the Rugged Man, L. Dionne and Human Beatbox Bub | Die, Rugged Man, Die |
17 | "Outro" | Cipha Sounds, Mr. Choc |
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