Survival Skills (album)

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All tracks are written by Kenyatta Blake and Lawrence Parker, with additional contributors noted.

Survival Skills
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)
RecordedNovember 2008–March 2009
StudioDaMan Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Hip hop
Length56:58
Label Duck Down
Producer
KRS-One chronology
Maximum Strength
(2008)
Survival Skills
(2009)
Meta-Historical
(2010)
Buckshot chronology
The Formula
(2008)
Survival Skills
(2009)
The Solution
(2012)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Survival Skills" (featuring DJ Revolution)
Illmind 3:59
2."Robot" Havoc 4:06
3."The Way I Live" (featuring Mary J. Blige) Black Milk 3:57
4."Clean Up Crew" (featuring Rock)
Illmind3:57
5."Oh Really" (featuring Talib Kweli) Marco Polo 3:13
6."Connection" (featuring Smif-N-Wessun) MoSS 5:23
7."Runnin' Away" (featuring Immortal Technique)Black Milk4:40
8."Think of All the Things" (featuring K'naan)
DJ Mentplus4:03
9."One Shot" (featuring Pharoahe Monch) Nottz 3:46
10."Amazin" (featuring Sean Price and the Loudmouf Choir) Khrysis 3:47
11."Hear No Evil"TysonKhrysis3:21
12."Murder 1" (featuring Bounty Killer)
Coptic3:59
13."We Made It" (featuring Slug)
Illmind4:25
14."Past Present Future" (featuring Melanie Fiona and Naledge) 9th Wonder 4:35
Total length:56:58

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 62
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 19
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [14] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] 9

References

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  6. 1 2 "Survival Skills | Prefixmag.com". Prefix Magazine. October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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  10. 1 2 Reeves, Mosi (September 10, 2009). "KRS-One & Buckshot, 'Survival Skills' (Duck Down) | SPIN". Spin . Vol. 25, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC (published October 2009). p. 80. ISSN   0886-3032 . Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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  12. "KRS-One Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. "Buckshot Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. "KRS-One Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  15. "Buckshot Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.