The Grey Area (album)

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The Grey Area
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2003 (2003-06-17)
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Length61:16
Label One Drop Records
Producer Mr. HIll, Onry Ozzborn, Smoke M2D6
Onry Ozzborn chronology
Alone
(2001)
The Grey Area
(2003)
In Between
(2005)
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XLR8R Favorable [4]

The Grey Area is a studio album by American hip hop artist Onry Ozzborn, a member of the Pacific Northwest hip hop collective Oldominion. [5] It was released June 17, 2003 on One Drop Records. [6] Guest appearances include Sleep, Qwazaar and Luckyiam of Living Legends, among others. [7]

Contents

Music

The album is produced by Mr. Hill, Onry Ozzborn, Smoke M2D6, Pale Soul and Peegee 13. [8] It also features recording artists Barfly, Bishop I, Gash, JFK Ninjaface, Karim, Luckyiam, Pale Soul, Peegee 13, Qwaazar, Qwel, Sleep and Vance Snow. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleProducerLength
1."The Altar" Smoke M2D6 4:08
2."Listen & Learn" Mr. Hill 3:56
3."Dance Your Life Away"Pale Soul, Peegee 133:44
4."Def Shephard" (JFK Ninjaface) Onry Ozzborn 3:05
5."The Ozz"Mr. Hill3:57
6."Oh My"Smoke M2D63:02
7."Can You Hear Me" (featuring Barfly and Bishop I)Smoke M2D63:19
8."Legend Had It"Mr. Hill3:56
9."Our Way"Pale Soul4:02
10."A.D.F."Onry Ozzborn3:07
11."The Breaks 03" (featuring Luckyiam)Onry Ozzborn2:48
12."Believe 2"Onry Ozzborn1:55
13."Poltergeist"Mr. Hill4:26
14."717" (featuring Karim)Mr. Hill4:04
15."Begin"Pale Soul3:25
16."The Zone" (featuring JFK Ninjaface)Mr. Hill3:49
17."Who's Really Listening" (featuring Qwel, Qwazaar and Sleep)Pale Soul4:43

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