The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.

The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.
Studio album by One Be Lo
Released	December 11, 2007 (2007-12-11)
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Subterraneous Records
Producer	14KT Bean One D.L. Jones Eric G. Jake One K. Kruz Memo Texture Vitamin D
One Be Lo chronology
S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. (2005) The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. (2007) L.A.B.O.R. (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Cokemachineglow	74/100% [2]
HipHopDX	4/5 [3]
PopMatters	8/10 [4]
RapReviews	8/10 [5]

The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. is the third solo studio album by American hip hop artist One Be Lo. It was released on December 11, 2007, via Subterraneous Records. Production was handled by Texture, Jake One, 14KT, Bean One, D.L. Jones, Eric G., K. Kruz, Memo and Vitamin D, with Marc Matsui and One Be Lo serving as executive producers. It features the lone guest appearance from Marvin Scruggs and contributions from David McMurray and Scott Summer.

The acronym "R.E.B.I.R.T.H." stands for "Real Emcee's Bring Intelligent Rhymes To Hip-Hop". ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rebirth"	Texture	3:12
2.	"Born & Raised"	K. Kruz	3:32
3.	"Keep It Rollin'" (featuring Marvin Scruggs)	Memo	3:36
4.	"Smash"	Jake One	3:21
5.	"Headlines"	Texture	3:19
6.	"War"	Bean One	4:48
7.	"Don't Sleep"	Vitamin D	3:50
8.	"House Rules"	Texture	3:08
9.	"Snap Shot"	Eric G.	2:16
10.	"The G Gap"	Jake One	4:33
11.	"Gray"	D.L. Jones	4:57
12.	"Hip Hop Heaven"	14KT	8:25

Personnel

• Roland "One Be Lo" Scruggs – lyrics, vocals, executive producer
• Marvin Scruggs – vocals (track 3)
• Scott Summer – electric piano (track 11)
• David McMurray – saxophone (track 11)
• Vaughan "Texture" Taylor – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 8)
• Keith "K. Kruz" Kreuser – producer (track 2)
• Korey "Memo" Mitchell – producer (track 3)
• Jacob "Jake One" Dutton – producer (tracks: 4, 10)
• Cavin "Bean One" Stocker – producer (track 6), mixing
• Derrick "Vitamin D" Brown – producer (track 7)
• Eric Gabouer – producer (track 9)
• Patrick "D.L. Jones" Ward – producer (track 11)
• Kendall "14KT" Tucker – producer (track 12)
• David E. "D-Sane" Severance III – mastering
• Marc Matsui – executive producer
• Kyle Johnson – photography
• SkinnyBoysGraphix – art direction, design

References

1. Brown, Marisa. "The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. - One Be Lo | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
2. Betz, Chet (February 22, 2008). "Cokemachineglow.com :: Record Review / One Be Lo :: The Rebirth". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008– via Wayback Machine.
3. Ketchum III, William (January 9, 2008). "One Be Lo - The R.E.B.I.R.T.H." HipHopDX . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
4. Gaerig, Chris (March 4, 2008). "One Be Lo: The R.E.B.I.R.T.H., PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
5. Gailes, Arthur (January 22, 2008). "One.Be.Lo :: The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
6. "One Be Lo of Binary Star to release new album The Rebirth independently". MVRemix. January 15, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

External links

• One Be Lo – The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. at Discogs (list of releases)