The Tunnel (album)

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The Tunnel
The Tunnel album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 7, 1999
Recorded1993, 1999
Venue Madison Square Garden (New York City)
Studio
  • Mirror Image Times Square (New York City)
  • Quad Recording Studios (New York City)
  • Criteria (Miami)
  • Chung King (New York City)
  • The Hit Factory (New York City)
  • Enterprise (California)
  • Electric Lady (New York City)
  • Erick Sermon (Long Island, N.Y.)
  • Sound On Sound (New York City)
  • Sony (New York City)
  • Soundtrack (New York City)
  • Cash Money (New Orleans)
  • Battery (New York City)
  • Big Noise (New York City)
Genre Hardcore hip hop
Length1:09:15
Label Def Jam
Producer
Funkmaster Flex chronology
The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter)
(1998)
The Tunnel
(1999)
60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape
(2000)
Singles from The Tunnel
  1. "We In Here / Real G's"
    Released: November 30, 1999
  2. "Ill Bomb / Confrontation"
    Released: February 29, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Tunnel is a collaborative album by American DJs Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap. It was released on December 7, 1999, via Def Jam Recordings.

Contents

Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Times Square, at Madison Square Garden,[ clarification needed ] at Quad Recording Studios, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory, at Electric Lady Studios, at Sound On Sound, at Sony Music Studios, at Soundtrack Recording Studios, at Battery Studios and at Big Noise Studios in New York City, at Criteria Studios in Miami, at Enterprise Studios in California, at Erick Sermon Studios in Long Island, and at Cash Money Studios in New Orleans.

Production was handled by several record producers, including Rockwilder, Irv Gotti, Mannie Fresh, DJ Scratch, Funk Flex and Big Kap themselves. It features guest appearances from Beanie Sigel, 2Pac, Amil, Angie Martinez, B.G., Black Child, Caddillac Tah, Capone-N-Noreaga, DMX, Drag-On, Dr. Dre, Dutch & Spade, Eminem, Erick Sermon, Eve, Fatman Scoop, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Jinx Da Juvy, Juvenile, Kool G Rap, Lady Luck, Lil' Kim, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Memphis Bleek, Method Man, Nas, Notorious B.I.G., Prodigy, Raekwon, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Swizz Beatz and The Lox.

The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200, at number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 7, 2000. It spawned two singles: "We In Here" with DMX, Eve, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Drag-On and Swizz Beatz (b/w "Real G's" with Snoop Dogg), and "Confrontation" with Mary J. Blige (b/w "Ill Bomb" with LL Cool J).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Pain In Da Ass)
2:11
2."Biggie/Tupac Live Freestyle" (featuring Mister Cee, Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac) 1:49
3."We In Here" (featuring Ruff Ryders)
  • Funkmaster Flex
  • Dart La [a]
4:23
4."If I Get Locked Up" (featuring Eminem and Dr. Dre) Rockwilder 3:40
5."Real G's" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
3:46
6."True" (featuring Method Man)
Rockwilder2:43
7."Q.B.G." (featuring Prodigy and Kool G Rap)
DJ Twinz2:53
8."K.I.M. Interlude" (featuring Lil' Kim)
  • Funkmaster Flex
  • Cipha Sounds [a]
0:31
9."Confrontation" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
  • A. Taylor
  • M. Blige
  • J. Brim
  • J. Heard
  • L. Grooms
  • A. Prendatt
  • A. Constant
  • P. Harvey
  • Funkmaster Flex
  • JoJo Brim
4:06
10."Okay" (featuring Redman and Erick Sermon) Erick Sermon 2:54
11."Dem Want War" (featuring Raekwon)
  • Funkmaster Flex
  • Ez Elpee
2:05
12."For My Thugs" (featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel and Amil)Rockwilder4:31
13."Wow" (featuring Angie Martinez)
  • Jocko
  • Rahim
3:02
14."Respect" (featuring the Cash Money Millionaires) Mannie Fresh 3:59
15."Ill Bomb" (featuring LL Cool J)
DJ Scratch 3:51
16."Def Jam 2000" (featuring Fatman Scoop)
  • DJ Riz
  • DJ Sizzhandz
2:40
17."Thuun" (featuring Capone-N-Noreaga)
  • Funkmaster Flex
  • Ric Rude
5:23
18."Live at the Tunnel" (featuring the Murderers)
3:31
19."Millennium Thug" (featuring Nas)
3:37
20."Dead Man Walking" (featuring Beanie Sigel and Dutch & Spade)
  • A. Walker
  • A. Burbage
  • D. Grant
  • D. Branch
Darrell "Digga" Branch4:27
21."Bounce" (featuring Lady Luck and Jinx da Juvy)
  • S. Jones
  • D. Carr
  • R. Kirkland
  • S. Carter
  • I. Lorenzo
  • J. Atkins
  • R. Mays
Robert "Shim" Kirkland3:13
Total length:1:09:15
Notes
Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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