When Rappers Attack

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When Rappers Attack
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Studio album by
Tame One
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)
Genre Hip hop
Length40:04
Label Eastern Conference Records
Producer
Tame One chronology
When Rappers Attack
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Singles from When Rappers Attack
  1. "When Rappers Attack"
    Released: 2003

When Rappers Attack is the first solo studio album by American hip hop artist Tame One. [1] It was released by Eastern Conference Records on March 25, 2003. [1]

Contents

Background

Tame One was one half of Artifacts along with El Da Sensei. [2] After the breakup of the group in 1997, he linked up with DJ Mighty Mi and company, and signed a deal with the record label Eastern Conference Records. [2] Having contributed several tracks to the Eastern Conference All Stars compilation albums, he set out to develop his solo album, When Rappers Attack. [2] Produced by Camu Tao, J-Zone, RJD2, DJ Mighty Mi, Reef, Johnny Dangerous, and Maliq "DJ P*rno" Griffin, it featured a guest appearance from Cage. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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HipHopDX 7/10 [4]
RapReviews.com8/10 [5]
XLR8R mixed [6]

Jason MacNeil of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, stating, "A '70s soul tempo on 'Dreamz' is the record's highlight, a song that brings to mind 2Pac." [3] J-23 of HipHopDX gave the album a 7 out of 10, commenting that "Being a part of the Eastern Conference squad comes with some privileges, most notably their top-notch production team." [4] Pete Babb of XLR8R wrote, "It's a shame Tame couldn't be backed with better beats to make this a complete package, but as a rhyming exposition, When Rappers Attack succeeds admirably." [6]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 74 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."When Rappers Attack" Camu Tao 3:56
2."Heat" J-Zone 3:07
3."Act Right"Camu Tao4:02
4."Tame as It Ever Was"J-Zone3:11
5."Slick Talkin'"J-Zone1:41
6."Up 2 No Good Again" RJD2 3:52
7."Leak Smoke" (featuring Cage) DJ Mighty Mi 4:12
8."Dreamz"Reef4:20
9."Concerto"Johnny Dangerous1:47
10."Moment I Feared"DJ Mighty Mi3:43
11."Iz It Me?"Johnny Dangerous2:24
12."Homage 2 da Bomberz"Maliq "DJ P*rno" Griffin3:49
Total length:40:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 J-23 (February 13, 2003). "Tame One". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Mann, Johnny (2003). "Tame One (Artifacts)". Half Time. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 MacNeil, Jason. "When Rappers Attack - Tame One". AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. 1 2 J-23 (April 8, 2003). "Tame 1 - When Rappers Attack". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Juon, Steve (March 4, 2003). "Tame One :: When Rappers Attack :: Eastern Conference Records". RapReviews.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Babb, Pete (May 29, 2003). "Tame One: When Rappers Attack". XLR8R . Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 28 of 101)". Fact . February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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