White Sunday (album)

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White Sunday
Whitsunday-mareko.jpg
Studio album by
Released2003
Genre Hip hop
Length2:13:31
Label Dawn Raid
Producer
Mareko chronology
White Sunday
(2003)
White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark
(2008)
Singles from White Sunday
  1. "Mareko (Here to Stay)"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Stop Drop & Roll"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Street Rap"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
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White Sunday is the debut solo studio album by New Zealand rapper Mareko. It was released in 2003 via Dawn Raid Entertainment. [2] The album's title is a reference to a Samoan holiday that happens on the second Sunday in October.

Contents

Production was handled by the Ghetto Professionals, P-Money, Celph Titled, Cochise, Da Beatminerz, DJ Shan, Emile, E-Swift, John Chong-Nee, Scram Jones, The Beat Digglerz and The Beatnuts, with Brotha D and YDNA serving as executive produces. It features guest appearances from Celph Titled, Deceptikonz, DJ Sir-Vere, E-Swift, Inspectah Deck, J-Ro, Psycho Les, Roc Raida, Sadat X and Scram Jones. The album debuted at number 4 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Two of its singles, "Mareko (Here to Stay)" and "Stop Drop & Roll", also went on charted, reaching number 4 and 6, respectively, on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

In March 2006, a double CD package was released, including a second instrumentals disc and two bonus tracks self-produced by Mareko. The album's sequel entitled White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark was released in 2008.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Espionage"The Beat Digglerz4:02
2."Oh Shit" (featuring Psycho Les) The Beatnuts 4:19
3."Street Rap" (featuring Inspectah Deck)V.I.C.3:44
4."Mareko (Here to Stay)"V.I.C.3:55
5."Why Is That?" Da Beatminerz 4:19
6."White Sunday Sermon" 1:52
7."Legacy"John Chong-Nee3:47
8."City Line" P-Money 5:54
9."Big Dummy" (featuring Celph Titled) Celph Titled 3:49
10."Don't Need Protection" (featuring Scram Jones and Roc Raida) Scram Jones 4:24
11."Suburban Legend"DJ Shan3:31
12."Let Y'all Know" (featuring J-Ro and E-Swift) E-Swift 3:44
13."This Is Me" Emile 3:18
14."My Lady"Cochise4:43
15."Major Flavour" (featuring Sadat X and DJ Sir-Vere)Ghetto Pros.4:12
16."Stop, Drop and Roll" (featuring the Deceptikonz)P-Money3:54
17."Espionage" (Instrumental) 4:05
18."Oh Shit" (Instrumental) 4:07
19."Street Rap" (Instrumental) 3:52
20."Mareko (Here to Stay)" (Instrumental) 4:00
21."Why Is That" (Instrumental) 4:22
22."Legacy" (Instrumental) 3:51
23."City Line" (Instrumental) 5:57
24."Big Dummy" (Instrumental) 3:51
25."Don't Need Protection" (Instrumental) 4:27
26."Suburban Legend" (Instrumental) 3:33
27."Let Y'all Know" (Instrumental) 3:44
28."This Is Me" (Instrumental) 3:23
29."My Lady" (Instrumental) 4:44
30."Major Flavour" (Instrumental) 4:15
31."Stop, Drop and Roll" (Instrumental) 3:55
32."Crunch" (featuring the Deceptikonz) Mareko 4:00
33."99 Bottles"Mareko3:58
Total length:2:13:31

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [3] 4

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