1999 studio album by U-God
Golden Arms Redemption is the debut solo studio album by American rapperU-God . It was released on October 19, 1999, viaWu-Tang Records andPriority Records .
The recording sessions took place at Quad Recording Studios, at Studio 57, atUnique Recording Studios and at 36 Chambers in New York City, and at Studios South inMiami . Theproduction was handled byTrue Master ,Inspectah Deck , Homicide,Bink! , Hak Da Navigator,John The Baptist , Omonte "O" Ward, andRZA , who also served as executive producer together with U-God. It featuresguest appearances from Leatha Face,Hell Razah , Inspectah Deck,Method Man ,Raekwon and Drey Wit Da Y. The album peaked at number 58 on theBillboard 200 and number 15 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Bizarre" and "Dat's Gangsta". Its lead single reached number seven on theHot Rap Songs . The song "Rumble" was used as the main song for the video gameWu-Tang: Shaolin Style .
The Independent noted that, "with RZA overseeing production, and Raekwon, Method Man and Inspectah Deck chipping in phrases here and there, the album follows the Wu-Tang tradition of impassioned invective, mangled metaphor and its own internal logic."[ 4]
Golden Arms Redemption track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Enter U-God" RZA 1:48 2. "Turbulence" True Master 3:09 3. "Glide" (featuring Leathaface and Drey Wit Da Y) Inspectah Deck 6:11 4. "Dat's Gangsta" True Master 4:23 5. "Soul Dazzle" Homicide 3:53 6. "Bizarre" Bink! 4:30 7. "Rumble" (featuring Leathaface,Inspectah Deck andMethod Man ) True Master 4:33 8. "Pleasure or Pain" (featuringHell Razah ) Hak Da Navigator 4:26 9. "Stay in Your Lane" RZA 4:03 10. "Shell Shock" (featuring Leathaface,Raekwon and Hell Razah) Hak Da Navigator 5:12 11. "Lay Down" Hawkins John Hitchman, Jr. John Da Baptist 3:46 12. "Hungry" Omonte "O" Ward 4:56 13. "Turbo Charge" RZA 3:01 14. "Knockin At Your Door" (featuring Leathaface) Hawkins Irizarry Hitchman, Jr. John Da Baptist 3:29 15. "Night the City Cried" Homicide 5:28 Total length: 62:48
Sample credits Lamont "U-God " Hawkins – main artist, executive producer, sleeve notes Orlando "Leatha Face" Irizarry – featured artist(tracks: 3, 7, 10, 14) Drey Wit Da Y – additional vocals(track 3) Jason "Inspectah Deck " Hunter – featured artist(track 7) , producer(track 3) Clifford "Method Man " Smith – featured artist(track 7) Chron "Hell Razah " Smith – featured artist(tracks: 8, 10) Corey "Raekwon " Woods – featured artist(track 10) Robert "RZA " Diggs – producer(tracks: 1, 9, 13) , recording(track 9) , executive producer Derek "True Master " Harris – producer(tracks: 2, 4, 7) A. "Homocide" Mercado – producer(tracks: 5, 15) Roosevelt "Bink! " Harrell III – producer(track 6) Hakim "Hak Da Navigator" Ali – producer(tracks: 8, 10) John "The Baptist " Hitchmon – producer(tracks: 11, 14) Omonte "O" Ward – producer(track 12) Pete Kessler – recording(track 1) Carlos Bess – mixing(tracks: 2, 9, 12, 13) Andi Carr – recording(tracks: 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 14) Arty Sky – recording(tracks: 3, 5, 13, 15) , mixing(tracks: 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14) Jose "Choco" Reynoso – mixing(tracks: 4, 7, 15) Kenny Ortiz – recording(tracks: 6, 7, 10) , mixing(track 6) Chris Athens – mastering John "Mook" Gibbons – co-executive producer Michele "Michou" Robinson – art direction Clay McBride – photography Jay "Mighty Healthy" Quinn – production coordinator Tamika Layton – project coordinator ^ Bush, John."Golden Arms Redemption - U-God | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .AllMusic . RetrievedOctober 20, 2021 . ^ Christgau, Robert ."Robert Christgau: CG: U-God" .www.robertchristgau.com . RetrievedOctober 20, 2021 .^ "Golden Arms Redemption" .NME . September 12, 2005. RetrievedOctober 20, 2021 .^ Gill, Andy (19 Nov 1999). "U-God Golden Arms Redemption". Features.The Independent . p. 17. ^ "U-God Chart History (Billboard 200)" .Billboard . Retrieved October 20, 2021.^ "U-God Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .Billboard . Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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