In Search of Stoney Jackson is the second album from California based group Strong Arm Steady

Strong Arm Steady

Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a rap/hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California, and Phil Da Agony and probably the most visually distinct member, Krondon, who is albinistic...

, produced by Madlib. The CD name is referenced to actor Stoney Jackson

Stoney Jackson

Stonewall W. "Stoney" Jackson is an American character actor. Jackson was born in Richmond, Virginia.-Career:He was featured in numerous teen magazines in the 1970s and 1980s, including Right On, Teen Beat, and Tiger Beat.He portrayed high school basketball player Jesse Mitchell on the ensemble...

 who now referees youth basketball games in California. The album contains guest verses from former Strong Arm Steady rappers like Planet Asia, and even mainstream acceptable rappers like Talib Kweli. It is considered a collaboration album, between Madlib

Madlib

Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

 and SAS, who chose the beats from 200 potential compositions.

Track listing

1. "Best of Times" (featuring Phonte
   Phonte
   Phonte Coleman, better known as Phonte, is a Grammy nominated American rapper, formerly of the now defunct North Carolina trio Little Brother and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer...
   
   )
   • Contains a sample from "Trust Me" by Ace Spectrum
2. "Cheeba Cheeba"
   • Contains a sample from "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band
3. "Chittlins & Pepsi" (featuring Planet Asia
   Planet Asia
   Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
   
   )
   • Contains a sample from "I Don't Really Care" by L.V. Johnson
     L.V. Johnson
     L.V. Johnson was an American Chicago blues and soul-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his renditions of "Don't Cha Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman" and "Recipe"...
     
     
4. "Telegram"
   • Contains a sample from "The Medal" by Ruth Copeland
     Ruth Copeland
     Ruth Copeland is an English singer known for her involvement with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic.- Early career :Copeland was born in Consett, County Durham, in the north-east of England. She initially pursued her music career as a blues and folk singer, however she gained her first break...
     
     
5. "Questions" (featuring Planet Asia
   Planet Asia
   Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
   
    and Fashawn
   Fashawn
   Santiago Leyva , better known as Fashawn or Fash is an American Rapper from Fresno, California. He is best known for his debut album, Boy Meets World, which was produced entirely by one half of Emanon, Exile...
   
   )
   • Contains a sample from "J.L.T." by T2
     T2
     -Medicine:* T2, the thoracic spinal nerve 2* T2, a stage in the development of non-small cell lung carcinoma-Transportation:* T2 a roller coaster at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom* Paris Tramway Line 2* T2, a type of transit lane in Australia...
     
     
6. "Smile"
7. "New Love" (featuring Planet Asia
   Planet Asia
   Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
   
    and Tri-State)
8. "Get Started" (featuring Talib Kweli
   Talib Kweli
   Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
   
   )
   • Contains a sample from "When the Sun Shines at Midnight" by Starcastle
     Starcastle
     Starcastle was a progressive rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1969.-Formation:Starcastle began life in 1969 as "St. James". Heavily influenced by the British progressive rock movement of the time, the band began writing material that would eventually appear on the first album...
     
     
9. "Interlude 1
   • Contains a sample from "New Religion" by Trifle
10. "Pressure" (featuring Sick Jacken)
11. "True Champs" (featuring Montage One, Evidence, Oh No, and Roc C)
    • Contains a sample from "You Have Everything" by The Metaphors
12. "Needle in the Haystack" (featuring Roscoe
    Roscoe (rapper)
    David Williams , better known by his stage name Roscoe, is a rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California. His 2003 album, Young Roscoe Philaphornia, appeared on Billboard's Billboard 200 at #148....
    
     and Guilty Simpson
    Guilty Simpson
    Byron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is...
    
    )
13. "Interlude 2"
14. "Ambassadors" (featuring Planet Asia
    Planet Asia
    Planet Asia aka King Medallions is an underground hip hop MC from Fresno, California who is a member of hiphop groups the Cali Agents, and Skhool Yard...
    
     and Chace Infinite)
15. "Chants"
16. "Bark Like a Dog" (featuring Phats Bossalini and Montage One)
17. "Two Pistols"
    • Contains a sample from "Everything Is Alright Now" by Chuck Bernard
      Chuck Bernard
      Joseph Charles "Chuck" Bernard was a professional American football center who played for the Detroit Lions in 1934 and was a two-time All-American at the University of Michigan. He was born in Chicago, Illinois....
      
      
18. "Outro"