Nightmare in A-Minor is the third and final studio album by the hip hop

Hip hop music

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 supergroup

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 Gravediggaz

Gravediggaz

Gravediggaz is an American hip hop group from New York City, well known for its dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. The group was formed in 1994 and was effectively a supergroup, bringing together Prince Paul , Frukwan , Too Poetic and RZA...

.

By this time, RZA

RZA

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...

 and Prince Paul had left the group, and Poetic died after his 2-year fight with Colon cancer

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 on July 15, 2001, at 1:45 EST. The album was produced by Too Poetic, Frukwan

Frukwan

Frukwan Sun-Star Allah-Bey is a Moorish American hip hop musician. He is best known as The Gatekeeper from the hip hop group Gravediggaz and was a member of the pioneering hip hop band Stetsasonic.- Early life :...

, LG, Diamiand J, and True Master (For Wu-Tang Productions) and features guest appearances from Wu-Tang affiliates Killarmy

Killarmy

Killarmy is a hip hop group, also known through its affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan It is one of the earliest and most successful of the many Wu-Tang affiliates along with Sunz of Man....

 and Sunz of Man

Sunz of Man

Sunz of Man is a Wu-Tang Clan affiliated group that currently consists of Prodigal Sunn, Hell Razah, 60 Second Assassin, Shabazz the Disciple and Killah Priest. The group's first incarnation also included 7th Ambassador and Supreme...

, and an intro from fellow member Prince Paul, introducing new Gravediggaz DJ Diamond J as a member of the group. Too Poetic rhymes about his terminal illness on the track "Burn, Baby, Burn." Executive producers were J.Collins & P. Klein. The album was released with three different covers. Six tracks from the album appear on the compilation Six Feet Under

6 Feet Under (album)

6 Feet Under is a compilation album by Gravediggaz, consisting of material that originally appeared on Nightmare in A-Minor and Frukwan's solo album Life. This album was released by X-ray/Cleopatra Records without any of the Gravediggaz' members permission, alive or dead, and legal action has been...

under different titles and released without permission by any surviving Gravediggaz members as legal actions are in pursuit. Earlier versions of the album contain the extra songs "Current Events" and Betta Wake up." A typo in the liner notes credit Prodigal Sunn as Lynell Thomas, or L. Thomas, instead of his real name Vergil Ruff, or V. Ruff.

Track listing

1. "Mike Check Intro: Prince Paul (Skit)" Featuring Prince Paul – 0:37
2. "Bloodshed" – 4:48
3. "False Things Must Perish" Featuring Prodigal Sunn
   Prodigal Sunn
   Prodigal Sunn is an American rapper, actor and entrepreneur.- Biography :Prodigal Sunn was the only child of indigenous parents and grew up in Brooklyn. During his youth, Prodigal was known as the ‘Sun of Man’ and was later re-christened "Prodigal Sunn" by childhood friend Killah Priest in...
   
    – 4:21
4. "Last Man Standing (Skit)" – 2:17
5. "Killing Fieldz" – 3:47
6. "Burn, Baby, Burn" (Produced by True Master
   True Master
   True Master is an American hip-hop producer and very occasional rapper. He is closely affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan and an original member of its production team, sometimes referred to as Wu-Elements. He derives his rap nom de plume from the martial arts movie of the same name...
   
   ) – 4:23
7. "Wanna Break" – 4:02
8. "God-Vs-Devil" – 2:15
9. "Zig-Zag Chamber" – 4:13
10. "Today's Mathematics" – 4:34
11. "Running Game on Real" – 3:56
12. "East Coast-Vs-West Coast (Skit)" – 0:22
13. "Rest in da East" – 4:16
14. "Guard Ya Shrine" – 2:15
15. "Nightmare in A-Minor" Featuring kinetic 9
    Kinetic 9
    Kinetic 9 or Beretta 9 is a member of the hip-hop group Killarmy, an affiliation of the group Wu-Tang Clan. He is a originally from Steubenville, Ohio. 4th Disciple, another Ohio native & the group producer of Killarmy introduced Kinetic 9 along with ShoGun Assasson to the group...
    
     and 4th Disciple
    4th Disciple
    Selwin Bougard, now known as El-Divine Amir Bey, better known by his stage name 4th Disciple, is a hip hop producer and engineer who was one of the founding members of Killarmy and one of the best-known Wu-Tang-affiliated producers.- Biography :...
    
     of Killarmy
    Killarmy
    Killarmy is a hip hop group, also known through its affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan It is one of the earliest and most successful of the many Wu-Tang affiliates along with Sunz of Man....
    
     (Produced by True Master
    True Master
    True Master is an American hip-hop producer and very occasional rapper. He is closely affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan and an original member of its production team, sometimes referred to as Wu-Elements. He derives his rap nom de plume from the martial arts movie of the same name...
    
    ) – 4:31
16. "End of da World" – 3:22
17. "Man Only Fears" Featuring Shogun Assasson of killarmy
    Killarmy
    Killarmy is a hip hop group, also known through its affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan It is one of the earliest and most successful of the many Wu-Tang affiliates along with Sunz of Man....
    
    – 3:56
18. "Universal Shout Outs (Skit)" – 2:47
19. "Da Crazies (Skit)" – 0:48

Versions released prior to 2002 contained the following:

1. "Betta Wake Up" - 4:58
2. "Current Events" - 3:56