No Mercy, No Remorse
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No Mercy, No Remorse/The X-Factor is the second studio album
by American rapper RBX
, released June 29, 1999 on Street Solid Records. It was produced entirely by Polarbear. The album features guest appearances by Treach
of Naughty By Nature and Swedish hip hop group, Infinite Mass
.
This release is a fusion between two of RBX's EPs
on one CD
. Tracks 1 to 7 are from No Mercy, No Remorse and tracks 8 to 14 are from The X-Factor. Track 15 is an untitled hidden track
.
, RBX resurfaced on Street Solid with his sophomore effort, No Mercy, No Remorse/The X-Factor. While a four-year wait between albums wouldn't be as big of a deal in jazz, blues, pop, or country, it's an eternity in hip-hop -- a genre in which trends and tastes can change radically in the course of a few years. And when you consider that the release of The RBX Files was delayed a few years because of RBX's problems with Dr. Dre
in the early 1990s, you're really talking more than a four-year gap between albums. But delays and all, RBX's rapping style still sounds quite fresh on this 1999 CD...No Mercy, No Remorse/The X-Factor is a respectable, long overdue follow-up from an MC who should have recorded a lot more often in the 1990s."
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American rapper RBX
RBX
Eric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX , is a former rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California...
, released June 29, 1999 on Street Solid Records. It was produced entirely by Polarbear. The album features guest appearances by Treach
Treach
Anthony Criss , better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.-Career:...
of Naughty By Nature and Swedish hip hop group, Infinite Mass
Infinite Mass
Infinite Mass is a Swedish hip hop group that was formed in 1991.In 1992 the group won the talent show Swedish Championship of Rap. The same year, they achieved fame when they participated in the movie Sökarna and released the single "Shoot the Racist" which was later renamed "Area Turns Red"...
.
This release is a fusion between two of RBX's EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on one CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. Tracks 1 to 7 are from No Mercy, No Remorse and tracks 8 to 14 are from The X-Factor. Track 15 is an untitled hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
.
Reception
Allmusic - "Four years after his debut album, The RBX FilesThe RBX Files
The RBX Files is the debut album by American rapper RBX, released September 26, 1995, on Premeditated Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 62 on the Billboard 200...
, RBX resurfaced on Street Solid with his sophomore effort, No Mercy, No Remorse/The X-Factor. While a four-year wait between albums wouldn't be as big of a deal in jazz, blues, pop, or country, it's an eternity in hip-hop -- a genre in which trends and tastes can change radically in the course of a few years. And when you consider that the release of The RBX Files was delayed a few years because of RBX's problems with Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
in the early 1990s, you're really talking more than a four-year gap between albums. But delays and all, RBX's rapping style still sounds quite fresh on this 1999 CD...No Mercy, No Remorse/The X-Factor is a respectable, long overdue follow-up from an MC who should have recorded a lot more often in the 1990s."
Track listing
- "Forewarning (Intro)"
- "Out Wit Da Old"
- "Got To Getcha (ft. Poetess, Preach Da Funk, Sly & Monie Mone)"
- "Heatmizer"
- "Oh No! (ft. Infinite MassInfinite MassInfinite Mass is a Swedish hip hop group that was formed in 1991.In 1992 the group won the talent show Swedish Championship of Rap. The same year, they achieved fame when they participated in the movie Sökarna and released the single "Shoot the Racist" which was later renamed "Area Turns Red"...
& Polarbear)" - "The Narrator"
- "Steam Train"
- "Who You Foolin' (Interlude)"
- "Make My Day (ft. TreachTreachAnthony Criss , better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.-Career:...
)" - "No Mercy, No Remorse"
- "Ambush And Torture (ft. Stack-A-Dollar)"
- "Move (ft. Helluva)"
- "Gigolo Skalloni"
- "Flatline (ft. Extreme)"
- "Long Beach"
External links
- No Mercy, No Remorse at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- No Mercy, No Remorse at Tower RecordsTower RecordsTower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....