Shabazz the Disciple
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Shabazz the Disciple or Scientific Shabazz, is a rapper
from the Red Hook Houses of Red Hook, Brooklyn
. He is an original member of the Sunz of Man
and Da Last Future.
hit single "Diary of a Madman," and for his controversial 1995 single "Death be the Penalty." He formed the duo the Disciples with Killah Priest
, and later formed Celestial Souljahz with Freestyle of the Arsonists.
Shabazz released a handful of singles in the mid-90s, such as "Death be the Penalty", "Crime Saga", "The Lamb's Blood" and "Street Parables", in anticipation of his planned 1998 debut LP on GZA
's GZA Entertainment imprint. However, the label folded and his relationship with the Clan soon strained, leading him to cut his Wu-affiliated ties. He is also known for being an influence on the late Big Pun
.
Shabazz finally released his debut album, The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
, in 2003, featuring his past singles "The Lamb's Blood," "Crime Saga," "Street Parables," and "Organized Rime Part 2," as well as the single "Red Hook Day" b/w "Thieves in da Nite (Heist)." In 2008, Shabazz formed the group T.H.U.G. Angels with fellow Sunz of Man
member Hell Razah
and producer Ayatollah
. The group's debut, Welcome to Red Hook Houses
, was released July 8, 2008, on Babygrande Records
. Shabazz has a new album coming out in 2011 called Thug Bible LP
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#000000 | SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE ALBUMS
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| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap | Album Title|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Album Info
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| valign=top nowrap | The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
|| valign=top nowrap |2003
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| valign=top nowrap | The Passion of the Hood Christ
|| valign=top nowrap |2006
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| valign=top nowrap | Welcome to Red Hook Houses
|| valign=top nowrap |2008
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| valign=top nowrap | Hood Scripturez|| valign=top nowrap |2010
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| valign=top nowrap | Hood Hopera (Theatrica Biblica)|| valign=top nowrap |2011
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#808080 | SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE SINGLES/EPs
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| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap | Single/EP|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Release Date
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| valign=top nowrap | Death be the Penalty|| valign=top nowrap |1995
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| valign=top nowrap | Crime Saga" b/w "Conscious of Sin|| valign=top nowrap |1995
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| valign=top nowrap | The Lamb's Blood|| valign=top nowrap |1996
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| valign=top nowrap | Street Parables" b/w "Organized Rime Part 2"|| valign=top nowrap |1997
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| valign=top nowrap | Take Your Time (1998, unauthorized)|| valign=top nowrap |1998
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| valign=top nowrap | Brooklyn Bullshit|| valign=top nowrap |2000
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| valign=top nowrap | Red Hook Day" b/w "Thieves in da Nite (Heist)|| valign=top nowrap |2003
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{| width=100% border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#808080 | SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE APPEARANCES
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| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap | Artist(s)|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Track Title(s)|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Album|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Date/Label
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| valign=top nowrap | Gravediggaz
|| valign=top nowrap |Diary of a Madman|| valign=top nowrap |6 Feet Deep
|| valign=top nowrap |1994
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| valign=top nowrap | Gravediggaz
|| valign=top nowrap |Elimination Process|| valign=top nowrap |The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
|| valign=top nowrap |1997
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| valign=top nowrap | Marcelo D2
|| valign=top nowrap |Eu Tiro É Onda|| valign=top nowrap |Eu Tiro É Onda|| valign=top nowrap |1998
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| valign=top nowrap | Curse
|| valign=top nowrap |Seance|| valign=top nowrap |Feuerwasser
|| valign=top nowrap |2000
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| valign=top nowrap | Jus Allah
|| valign=top nowrap |Eyes of a Disciple|| valign=top nowrap |All Fates Have Changed
|| valign=top nowrap |2005
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| valign=top nowrap | Cilvaringz
|| valign=top nowrap |In the Name of Allah
Valentine Day Massacre|| valign=top nowrap |I
|| valign=top nowrap |2007
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| valign=top nowrap | Blue Sky Black Death
& Hell Razah
|| valign=top nowrap |Audiobiography|| valign=top nowrap |Razah's Ladder
|| valign=top nowrap |2007
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| valign=top nowrap | Parazitii
|| valign=top nowrap |Mereu la subiect|| valign=top nowrap |Slalom printre cretini|| valign=top nowrap |2007
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| valign=top nowrap | Boldie of Guerrilleroz|| valign=top nowrap |Hablar De Mi|| valign=top nowrap |Noche Lluviosa (EP)|| valign=top nowrap |2009
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| valign=top nowrap | Gemineye of Conspirituality|| valign=top nowrap |I Don't Believe|| valign=top nowrap |Conspiritual Warfare|| valign=top nowrap |2010
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| valign=top nowrap | Shaka Amazulu The 7th || valign=top nowrap |Memoirs of a gravedigga|| valign=top nowrap |Black Stone of Mecca|| valign=top nowrap |2010
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| valign=top nowrap | Shaka Amazulu The 7th || valign=top nowrap | R.I.O.T. (Revolt Instantly On Time: Brixton Riot)|| valign=top nowrap |Children of The Heavens|| valign=top nowrap |2010
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Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
from the Red Hook Houses of Red Hook, Brooklyn
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...
. He is an original member of the 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 Da Last Future.
Biography
Shabazz is possibly best known for his guest appearance on the 1994 GravediggazGravediggaz
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...
hit single "Diary of a Madman," and for his controversial 1995 single "Death be the Penalty." He formed the duo the Disciples with Killah Priest
Killah Priest
Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
, and later formed Celestial Souljahz with Freestyle of the Arsonists.
Shabazz released a handful of singles in the mid-90s, such as "Death be the Penalty", "Crime Saga", "The Lamb's Blood" and "Street Parables", in anticipation of his planned 1998 debut LP on GZA
GZA
Gary Grice , better known by his stage names GZA and The Genius, is an American hip hop artist and founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. He has also appeared on his fellow clan members' solo projects and has maintained a successful solo career...
's GZA Entertainment imprint. However, the label folded and his relationship with the Clan soon strained, leading him to cut his Wu-affiliated ties. He is also known for being an influence on the late Big Pun
Big Pun
Christopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s...
.
Shabazz finally released his debut album, The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
The Book of Shabazz is the debut album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliated rapper Shabazz the Disciple who is a member of Sunz Of Man.-Track listing:# "The Opening "# "Righteous Chamber "# "Red Hook Day"...
, in 2003, featuring his past singles "The Lamb's Blood," "Crime Saga," "Street Parables," and "Organized Rime Part 2," as well as the single "Red Hook Day" b/w "Thieves in da Nite (Heist)." In 2008, Shabazz formed the group T.H.U.G. Angels with fellow 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...
member Hell Razah
Hell Razah
Hell Razah is an American rapper, best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan...
and producer Ayatollah
Ayatollah (producer)
Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
. The group's debut, Welcome to Red Hook Houses
Welcome to Red Hook Houses
Welcome to Red Hook Houses is a collaboration album by rappers and Sunz of Man members Hell Razah and Shabazz the Disciple, under the name T.H.U.G. Angelz , released on July 8, 2008 through Babygrande Records...
, was released July 8, 2008, on Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records is an independent record label based in New York City founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by the The Orchard, and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.-Discography:...
. Shabazz has a new album coming out in 2011 called Thug Bible LP
Discography
{| width=100% border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0|-
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#000000 | SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE ALBUMS
|-
| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap | Album Title|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Album Info
|-
| valign=top nowrap | The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
The Book of Shabazz is the debut album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliated rapper Shabazz the Disciple who is a member of Sunz Of Man.-Track listing:# "The Opening "# "Righteous Chamber "# "Red Hook Day"...
|| valign=top nowrap |2003
|-
| valign=top nowrap | The Passion of the Hood Christ
The Passion of the Hood Christ
The Passion of the Hood Christ is the second album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliated rapper Shabazz the Disciple.-Track listing:# "The Passion of the Hood Christ "# "The One"# "Losing My Religion"# "Prayfemy"# "Welcome Home G.F. "...
|| valign=top nowrap |2006
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| valign=top nowrap | Welcome to Red Hook Houses
Welcome to Red Hook Houses
Welcome to Red Hook Houses is a collaboration album by rappers and Sunz of Man members Hell Razah and Shabazz the Disciple, under the name T.H.U.G. Angelz , released on July 8, 2008 through Babygrande Records...
|| valign=top nowrap |2008
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| valign=top nowrap | Hood Scripturez|| valign=top nowrap |2010
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| valign=top nowrap | Hood Hopera (Theatrica Biblica)|| valign=top nowrap |2011
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{| width=100% border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#808080 | SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE SINGLES/EPs
|-
| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap | Single/EP|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Release Date
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Death be the Penalty|| valign=top nowrap |1995
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Crime Saga" b/w "Conscious of Sin|| valign=top nowrap |1995
|-
| valign=top nowrap | The Lamb's Blood|| valign=top nowrap |1996
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Street Parables" b/w "Organized Rime Part 2"|| valign=top nowrap |1997
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Take Your Time (1998, unauthorized)|| valign=top nowrap |1998
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Brooklyn Bullshit|| valign=top nowrap |2000
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Red Hook Day" b/w "Thieves in da Nite (Heist)|| valign=top nowrap |2003
|}
{| width=100% border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#808080 | SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE APPEARANCES
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| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap | Artist(s)|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Track Title(s)|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Album|| bgcolor=#cccccc nowrap |Date/Label
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| valign=top nowrap | 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...
|| valign=top nowrap |Diary of a Madman|| valign=top nowrap |6 Feet Deep
6 Feet Deep
6 Feet Deep is the debut album of the horrorcore supergroup Gravediggaz. It was released August 9, 1994, by Gee Street Records. The album was re-issued in 1997.- Album information :...
|| valign=top nowrap |1994
|-
| valign=top nowrap | 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...
|| valign=top nowrap |Elimination Process|| valign=top nowrap |The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel, released October 14, 1997, is the second album by the Gravediggaz, an influential horrorcore hip hop supergroup...
|| valign=top nowrap |1997
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| valign=top nowrap | Marcelo D2
Marcelo D2
Marcelo D2 is a Brazilian rapper.- Biography :A former vocalist of the band Planet Hemp, he started his solo career in 1998 with the album Eu Tiro É Onda. The album was recorded in his studio by David Corcos, and was mixed in New York and Los Angeles by Carlos Bass and Mário Caldato Jr...
|| valign=top nowrap |Eu Tiro É Onda|| valign=top nowrap |Eu Tiro É Onda|| valign=top nowrap |1998
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| valign=top nowrap | Curse
Curse (rapper)
Michael Kurth , better known as Curse, is a former hip hop artist from Minden, Germany.- Biography :Curse has had a long musical past. In his youth, he played songs like "Zwei Mal In Den Kopf" in his former band Phat Kicks...
|| valign=top nowrap |Seance|| valign=top nowrap |Feuerwasser
Feuerwasser
- Track listing :# Zehn Rap Gesetze# Was Ist# Wahre Liebe# Leavin' Las Vegas feat. Der Klan# Ladykiller# Entwicklungshilfe# Unter 4 Augen# Séance feat. The Arsonists, Shabazz the Disciple & Stieber Twins# Hassliebe# Kaspaklatsche feat. Der Klan...
|| valign=top nowrap |2000
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| valign=top nowrap | Jus Allah
Jus Allah
Jus Allah is a New Jersey rapper who made his official debut on Jedi Mind Tricks second album Violent by Design in 2000. He is known for his aggressive lyrics that are commonly Afro-centric...
|| valign=top nowrap |Eyes of a Disciple|| valign=top nowrap |All Fates Have Changed
All Fates Have Changed
All Fates Have Changed is the solo debut album by rapper Jus Allah, of the group Jedi Mind Tricks, released May 10, 2005 on Babygrande Records. The album came five years after his recording debut, on JMT's Violent by Design. Guest appearances on the album are provided by GZA, Chief Kamachi, Lord...
|| valign=top nowrap |2005
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| valign=top nowrap | Cilvaringz
Cilvaringz
Tarik Azzougarh, better known as Cilvaringz, is a rapper, manager and hip hop producer associated with the Wu-Tang Clan.- Personal :Lives in Marrakech, Morocco...
|| valign=top nowrap |In the Name of Allah
Valentine Day Massacre|| valign=top nowrap |I
I (Cilvaringz album)
I is the debut album from Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated Dutch producer Cilvaringz.- Track listing :# "Poison Ring Chamber " [prod by Cilvaringz]# "Wu-Tang Martial Expert" [prod by Moongod Allah]# "The Weeping Tiger" feat Raekwon & Senna [prod by RZA]...
|| valign=top nowrap |2007
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| valign=top nowrap | Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death is a production duo based in Seattle, Washington. The duo consists of Kingston and Young God . They are known principally for their hip hop and instrumental music, made with a mix of live instrumentation and sampling...
& Hell Razah
Hell Razah
Hell Razah is an American rapper, best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan...
|| valign=top nowrap |Audiobiography|| valign=top nowrap |Razah's Ladder
Razah's Ladder
Razah's Ladder is a collaboration album from Hip Hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death and rapper Hell Razah, member of Wu-Tang Clan affiliate groups Sunz of Man and Black Market Militia. The album was released on October 23, 2007 through Babygrande Records. Production is handled entirely by BSBD...
|| valign=top nowrap |2007
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| valign=top nowrap | Parazitii
Parazitii
Paraziţii is a Romanian three-man rap and hip hop group founded in 1994. It consists of Cheloo , Ombladon , and FreakaDaDisk .The group is largely known for their dark beats and political humorous lyricism.-History:The group was subject to multiple restrictions by the Romanian National Audiovisual...
|| valign=top nowrap |Mereu la subiect|| valign=top nowrap |Slalom printre cretini|| valign=top nowrap |2007
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| valign=top nowrap | Boldie of Guerrilleroz|| valign=top nowrap |Hablar De Mi|| valign=top nowrap |Noche Lluviosa (EP)|| valign=top nowrap |2009
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Gemineye of Conspirituality|| valign=top nowrap |I Don't Believe|| valign=top nowrap |Conspiritual Warfare|| valign=top nowrap |2010
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Shaka Amazulu The 7th || valign=top nowrap |Memoirs of a gravedigga|| valign=top nowrap |Black Stone of Mecca|| valign=top nowrap |2010
|-
| valign=top nowrap | Shaka Amazulu The 7th || valign=top nowrap | R.I.O.T. (Revolt Instantly On Time: Brixton Riot)|| valign=top nowrap |Children of The Heavens|| valign=top nowrap |2010
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