The Million Dollar Backpack
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The Million Dollar Backpack is the third studio
album
by rapper Skillz
, formerly known as Mad Skillz. It was released on July 22, 2008 on Koch Records
and distributed by Big Kidz Entertainment. The first single off the album was "So Far So Good" featuring Common
and Talib Kweli
. It is the follow-up to Skillz 2005 album Confessions of a Ghostwriter.
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by rapper Skillz
Skillz
Shaquan Lewis, also known as Mad Skillz, Skillz, is an American rapper known for his acclaimed 1996 album From Where???, a reference to his origins in Virginia, not the stereotypical New York City or Los Angeles rapper, and he's also known for his yearly "Rap Ups", which he has done since...
, formerly known as Mad Skillz. It was released on July 22, 2008 on Koch Records
Koch Records
E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal...
and distributed by Big Kidz Entertainment. The first single off the album was "So Far So Good" featuring Common
Common (rapper)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....
and 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"...
. It is the follow-up to Skillz 2005 album Confessions of a Ghostwriter.
Tracklist
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| 1 | "Million Dollar Backpack (Intro)" | DJ Jazzy Jeff DJ Jazzy Jeff Jeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince... |
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| 2 | "Where I Been" | Jake One Jake One Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and... |
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| 3 | "Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know " | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & David Williams | Freeway Freeway (rapper) Leslie Edward Pridgen , better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Best known for his tenure on Roc-A-Fella Records and his affiliation with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, he is recognized by his high-pitched delivery and for the long beard he keeps due to his Muslim faith... |
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| 4 | "So Far So Good" | Usef Deniro (aka Joe Money) & David Williams | Common Common (rapper) Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor.... & 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"... |
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| 5 | "Sick (The Sequel)" | Kwamé Kwamé Kwamé Holland is an American emcee who enjoyed brief popularity in the late-1980s and early-1990s. He is currently a music producer sometimes credited as K-1 Million or K1 Mil.-Biography:... & A Kid Named Cus |
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| 6 | "(For Real) He Don’t Own Me" | Bink Bink Bink may refer to:* Bink Video, a video format popular in many video games* Bink , a character of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony* Bink , a hip-hop producer... |
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| 7 | "My Phone" | Fusion Unlimited & E-Flat E-flat E-flat may refer to:* E♭ * E-flat major* E-flat minor* E-flat tuning, on a guitar... |
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| 8 | "Yeah Ya Know It" | Khari Ferrari & Skillz Skillz Shaquan Lewis, also known as Mad Skillz, Skillz, is an American rapper known for his acclaimed 1996 album From Where???, a reference to his origins in Virginia, not the stereotypical New York City or Los Angeles rapper, and he's also known for his yearly "Rap Ups", which he has done since... |
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| 9 | "Hold Tight " | Questlove & James Poyser James Poyser James Poyser in Sheffield, England is a multi-Grammy winning songwriter, musician and multi-platinum producer.Poyser has written and produced songs for various legendary and award-winning artists including Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Common, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo,... |
Black Thought Black Thought Tariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor... |
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| 10 | "Crazy World" | Khari Ferrari & Skillz Skillz Shaquan Lewis, also known as Mad Skillz, Skillz, is an American rapper known for his acclaimed 1996 album From Where???, a reference to his origins in Virginia, not the stereotypical New York City or Los Angeles rapper, and he's also known for his yearly "Rap Ups", which he has done since... |
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| 11 | "I’m Gon Make It" | Bink Bink Bink may refer to:* Bink Video, a video format popular in many video games* Bink , a character of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony* Bink , a hip-hop producer... |
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| 12 | "Be Alright" | Fusion Unlimited & E-Flat E-flat E-flat may refer to:* E♭ * E-flat major* E-flat minor* E-flat tuning, on a guitar... feat BREAD |
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| 13 | "Hip Hop Died" | Khari Ferrari & Skillz Skillz Shaquan Lewis, also known as Mad Skillz, Skillz, is an American rapper known for his acclaimed 1996 album From Where???, a reference to his origins in Virginia, not the stereotypical New York City or Los Angeles rapper, and he's also known for his yearly "Rap Ups", which he has done since... |
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| 14 | "Preaching To The Choir" | Jimmy Slim Rose & David Williams | ||