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2004 studio album by The Alchemist
1st Infantry is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop producer and recording artist
The Alchemist . It was released on September 21, 2004, through
Koch Records . Recording sessions took place at The Lab, Baseclef Studios and Infamous Studios in
New York City , at Soundproof and MGS Sound Lab in
Los Angeles , and at D-Block Studios in
Yonkers .
Production was handled entirely by the Alchemist, who also served as executive producer together with his brother Neil Maman, with
Prodigy serving as co-executive producer. It features
guest appearances from
The Lox ,
Mobb Deep ,
Big Noyd , Big Twins,
B-Real , Chinky,
Devin the Dude ,
Dilated Peoples , Illa Ghee,
Lloyd Banks ,
M.O.P. ,
Nas ,
Nina Sky ,
P$C ,
Stat Quo and
The Game .
The album peaked at number 101 on the
Billboard 200 , number 11 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , number 6 on the
Top Rap Albums , number 8 on the
Independent Albums , and topped the
Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It also reached number 43 on the UK Independent Albums chart. The album's instrumental version and deluxe edition with a bonus DVD were released on October 4, 2005.
One single from the album, "
Hold You Down ", peaked at No. 95 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and No. 47 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US. The song "Bangers" appeared in 2006 video game
Saints Row .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Intro" 0:56 2. "Dead Bodies" (featuring
The Game and
Prodigy ) 4:20 3. "Your Boy Al" (Interlude) 0:47 4. "The Essence" (featuring
The Lox ) 4:43 5. "
Hold You Down " (featuring Prodigy,
Nina Sky and Illa Ghee) 3:57 6. "Industry Rule 4080 (Interlude)" (featuring
Riggs ) 1:57 7. "Stop the Show" (featuring
Stat Quo and
M.O.P. ) 2:45 8. "D Block to QB" (featuring
Havoc ,
Big Noyd ,
Styles P and J-Hood) 4:03 9. "Bangers" (featuring
Lloyd Banks ) 3:44 10. "Where Can We Go" (featuring
Devin the Dude ) 4:31 11. "It's a Craze" (featuring
Mobb Deep ) 4:03 12. "For the Record" (featuring
Dilated Peoples ) 3:47 13. "Boost the Crime Rate" (featuring J-Hood and
Sheek Louch ) 5:24 14. "Strength of Pain" (featuring Chinky) 4:02 15. "A Soul Assassin's Tale (Interlude)" (featuring
DJ Muggs ) 1:35 16. "Bang Out" (featuring
B-Real ) 3:30 17. "Tick Tock" (featuring
Nas and Prodigy) 3:57 18. "Pimp Squad" (featuring
P$C ) 3:05 19. "Different Worlds" (featuring Twin Gambino) 3:57 Total length: 1:05:07
Personnel
Alan "
The Alchemist " Maman – producer, executive producer, sleeve notes
Albert "
Prodigy " Johnson – performer (tracks: 2, 5, 11, 17) , co-executive producer
Jayceon "
The Game " Taylor – performer (track 2)
David "
Styles P " Styles – performer (tracks: 4, 8)
Sean "
Sheek Louch " Jacobs – performer (tracks: 4, 13)
Jason "
Jadakiss " Phillips – performer (track 4)
Gregory "Illa Ghee" Jackson – performer (track 5)
Natalie Albino – performer (track 5)
Nicole Albino – performer (track 5)
Rigo "
Riggs " Morales – performer (track 6) , A&R direction
Stanley "
Stat Quo " Benton – performer (track 7)
Eric "
Billy Danze " Murray – performer (track 7)
Jamal "
Lil' Fame " Grinnage – performer (track 7)
Kejuan "
Havoc " Muchita – performer (tracks: 8, 11)
Joshua "J Hood" Hood – performer (tracks: 8, 13)
Terance "
Big Noyd " Perry – performer (track 8)
Christopher "
Lloyd Banks " Lloyd – performer (track 9)
Devin "
Devin the Dude " Copeland – performer (track 10)
Michael "
Evidence " Perretta – performer & recording (track 12) , mastering
Rakaa "
Iriscience " Taylor – performer (track 12)
Chris "
DJ Babu " Oroc – performer (track 12)
Shalene "Chinky" Evans – performer (track 14)
Louis "
B-Real " Freese – performer (track 16)
Nasir "
Nas " Jones – performer (track 17)
Clifford "
T.I. " Harris – performer (track 18)
Nathaniel "
Mac Boney " Josey – performer (track 18)
Sean "
Big Kuntry King " Merrett – performer (track 18)
Akeem "AK Tha Razor Man" Lawal – performer (track 18)
Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" Abdulraheem – performer (track 19)
Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing (tracks: 2, 10, 11)
Kevin Crouse – mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 17-19)
Jeff White – recording (tracks: 5, 7-11, 14, 18, 19) , A&R administrator, product manager
Steve Sola – mixing (tracks: 8, 14)
Ken "
Duro " Ifill – mixing (track 13)
Rob Hill – recording & mixing (track 16)
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Neil Maman – executive producer, A&R administrator, management
Ronald "Gotti" Odum – production coordinator
Damian Davis – production assistant
Ola Kudu – art direction, design, additional photography
Fubz – photography
Gerard Rechnitzer – additional photography
Paul Rosenberg – management
Tracy McNew – management
Theo Sedlmayr – legal
Lena Kasambalides – legal
Bonsu Thompson – marketing
Amanda Silverman – publicist
Bianca Bianconi – publicist
Charts
References
^ Birchmeier, Jason.
"The Alchemist - 1st Infantry Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved August 30, 2023 .
^ Tindal, Kennith B. (October 4, 2004).
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HipHopDX . Retrieved August 30, 2023 .
^ Durig, Jim (November 18, 2004).
"1st Infantry - Music Review at IGN" .
IGN . Archived from
the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via
Wayback Machine .
^ Flanagan, Nick (October 21, 2004).
"NOW: Alchemist, Oct 21 - 27, 2004" .
NOW . Archived from
the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via
Wayback Machine .
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"The Alchemist: 1st Infantry, PopMatters" .
PopMatters . January 13, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2023 .
^ Corne, James (September 28, 2004).
"The Alchemist :: 1st Infantry – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved August 30, 2023 .
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"The Alchemist - 1st Infantry (album review ) | Sputnikmusic" . www.sputnikmusic.com . December 30, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2023 .
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"The Alchemist - 1st Infantry (Deluxe CD/DVD Edition) / The Chemistry Files - Review" .
Stylus Magazine . Archived from
the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2011 .
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"Music Review: The Alchemist - 1st Infantry" .
Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved August 30, 2023 .
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"Lescharts.com – The Alchemist – 1st Infantry" . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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"The Alchemist Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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"The Alchemist Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^
"The Alchemist Chart History (Top Rap Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^
"The Alchemist Chart History (Independent Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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"The Alchemist Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
External links
Studio albums Extended plays Mixtapes Instrumentals Related