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1998 studio album by Sunz of Man
The Last Shall Be First |
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Released | July 21, 1998 (1998-07-21) |
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Recorded | 1996–1998 |
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Studio | - Alien Flyers (
New York,
NY)
- Power Play Studios (
Long Island, NY)
- The Enterprise (
Burbank, CA)
- Magnet Vision Studios (
Santa Monica, CA)
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D&D Studios (New York, NY)
- American Studios (
Los Angeles,
CA)
- Quad Recording Studios (
Times Square, NY)
- 36 Chambers Studio (
Manhattan, NY)
- Homeboy Studios (New York, NY)
- Platinum Island Studios (New York, NY)
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Genre |
Hip hop |
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Length | 1:12:42 |
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- "Natural High"
Released: 1997
- "Shining Star"/"Cold"
Released: 1998
- "The Plan"/"Collaboration '98"
Released: November 10, 1998
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The Last Shall Be First is the debut studio album by American hip hop group
Sunz of Man. It was released on July 21, 1998, through Red Ant Entertainment/
Wu-Tang Records.
Production was handled by
4th Disciple,
True Master,
RZA,
Supreme and
Wyclef Jean, with Cathy Jones and Sunz of Man serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from
Method Man, Traybag,
Beretta 9,
Earth, Wind & Fire,
Masta Killa,
Ol' Dirty Bastard,
Raekwon and
U-God.
The album peaked at number 20 on the
Billboard 200 and number 7 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, as well as number 100 on the
Dutch Album Top 100.
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Intro" | | | 1:07 |
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2. | "Cold" | |
4th Disciple | 3:49 |
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3. | "Natural High" (featuring Tray Bag) | |
Supreme | 4:15 |
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4. | "Flaming Swords" | |
True Master | 5:18 |
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5. | "Illusions" (featuring
Masta Killa) | | 4th Disciple | 5:25 |
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6. | "Shining Star" (featuring
Ol' Dirty Bastard and
Earth, Wind & Fire) | |
Wyclef Jean | 4:21 |
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7. | "Israeli News" (featuring Tray Bag) | - Chron Smith
- Reed
- T. Smith
- Wilder
| Supreme | 4:13 |
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8. | "Tribulations" | |
RZA | 4:25 |
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9. | "The Interview" | | | 1:05 |
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10. | "The Plan" | | 4th Disciple | 5:09 |
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11. | "Collaboration '98" (featuring
Method Man and
True Master) | | True Master | 5:11 |
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12. | "Inmates to the Fire" | - Chron Smith
- Cuffie
- Ruff
- Diggs
| RZA | 3:41 |
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13. | "Not Promised Tomorrow" | - Chron Smith
- Cuffie
- Ruff
- Bogard
| 4th Disciple | 4:11 |
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14. | "For the Lust of Money / The Grandz" | - Cuffie
- Ruff
- Chron Smith
- Harris
| True Master | 5:54 |
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15. | "Can I See You?" | | RZA | 3:27 |
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16. | "The Battle" | | | 1:08 |
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17. | "Next Up" (featuring Method Man) | - Cuffie
- Ruff
- Chron Smith
- Clifford Smith
- Harris
| True Master | 3:57 |
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18. | "Intellectuals" (featuring
Raekwon and
U-God) | | True Master | 4:55 |
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19. | "Five Arch Angels" | | | 1:11 |
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Total length: | 1:12:42 |
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Personnel
- Chron "
Hell Razah" Smith – vocals (tracks: 2–8, 11–15, 17, 18), A&R
- Virgil "
Prodigal Sunn" Ruff – vocals (tracks: 2–6, 8, 10–15, 17)
- Frederick "
60 Second Assassin" Cuffie – vocals (tracks: 4–6, 8, 10, 12–14, 17, 18)
- Walter "
Killah Priest" Reed – vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8)
- Tracy "Trebag" Smith – vocals (tracks: 3, 7)
- Clifford "
Method Man" Smith – vocals (tracks: 11, 17)
- Elgin "
Masta Killa" Turner – vocals (track 5)
- Russell "
Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones – vocals (track 6)
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Earth, Wind & Fire – vocals (track 6)
- Derek "
True Master" Harris – vocals (track 11), producer (tracks: 4, 11, 14, 17, 18), mixing (tracks: 11, 17, 18)
- Corey "
Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 18)
- Lamont "
U-God" Hawkins – vocals (track 18)
- Lashaunda "Harmony" – backing vocals (track 14)
- Selwyn "
4th Disciple" Bogard – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 13), mixing (track 2)
- Robert "
RZA" Diggs – producer (tracks: 8, 12, 15), engineering (track 12)
- Alaric "
Supreme" Wilder – producer (tracks: 3, 7)
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Rob Chiarelli – additional producer (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 6–8, 10, 12–15), additional mixing (track 17)
- Nolan 'Dr. No' Moffitte – engineering (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 11, 17, 18)
- Carlos Bess – engineering (tracks: 4, 8, 15)
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Tony Black – engineering (track 3)
- Steve Hall – mastering
- Cathy Jones – executive producer
- Tom Jermann – art direction, design
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Michael Lavine – photography
- Meredith Brunswick – A&R
- Tony Calcote – A&R
- James Elliott – A&R
Charts
References
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
"The Last Shall Be First - Sunz of Man | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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Christgau, Robert.
"Robert Christgau: CG: Sunz of Man". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (September 1998).
"Reviews".
Spin. Vol. 14, no. 9.
SPIN Media LLC.
ISSN
0886-3032. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Sunz Of Man – The Last Shall Be The First" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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"The Billboard 200".
Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 8, 1998. p. 80.
ISSN
0006-2510. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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"Top R&B Albums".
Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 8, 1998. p. 27.
ISSN
0006-2510. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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