Generation EFX

Generation EFX
Generation EFX
Studio album by Das EFX
Released	March 24, 1998
Studio	Ian London Studios (East Islip, NY); Music Palace (Hempstead, NY); The Sewer; Mirror Image (Dix Hills, NY); Quad Recording (Times Square, NY); Northshore Soundworks (Long Island, NY); Niles Studio;
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	50:22
Label	EastWest Records America
Producer	PMD (also exec.); Agallah; Mike Lowe; Rashad Smith; Solid Scheme; Tony L.;
Das EFX chronology
Singles from Generation EFX
	"Rap Scholar"; Released: 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	6/10^[2]
The Source	^[3]

Generation EFX is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Das EFX. It was released on March 24, 1998 via EastWest Records America. Production was handled by Agallah, Solid Scheme, Rashad Smith, Mike Lowe, Tony L, and PMD, who also served as executive producer. Unlike the first three Das EFX albums, it features a number of guest appearances from Redman, Agallah, EPMD, Miss Jones, M.O.P., Nocturnal and Teflon. The album debuted and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week. In its second week of release, the album dropped to number 89 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies bringing the two week total to 36,000 copies.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:31
2.	"Raw Breed"	Andre Weston William Hines Chris Charity Derek Lynch Angel Aguilar	Solid Scheme 8-Off	3:02
3.	"Shine"	Weston Hines T. Williams Mark Adams Steve Arrington Mark Hicks Ray Turner Danny Webster	Tony L.	4:04
4.	"Somebody Told Me" (featuring 8-Off and Nocturnal)	Weston Hines Aguilar Yasin Muhammedi	8-Off	3:38
5.	"Set It Off"	Weston Hines	Rashad Smith Armando Colon (co.)	4:17
6.	"No Doubt" (featuring M.O.P. and Teflon)	Weston Hines Eric Murray Jamal Grinnage Linwood Starling Charity Lynch	Solid Scheme	3:41
7.	"Rap Scholar" (featuring Redman)	Weston Hines Reginald Noble Parrish Smith Raymond Ransom Reggie Hargis Edward Irons	Rashad Smith Armando Colon (co.) PMD (co.)	3:21
8.	"Generation EFX" (featuring EPMD)	Weston Hines Smith Erick Sermon Aguilar Frank Sullivan	PMD 8-Off (co.)	3:46
9.	"Rite Now"	Weston Hines Michael Lowe Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita	Mike Lowe	2:58
10.	"Whut Goes Around" (featuring Miss Jones)	Weston Hines Tarsha Jones Smith	PMD	3:34
11.	"Make Noize"	Weston Hines Charity Lynch	Solid Scheme	3:10
12.	"New Stuff"	Weston Hines Smith Aguilar Charlie Marotta	PMD 8-Off (co.) Charlie Marotta (co.)	3:28
13.	"Take It Back" (featuring PMD)	Weston Hines Smith	PMD	2:18
14.	"Change"	Weston Hines Aguilar Brian May	8-Off	4:35
15.	"Rap Scholar (Original Version)" (featuring Redman)	Weston Hines Noble Smith Ransom Hargis Irons	PMD	3:59
Total length:				50:22

Personnel

Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston – main artist
Willie "Skoob" Hines – main artist
Angel "8-Off Agallah" Aguilar – featured artist (track 4), producer (tracks: 2, 4, 14), co-producer (tracks: 8, 12)
Yasin "Nocturnal" Muhammedi – featured artist (track 4)
Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – featured artist (track 6)
Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – featured artist (track 6)
Linwood "Teflon" Starling – featured artist (track 6)
Reginald "Redman" Noble – featured artist (tracks: 7, 15)
Parrish "PMD" Smith – featured artist (track 8), producer (tracks: 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), co-producer (track 7), executive producer
Erick Sermon – featured artist (track 8)
Tarsha "Miss" Jones – featured artist (track 10)
Chris Charity – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11)
Derek Lynch – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11)
Tony L. Williams – producer (track 3)
Rashad Smith – producer (tracks: 5, 7)
Michael "Mike Loe" Lowe – producer (track 9)
Armando Colon – co-producer (tracks: 5, 7)
Charlie Marotta – co-producer (track 12), engineering, mixing
Eliud "Lou" Ortiz – engineering, mixing
Tom Ciante – engineering
John Decatur – engineering
Bob Fudjinski – engineering
Dave Greenberg – engineering
Paul Gregory – engineering
Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez – mixing
Greg Burke – art direction, design
Danny Clinch – photography
Agnes Cammock – styling

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	48^[4]
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	10

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Generation EFX - Das EFX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 10, 2020). "Das EFX :: Generation EFX – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^ Callahan-Bever, Noah (May 1998). "Record Report: Das EFX – Generation EFX". The Source. No. 104. New York. p. 148.
^ ^a ^b "GANG STARR RISES FROM RAP UNDERGROUND TO #6". MTV. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ "Das EFX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^ "Das EFX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

External links

Generation EFX at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Generation EFX - Das EFX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 10, 2020). "Das EFX :: Generation EFX – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[3] Callahan-Bever, Noah (May 1998). "Record Report: Das EFX – Generation EFX". The Source. No. 104. New York. p. 148.

[auto-4] "GANG STARR RISES FROM RAP UNDERGROUND TO #6". MTV. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Das_EFX-5] "Das EFX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Das_EFX-6] "Das EFX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

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