Y2K: The Album

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This article is about the 2000 Screwball album. For other albums, see Y2K (disambiguation).
Y2K: The Album
Studio album by
Screwball
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2000
Recorded1997–99
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length1:07:11
LabelTommy Boy
Producer
Screwball chronology
Y2K: The Album
(2000) 		Loyalty
(2001)
Singles from Y2K
  1. "You Love To Hear The Stories / Who Shot Rudy?"
    Released: 1999
  2. "F.A.Y.B.A.N. / Seen It All"
    Released: June 8, 1999
  3. "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E"
    Released: September 7, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews8/10[2]
Spin8/10[3]

Y2K: The Album is the debut album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on February 8, 2000, via Tommy Boy Records. The recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio, D&D Studios and House Of Hits in New York City. The production was handled by several record producers, including Mike Heron, Godfather Don, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Marley Marl and Biz Markie. It features guest appearances from Big Noyd, Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nature, Nashawn, Prince A.D. and Triple Seis. The album peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its singles "F.A.Y.B.A.N." and "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" were also charted on the Hot Rap Songs.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Album Intro"  0:15
2."That Shit"
Mike Heron3:39
3."F.A.Y.B.A.N."
DJ Premier3:08
4."Take It There" (featuring Capone)
V.I.C.3:21
5."Y2K"
Godfather Don2:48
6."Seen It All"
DJ Premier4:07
7."Somebody's Gotta Do It" (featuring Triple Seis)
Mike Heron3:51
8."You Love to Hear the Stories" (featuring MC Shan)
Pete Rock4:50
9."The Heat Is On" (featuring Prodigy and Godfather Don)
Mike Heron3:36
10."The Blocks" (featuring Nature)
A Kid Called Roots3:54
11."No Exceptions" (fearuting Rapper Noyd)
  • Ivey
  • Lewis
  • Bass
  • Max Vargas
Max Vargas3:37
12."The Operation" (featuring Nashawn)
Mike Heron3:26
13."Urban Warfare"
  • Ivey
  • Herard
Mike Heron2:03
14."Who Shot Rudy?"
  • K. Jones
  • Ivey
  • Herard
Mike Heron3:29
15."Biz Interlude"
1:36
16."H-O-S-T-Y-L-E"
  • Ivey
  • Herard
Mike Heron3:25
17."Communications" (featuring Prince AD)
  • Lewis
  • Ivey
  • Lamont Porter
EZ Elpee3:28
18."Zoning"
  • Bass
  • Ivey
  • Lewis
  • K. Jones
  • Chapman
Godfather Don4:13
19."Attention: A&R Department"
  • Ivey
  • Bass
  • Lewis
  • Eddie Sancho
  • Heron
Eddie Sancho4:08
20."On the Real" (featuring Havoc and Cormega)
Marley Marl4:17
Total length:1:07:11
Sample credits

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 50
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 10

References

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  1. ^ Blanford, Roxanne. "Y2K - Screwball | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Barone, Matt (April 27, 2004). "Screwball :: Y2K – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "SPIN". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 12. SPIN Media LLC. December 1999. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved October 2, 2020.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Screwball Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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