''The Birth'' is the first

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by American rapper

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. Composed of eight tracks, it was released in 1999 via Copasetik Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Darcman Studios in

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and Jam Packed Studios in San Jose.

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was handled by Panik, Protest, Richness and Captain Kill A Mothafucka, with Jon Sexton and Rasco serving as executive producers. It features

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s from

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and Flii. In 2004, it was reissued as ''The Birth LP'' through Pockets Linted Entertainment with three additional tracks between the seventh track and outro. Those songs were recorded at The Poolroom in

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and produced by Philthy and Brisk One.

Track listing

;Notes *Tracks 8, 9 and 10 does not exist in the initial EP version.

Personnel

*Kieda "

" Brewer – vocals, executive producer *Jason "

" Green – vocals (tracks: 4, 7) *Anwar "Flii" Burton – vocals (track 7) *Captain Kill A Mothafucka – producer (tracks: 1, 11) *Edward "Panik" Zamudio – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6) *Roger "Protest" Roberts – producer (track 4) *J. "Richness" Taylor – producer (track 7) *Philthy – producer (track 8) *Alfred "Brisk One" Martinez Jr. – producer (tracks: 9, 10) *Ken Lee – mastering *Jon Sexton – executive producer *Mark Humphries – photography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Birth EP 1999 EPs Rasco albums