''Novakane'' is the third studio album by American hip-hop group the
Outlawz
Outlawz was an American hip-hop group founded by Tupac Shakur and Yafeu Fula in 1995. Originally known as Thoro Headz and Young Thugs, the group attracted attention with their appearance on Tupac's song "Flex", which was the B-side of his singl ...
. It was released on October 23, 2001, through
Outlaw Recordz with distribution via
Koch Entertainment.
Production was handled by Reefologist Da Street Criminologist,
L.T. Hutton, Floss P, Joey Glasses, Mack 4,
Mike Dean, Muhammad "Madball" Bell, Poli Paul, Quimmy Quim and Shorty B. It features
guest appearance
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The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists, featured artists, guest stars, or guest fighters, depending on context), are disting ...
s from Ed Bone, Hellraza, Kamikaze,
Seal
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* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, also called "true seal"
** Fur seal
** Eared seal
* Seal ( ...
and T-Low.
The album debuted at number 100 on the
''Billboard'' 200, number 24 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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and number 3 on the
Independent Albums
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charts in the United States.
Track listing
;Sample credits
*Track 17 contains resung elements from "
The Message" written by
Edward Fletcher,
Sylvia Robinson,
Melvin Glover and
Clifton Chase.
Personnel
*Malcolm "
E.D.I. Mean" Greenidge – vocals, mixing
(tracks: 4, 6, 8)
*Rufus "
Young Noble
Rufus Lee Cooper III (born March 21, 1978), also known by his stage name Young Noble, is an American rapper and member of Tupac Shakur's rap group Outlawz.
Noble joined the Outlawz in early 1996, and was the last member to be added to the group ...
" Cooper III – vocals
*Mutah "
Napoleon
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" Beale – vocals
*Katari "
Kastro" Cox – vocals
*Tyruss "
Big Syke" Himes – vocals
(track 2)
*
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel – vocals
(track 12)
*Kamil "Hellraza" Beale – vocals
(track 13)
*Tupac "
2Pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...
" Shakur – vocals
(track 14), executive producer
*Terrance "T-Low" Brown – vocals
(track 14)
*Crysis – additional backing vocals
(track 14)
*Bosko Kante – talkbox & additional producer
(track 14)
*Kamikaze – vocals
(track 17)
*Ed Bone – vocals
(track 17)
*Mac Robinson – guitar
(track 5)
*Hans Johansson – guitar
(track 12)
*James "D.C." Wilson, III – keyboards
(track 12)
*Valarie King – flute
(track 12)
*Vonette Yama Quinuma – electric harp
(track 12)
*Sebastian Aymanns – drums
(track 12)
*Jimmy Jean-Louis – djembe
(track 12)
*Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham – guitar & mixing
(track 14)
*Reefologist Da Street Criminologist – producer
(tracks: 2, 12)
*Muhammad "Madball" Bell – producer & mixing
(track 3)
*William "Bill Blast" Irving – co-producer & mixing
(track 3)
*Stuart "Shorty B." Jordan – producer
(track 4)
*Paul Poli – producer
(track 5)
*Lenton "
LT" Hutton – producer
(tracks: 6, 8)
*Joey Glasses – producer
(track 9)
*Muntaquim "Quimmy Quim" Farid – producer
(track 11)
*Mikal Kamil – additional producer
(track 12)
*Flossy P – producer & engineering
(track 13)
*James "
DJ Felli Fel
James Andrew Reigart (born September 3, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel, is an American club and radio Disc jockey, DJ for Los Angeles's KPWR, Power 106, as well as a record producer and hype man. He is also a member of the Am ...
" Reigart – remix producer & mixing
(track 14)
*
Mike Dean – producer
(track 15)
*Mack 4 – producer
(track 17)
*Lance Pierre – mixing
(tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17)
*William Lucas – engineering
(tracks: 2-6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 17)
*Ryan Freeland – mixing
(track 5)
*Marc Friedlander – engineering
(track 14)
*Eddy Schreyer – mastering
*
Yafeu Akiyele Fula – executive producer
*Dexter Browne – photography
Charts
References
External links
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{{Authority control
2001 albums
Outlawz albums
E1 Music albums
Outlaw Recordz albums
MNRK Music Group albums
Albums produced by L.T. Hutton
Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)