''Respect Game or Expect Flames'' is a collaborative studio album by Casual and

J. Rawls Jason Daniel Rawls (born February 27, 1974), known professionally as J. Rawls, is an American hip hop musician, producer, DJ, educator, and speaker based in Columbus, Ohio. He emerged in the late 1990s underground hip hop scene, contributing t ...

. It was released on

Nature Sounds Nature Sounds is a record label based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop and reggae music. The label is independently owned and operated. It was founded by Devin Horwitz in 2003. History Nature Sounds was founded in 2003 by Devin H ...

on August 28, 2012.

Critical reception

Mark Bozzer of ''

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'' wrote, "Smash Rockwell (Casual) weaves in and out of the funk that Rawls provides throughout the full-length, although he stumbles yet again out of the gate on the album opener." He stated that "Respect Game or Expect Flames" and "Hier-O-Dot" are the album's highlights. T. Love of

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called the album "one of the most consistently dope and balanced albums in 2012," adding that it "is a crowd pleaser regardless of geographic origin and is sure to win both artists new fans on both coasts."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Casual – vocals, executive production, recording *

– production, executive production, recording, mixing *

Pep Love Pallo Peacock, known professionally as Pep Love, is a hip hop artist and a member of the Oakland, California-based hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. Early life Pep Love was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. He relocated with his family t ...

– vocals (1), recording * Allana Reign – vocals (1, 7) *

Del the Funky Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien (sometimes stylized as Del tha Funkee Homosapien) or Sir DZL, is an American rapper. Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings Born in O ...

– vocals (2) * The Mystery School – vocals (5) * Copywrite – vocals (9) *

Phesto Damani Thompson, known by the stage names, Phesto and Phesto Dee (born April 29, 1974), is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, ...

– vocals (9) * Tage – vocals (9) *

Tajai Tajai Massey, known mononymously as Tajai ( ; born April 21, 1975), is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the four founding members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief and, with Souls of Mis ...

– vocals (9) * Jakki da Motamouth – vocals (9) *

Opio Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. History East Oakland n ...

– vocals (9) * Rene Dion – vocals (11) *

Kurious Jorge Antonio Alvarez (born May 1, 1970), better known by his stage names Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip hop recording artist from New York City. Biography Kurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up in the Upper ...

– vocals (12) * The Liquid Crystal Project – music (15) * Devin Horwitz – executive production * Storm 9000 – mixing, mastering * Matt Wyatt – artwork

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2012 collaborative albums Casual (rapper) albums Nature Sounds albums