''Screwed Up'' is a
compilation album
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by American hip hop quartet
Screwball
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. The
double disc
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project was released on July 19, 2004 via
Hydra Entertainment. It is primarily composed of songs from the group's two previous albums ''
Y2K: The Album'' and ''
Loyalty
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'', as well as new tracks, remixes, and songs from member Hostyle's ''One Eyed Maniac'' album. The album's title came from the group's 1996 single "Screwed Up"
b/w "They Wanna Know Why". After the release of ''Screwed Up'', member
Blaq Poet pursued a solo career. Member Kenneth "KL" Lewis died on March 28, 2008 of an
asthma
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attack, and member Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey died in January 2020.
The compilation was re-issued for
digital download shortened to fifteen tracks.
Production
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was handled by
Godfather Don
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, Mike Heron,
Ayatollah
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, V.I.C.,
DJ Premier, A Kid Called Roots, Cisco, Eddie Sancho, F Bee, Lee Stone,
Marley Marl,
Pete Rock
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, Roger Pauletta and
The Beatnuts, with Jerry Famolari serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from
Cormega, Godfather Don,
Nature
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,
Capone-N-Noreaga, Fred Fowler,
Kool G Rap, Matrix Bars,
MC Shan,
Mobb Deep
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,
M.O.P.
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, Nashawn, Offdamental and
DJ Stretch Armstrong
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.
Track listing
References
External links
*
2004 compilation albums
Screwball (group) albums
Hydra Entertainment albums
Albums produced by Ayatollah
Albums produced by Pete Rock
Albums produced by DJ Premier
Albums produced by Marley Marl
Albums produced by the Beatnuts
Albums produced by Godfather Don
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