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. It was released on July 19, 2011 via

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. Recording sessions took place at the Cannibus Cabin and Electric Ghetto. Production was handled by member

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, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger, and Mike Kumagai, with additional production by Brad Jones, Jim Perkins, Patrick Shevelin and Steve Dang. It features guest appearances from

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, BJ Smith and Crystal Frandsen. The album peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 7 on the

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, and number 8 on the

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chart in the United States. According to the band, the record has a more prominent

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sound than previous albums, as well as

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and bluegrass influences. The band recorded over 60 songs for the album; some of the b-sides are included as bonus tracks on special editions of the album, and others are included on '' Hidden Stash V: Bongloads & B-Sides'', which was released later in 2011.

Track listing

;CD version ;Limited Edition vinyl

Personnel

;Kottonmouth Kings *Brad "

" Xavier – performer, producer, executive producer *Dustin "

D-Loc Dustin Garett Miller (born May 2, 1977), best known by his stage name D-Loc, is an MC in the rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings and rap group Kingspade. The group was signed to Suburban Noize. Miller has been a part of the Kottonmouth Kings s ...

" Miller – performer, art direction *Timothy "

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" McNutt – performer *David "

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" Alexander – performer *Luiz "Lou Dog" Gaez – performer *Robert "DJ Bobby B" Adams – performer ;Additional personnel *Crystal Frandsen – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 10) *

– additional vocals (track 3) *BJ "Pimp Daddy" Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 6, 11, 12, 15) *Jim Perkins – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 13, 15), additional producer (track 13) *Daniel "Judge D" Rogers – vox (track 4) *Greg "Gnote" Russell – guitar (track 4) *Dirk Freymuth – guitar (tracks: 5, 9, 12, 14) *Smoking Scotty Dred – guitar (track 8) *Rich " Legz Diamond" Murrell – guitar (track 10) *Alex Alessandroni – keyboards & organs (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 15) *Mike Kumangai – producer, mixing *Brad Jones – additional producer (track 1) *Steve Dang – additional producer (track 4) *Patrick Shevelin – additional producer (tracks: 10, 11), mixing *Tom Baker – mastering *Kevin Zinger – executive producer, management * Chad Carothers – illustration *Richard Lauderbach – illustration *Markus Cuff – photography *Ray Brown – layout *Ivory Daniel – management

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2011 albums Kottonmouth Kings albums Suburban Noize Records albums