Against the Grain (Kurupt album)
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| Released | August 23, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
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| Length | 68:48 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop | 2.5/5[1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Now | 3/5[3] |
| PopMatters | 1/10[4] |
| RapReviews | 5.5/10[5] |
Against the Grain is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Kurupt. It was released on August 23, 2005, through Death Row Records, making it his first and, to date, only solo album for the label. Production was handled by Mark Sparks, Doug Mayhem, Sir Jinx, Baby-C-Style, Blaqthoven, Diverse, Joshua Andrews, Ric Rude, Screwface and Tha Row Hitters, with Suge Knight serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Eastwood, Tri Star, Young Tone, 2Pac, Dave Hollister, Domination, M.O.P., Potion, Roscoe, Spider Loc, The Dayton Family and Val C.
The album went almost unnoticed due to the lack of promotion by
Background
Kurupt was signed with Death Row Records as one-half of Tha Dogg Pound together with Daz Dillinger. The duo released the only studio album for the label, Dogg Food in 1995, before Kurupt left the label in late 1997. In early 2002 he re-aligned with Death Row, which sparked the feud with his former labelmates, such as Daz, Snoop Dogg and Soopafly. The album was delay from its planned 2004 release and was released in August 2005, when Kurupt left Death Row for the second time. It was Death Row's first freshly recorded album in over four years. It was the final original album released by the label during its original run, before being revived with BODR by Snoop Dogg 17 years later.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:54 | |||
| 2. | "Speak on It" (featuring Val C) |
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| 4:16 |
| 13. | "Bullshit & Nonsense" (featuring Spider Loc and Eastwood) |
| Joshua Andrews | 3:20 | |
| 14. | "Calico" (featuring The Dayton Family) |
| Screwface Music | 4:52 | |
| 15. | "Hustlin'" (featuring Tri Star and Young Tone) |
| Sir Jinx | 3:45 | |
| 16. | "It's a Wrap" | Mark Sparks | 2:58 | ||
| 17. | "You Fuckin' with the Best" (featuring Domination) | Baby-C-Style | 4:08 | ||
| 18. | "Outro" | 0:21 | |||
| Total length: | 1:08:41 | ||||
- Notes
- Nearly all of Kurupt's songwriting for this album is credited to his brother, David "Roscoe" Williams.
- Sample credits
- Track 6 contains a sample of "Vitamin C" as performed by Can
- Track 12 contains replayed elements of "Me and My Homies" as performed by Nate Dogg
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| French Albums ( SNEP)[6]
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146 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 60 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 20 |
References
- ^ "Against Tha Grain". AllHipHop. September 9, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Kurupt - Against tha Grain Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Richards, Jason (November 17, 2005). "NOW Magazine - Music in Toronto, NOVEMBER 17 - 23, 2005". NOW. Archived from the original on 2006-06-26. Retrieved June 26, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Holland, Roger (November 2, 2005). "Kurupt: Against Tha Grain, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 23, 2005). "RapReviews.com Feature for August 23, 2005 - Kurupt's "Against Tha Grain"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Kurupt – Against Tha Grain". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
External links
- Kurupt – Against Tha Grain at Discogs (list of releases)