Beneath the Surface (GZA album)

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Beneath the Surface
John the Baptist, Mathematics, RZA
GZA chronology
Liquid Swords
(1995)
Beneath the Surface
(1999)
Legend of the Liquid Sword
(2002)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Bobby Digital in Stereo
(1998)
Beneath the Surface
(1999)
Nigga Please
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]
Spin5/10[3]
Stylus MagazineB[4]
Stylus Magazine(mixed)[5]
USA Today[6]

Beneath the Surface is the third solo

studio album by American hip hop musician and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. The album was released on June 29, 1999, by MCA Records
.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
John the Baptist
3:07
7."Breaker, Breaker"GriceArabian Knight3:38
8."High Price, Small Reward" (featuring Masta Killa)Mathematics1:43
9."Hip Hop Fury" (featuring RZA, Hell Razah, Timbo King & Dreddy Kruger)Arabian Knight3:44
10."Skit #3"GriceGZA0:47
11."1112" (featuring Masta Killa, Killah Priest & Njeri Earth)
  • Grice
  • Irief
  • Reed
  • Njeri Earth
RZA4:18
12."Skit #4" (featuring Angela Yee)GriceGZA0:45
13."Victim" (featuring Joan Davis & Njeri Earth)
  • Grice
  • Joan Davis
  • Earth
Arabian Knight4:04
14."Publicity"GriceMathematics2:37
15."Feel Like An Enemy" (featuring Hell Razah, Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn & Trigga)
Mathematics3:12
16."Stringplay (Like This, Like That)" (featuring Method Man)Arabian Knight3:18
17."Mic Trippin"GriceMathematics2:59
18."Outro" (featuring Timbo King & La the Darkman)
Arabian Knight1:34
Total length:46:00

Personnel

Charts

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ John Bush (1999-06-29). "Beneath the Surface - GZA | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  2. ^ "Genius/GZA :: Beneath the Surface :: Geffen Records". Rapreviews.com. 2002-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  3. ^ Salamon, Jeff. Reviews. Spin. September 1999.
  4. ^ "The GZA - Legend of the Liquid Sword - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  5. ^ "GZA - Beneath the Surface - On Second Thought". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  6. ^ "Google News". 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 123.
  8. ^ "GZA/Genius Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "GZA/Genius Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.