Against All Odds (Tragedy Khadafi album) explained

Against All Odds
Type:Album
Artist:Tragedy Khadafi
Cover:Tragedy Khadafi - Against All Odds album coverart.jpg
Released:June 5, 2001
Recorded:1998–1999
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Gee Street/V2/BMG Records
63881-27096
Producer:Tragedy Khadafi
Prince Paul
The Hitmen
Just Blaze
Spunk Bigga
Young Lord
Ayatollah
Sha Money XL
DJ Clue
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Against All Odds is the third solo studio album by the hip hop artist Tragedy Khadafi.[1] The album was released in 2001 after much delay, and included his 2000 single "Bing Monsters".[2] The album reached #9 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers (Northeast) Album Chart.[3] Tragedy "dissed" his then-former friend Noreaga on the tracks "Crime Nationalist" and "Blood Type", accusing him of stealing his rhyming style and even his hooks. They have since reconciled.

Track listing

TitlePerformer(s)Producer(s)Time
1"Intro (The Conflict)"Tragedy KhadafiPrince Paul1:04
2"Against All Odds"Tragedy KhadafiJust Blaze3:56
3"Crime Nationalists"Tragedy Khadafi, Headrush Napoleon, Tasha HolidaySha Money XL4:28
4"Lift Ya Glass"Tragedy KhadafiAyatollah4:32
5"Skit 2: The Jump Off"Tragedy KhadafiPrince Paul1:06
6"Bing Monsters"Tragedy Khadafi, Ja Rule, Headrush NapoleonSha Money XL4:25
7"Live By The Gun"Tragedy KhadafiTragedy Khadafi3:44
8"They Force My Hand"Tragedy Khadafi, CormegaSpunk Bigga4:43
9"Permanently Scarred [I Don't Wanna Wait]"Tragedy Khadafi, B-Minor, JoyaSpunk Bigga5:04
10"Sidewalk Confessions"Tragedy Khadafi, Headrush Napoleon, Killah ShahRichard "Younglord" Frierson for The Hitmen4:14
11"Say Goodbye"Tragedy Khadafi, Killah Shah, Dave BingSha Money XL4:08
12"Blood Type"Tragedy KhadafiDJ Clue and Duro3:45
13"What Makes You Think"Tragedy Khadafi, Killah Shah, Angel DustP. King The Specialist3:56
14"Skit 3: More Thugg More Names"Tragedy KhadafiPrince Paul2:39
15"Never Bite The Hand"Tragedy Khadafi, MilzSpunk Bigga4:25
16"T.M. [Message To Killa Black]"Tragedy KhadafiNashiem Myrick for The Hitmen4:13
17"2-5 Radio"Tragedy Khadafi, Killah Shah, Angel DustDigga5:12
18"In Memory Of"Tragedy Khadafi, OluSpunk Bigga4:49

Samples

Crime Nationalists

Lift Ya Glass

Permanently Scarred (I Don't Wanna Wait)

T.M. (Message to Killa Black)

Notes and References

  1. Brown, Marisa. "Biography" allmusicguide.com [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p370023/biography|pure_url=yes}}]
  2. Shapiro, Peter (2005) The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, Rough Guides,, p.181
  3. Against All Odds
  4. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/69585/Tragedy%20Khadafi%20feat.%20Tasha%20Holiday%20and%20Headrush%20Napoleon-Crime%20Nationalists_N.W.A-N****z%204%20Life/ Sample details
  5. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/111056/Tragedy%20Khadafi-Lift%20Ya%20Glass_Junior%20Mance-I%20Believe%20to%20My%20Soul/ Sample details
  6. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/69613/Tragedy%20Khadafi%20feat.%20B-Minor%20and%20Joya-Permanently%20Scarred%20%28I%20Don%27t%20Wanna%20Wait%29_Paula%20Cole-I%20Don%27t%20Want%20to%20Wait/ Sample details
  7. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/101225/Tragedy%20Khadafi-T.M.%20%28Message%20to%20Killa%20Black%29_Sandro-Porque%20Yo%20Te%20Amo/ Sample details