Loyalty (Screwball album) explained
| Loyalty |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Screwball |
| Cover: | Loyalty (Screwball album).jpg |
| Recorded: | 2000–01 |
| Studio: | C Mo' Greens Studio (New York, NY) |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Screwed Up |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Loyalty is the second studio album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on June 26, 2001 via Hydra Entertainment/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio in New York. Production was mainly handled by Godfather Don and Ayatollah. It features guest appearances from Black Attack, Complexion, Cormega, Kool G Rap, Matrix Bars, M.O.P., Nature, N.O.R.E. and Tragedy Khadafi. The album peaked at number 185 on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, Lee Stone-produced "Torture", made it to #78 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs.
Personnel
- Wilbur "The Poet" Bass – performer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12-14, 17, 19), associate producer
- Kenneth "KL" Lewis – performer (tracks: 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19), associate producer
- Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – performer (tracks: 3-5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19)
- Kyron "Solo" Jones – performer (tracks: 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 19)
- Matrix Bars – featured artist (track 2)
- Jermaine "Nature" Baxter – featured artist (track 3)
- Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – featured artist (track 5)
- Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – featured artist (track 5)
- Sean "Black Attack" Boston – featured artist (track 9)
- Cory "Cormega" McKay – featured artist (track 10)
- Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – featured artist (track 12)
- Victor "Noreaga" Santiago – featured artist (track 12)
- Percy "Tragedy Khadafi" Chapman – featured artist (track 14)
- Complextion – featured artist (track 18)
- Lamont "Ayatollah" Dorrell – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Rodney "Godfather Don" Chapman – producer (tracks: 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15)
- Lee Stone – producer (track 5)
- Joseph P. "G.I. Joe" Rivera – producer (track 6)
- F Bee – producer (track 8)
- Mike "Heron" Herrard – producer (track 14)
- Goodie Goodman – producer (track 17)
- Edwin "S.P.K." Almonte – producer (track 18)
- The Beatnuts – producers (track 19)
- Max Vargas – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18), engineering (tracks: 3, 10, 12, 13)
- Dino Z. – engineering (track 19)
- Duncan Stanbury – mastering
- Jerry Famolari – executive producer, A&R
- Robert "Bob" Perry – associate producer
- Trevor "Karma" Gendron – art direction, design & layout
