The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz) explained
The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz) is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Shabazz the Disciple. It was released on October 7, 2003, through Battle Axe Records. Recording sessions took place between 1995 and 2003 at Firehouse Studio, D&D Studios and Streetlight Studios in New York City, at Buhdha's House, at House Of Hits in Chestnut Ridge, at Tucan Studio in Kornwestheim, at YB Studios in São Paulo, and at Frico's Lab in Leonberg. Production was handled by Baby J, DJ Irfane, Lord Jamar, Carlos Bess, Dams & Sla, DJ Friction, DJ Skinny, Jose "Choco" Reynoso, MistaJam, The Prunes, Zé Gonzales, and Shabazz himself, with Madchild serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Freestyle, Killah Priest, Lil' Dap, Lord Jamar, Poetic, R.H. Bless and Young Anutt.
Personnel
- David "Shabazz the Disciple" Collins – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9, 12)
- Young Anutt – vocals (track 1)
- Lorenzo "Lord Jamar" DeChalus – vocals (track 13), producer (tracks: 13, 15)
- Walter "Killah Priest" Reed – vocals (track 14)
- James "Lil' Dap" Heath – vocals (track 14)
- Anthony Ian Berkeley – vocals (track 17)
- Robert "Freestyle" Wallace – vocals (tracks: 17, 19, 21)
- Rasheen "R.H. Bless" Hill – vocals (track 17)
- Dams & Sla – producers (track 1)
- Peter "MistaJam" Dalton – producer & engineering (track 3)
- DJ Skinny – producer (track 5)
- Christopher Irfane Khan-Acito – producer (tracks: 6, 8)
- José Henrique Castanho de Godoy Pinheiro – producer (track 7)
- Simon Bonde – producer (track 10)
- Christian Buksti – producer (track 10)
- Peder Pedersen – producer (track 10)
- Carlos Bess – producer (track 11), recording (tracks: 2, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21), mixing (tracks: 11, 13, 14, 17)
- Jose "Choco" Reynoso – producer (track 11)
- Anthony "Q-Unique" Quiles – producer (track 14)
- Martin "DJ Friction" Welzer – producer & engineering (track 16)
- Jonathan "Baby J" Hewitt – producer & mixing (tracks: 17-21)
- Richard "Joe Buhdha" Douglas – recording & mixing (track 3)
- Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – recording (track 4), mixing (track 5)
- Elliott Thomas – mixing (tracks: 4, 10), recording (track 10)
- Tejo Damasceno – recording (tracks: 5, 7), mixing (track 7)
- Martin Renius – recording (tracks: 6, 9), mixing (track 6)
- Ralf Christian Mayer – recording (track 8)
- Wolfgang Amadeus – mixing (track 8)
- Benn Starr – recording (tracks: 17, 19, 21), mixing (track 17)
- Shane "Madchild" Bunting – executive producer
