The Hit List (Saafir album) explained

The Hit List
Type:	Album
Artist:	Saafir
Cover:	TheHitList.jpg
Released:	October 26, 1999
Recorded:	1998–1999
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Qwest/Warner Bros. Records 47009
Producer:	Tony Pizarro DJ Clark Kent Stevie J. Shock-G Carlos "6 July" Broady Chris "The Glove" Taylor Corey "R.I.P." Parker Big Nose J Groove Protest Omonte Ward Nick Wiz
Prev Title:	Trigonometry
Prev Year:	1998
Next Year:	2006

The Hit List is the third album by Saafir, an American hip hop emcee. The Album has been praised by the hip-hop underground for Saafir's Intense Lyricism.

Track listing

1. "The Hit List" (R. Gibson/C. Taylor) - 3:40
   • Featuring Sonny Black
2. "A Dog's Master" (R. Gibson/C. Kent) - 3:48
   • Produced by DJ Clark Kent
3. "Crawl Before You Ball" (R. Gibson/E. Del-Barrio/G. Jacobs/M. White/V. White) - 3:54
   • Produced by Shock-G
   • Contains a sample from "Fantasy" performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
4. "Watch How Daddy Ball" (R. Gibson/T. Turpin/S. Jordan/C. Miller) - 4:11
   • Featuring Kam, Stevie J., Chameleon
   • Produced by Stevie J.
5. "Slip Into My Eyes" (R. Gibson/J. Fortson/T. Pizarro) - 4:18
   • Produced by Tony Pizarro
6. "6 Digits" (R. Gibson/C. Broady/J. Bryant/D. Jordan/C. Parker/D. Price/T. Price) - 3:58
   • Featuring Cuttthroat, Mr. Doe
   • Produced by Carlos "6 July" Broady
7. "Not Fa' Nuthin'" (R. Gibson/D. Barbosa/N. Louzides/R. Mounsey) - 4:17
   • Featuring Chino XL
8. "Pokerface" (R. Gibson/R. Roberts) - 3:42
9. "25 Ta Life" (R. Gibson/T. Alston/A. Johnson/K. Muchita) - 2:59
   • Featuring Mobb Deep (via vocal sample, not an actual performance)
10. "Mask-A-Raid" (R. Gibson/C. Broady/J. Savage) - 4:35
    • Featuring Jayo Felony
    • Produced by Carlos "6 July" Broady
11. "Liquid Ho Magnet" (R. Gibson/G. Jacobs) - 4:52
    • Produced by Shock-G
12. "Smart Bomb" (R. Gibson/R. Roberts) - 2:49
13. "Bedroom Bully" (R. Gibson/J. Carson) - 3:32
14. "Runnin' Man" (R. Gibson/G. Jacobs) - 4:36
    • Produced by Shock-G
15. "Final Thrill" (R. Gibson/T. Alston) - 4:14
    • Features a dialogue sample from the Chris Cunningham-directed video of Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker."

Personnel

Contributors
Producers
Producers	Tony Pizarro, DJ Clark Kent, Stevie J., Shakeem Bocaj (a.k.a. Shock-G), Carlos "6 July" Broady, Chris "The Glove" Taylor, Corey "R.I.P." Barker, Big Nose, J Groove, Protest, Omonte Ward, Nick Wiz
Executive producers	Saafir, Kairi Brown, Tarif Supreme
Performers
Lead vocals and rhyming	Saafir, Sonny Black, Stevie J., Chino XL, Mobb Deep, Jayo Felony
Background vocals	Shakeem Bocaj
Technicians
Engineers	Tony Pizarro
Mastering	Chris Bellman
Mixing	Tony Pizarro, Big Nous, Shaeekm Bocaj (a.k.a. Shock-G), Carlos "6 July" Broady, David Michael Dill, Andy Grassi, Caveman Haywood, Ken Ifill, J Groove, Stevie J., Kevin Kim, Protest, Saafir, Rashaan "Cus" Stephens, Chris "The Glove" Taylor
Creative directors	Eliane Henri
Art Direction, Design	Gregory Rosebud Gilmer
Photography	B+

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - The Hit List^[1]
Year	Chart Name	Peak Position
1999	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	No. 91

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - "Crawl Before You Ball"^[2]
Year	Chart Name	Peak Position
1998	Hot Rap Singles	No. 47

External links

• Saafir on MySpace

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=saafir|chart=all}} Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Saafir - Albums ].
2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=saafir|chart=all}} Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Saafir - Singles ].