The Labor Union Explained
The Labor Union is the second solo studio album by American underground rapper King Syze. It was officially released on August 5, 2008 via Babygrande Records. Recording sessions took place at Found Sound Recording in Philadelphia. Production was handled by Team 707, MTK, Skammadix, DJ Waxwork, Ill Bill, Sake, Sicknature, Tut the Instrumentalist and Undefined, with Chuck Wilson and Vinnie Paz serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from several Army of the Pharaohs members and Ill Bill.
Critical reception
The album was known for "[Syze] lacing his relentless, rapid-fire flow over a slew of spine-tingling gutter tracks". AllMusic's Matt Rinaldi called it an "underground classic".[1]
Personnel
- Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals
- Kenneth "Doap Nixon" Greene – vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
- William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals & producer (track 3)
- Lawrence Arnell MacMillan – vocals (track 4)
- Jason "King Magnetic" Faust – vocals (track 4)
- Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals (tracks: 7, 8, 12)
- Jose "Demoz" Vargas – vocals (track 8)
- David "Des Devious" Edens – vocals (track 8)
- Edward "Chief Kamachi" Littlepage – vocals (track 8)
- Victor "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals (track 8)
- Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (track 8)
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (track 10), executive producer
- Chad "Apathy" Bromley – vocals (track 10)
- Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals (track 12)
- B. Coles – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
- Olivier Blanger – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
- Stéphane Gourdais – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
- Kris "Skammadix" Rey – producer (tracks: 2, 4)
- Jeppe "Sicknature" Andersen – producer (track 3)
- Julian "DJ Waxwork" Hammer – producer (track 6)
- R. "Sake" Joyce – producer (track 8)
- M. "Undefined" Henzey – producer (track 9)
- C. "Tut the Instrumentalist" Ashton – producer (track 10)
- Matthew "MTK" Crabtree – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
- Scott "Supe" Stallone – recording (tracks: 1-5, 7-12), mixing (tracks: 8, 10)
- Jeff "Stress" Davis – recording (tracks: 6, 13), mixing (tracks: 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13)
- Hakeem for 707 Team Productions – mixing (tracks: 5, 11)
- Mark B. Christensen – mastering
- Charles "Chuck" Wilson, Jr. – executive producer
- Dan Bradley – photography, design
- Jesse Stone – marketing
- Ben Dotson – product managenemt
- Willy Friedman – product managenemt
Notes and References
- Web site: Rinaldi . Matt . Jedi Mind Tricks - King Syze: The Labor Union Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic . February 13, 2024 . . en.
