The Last Shall Be First (Sunz of Man album) explained
| The Last Shall Be First |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Sunz of Man |
| Cover: | Thelastshallbefirst.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1996–1998 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Next Title: | The First Testament |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
The Last Shall Be First is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Sunz of Man. It was released on July 21, 1998, through Red Ant Entertainment/Wu-Tang Records. Production was handled by 4th Disciple, True Master, RZA, Supreme and Wyclef Jean, with Cathy Jones and Sunz of Man serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Method Man, Traybag, Beretta 9, Earth, Wind & Fire, Masta Killa, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon and U-God.
The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, as well as number 100 on the Dutch Album Top 100.
Personnel
- Chron "Hell Razah" Smith – vocals (tracks: 2–8, 11–15, 17, 18), A&R
- Virgil "Prodigal Sunn" Ruff – vocals (tracks: 2–6, 8, 10–15, 17)
- Frederick "60 Second Assassin" Cuffie – vocals (tracks: 4–6, 8, 10, 12–14, 17, 18)
- Walter "Killah Priest" Reed – vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8)
- Tracy "Trebag" Smith – vocals (tracks: 3, 7)
- Clifford "Method Man" Smith – vocals (tracks: 11, 17)
- Elgin "Masta Killa" Turner – vocals (track 5)
- Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones – vocals (track 6)
- Earth, Wind & Fire – vocals (track 6)
- Derek "True Master" Harris – vocals (track 11), producer (tracks: 4, 11, 14, 17, 18), mixing (tracks: 11, 17, 18)
- Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 18)
- Lamont "U-God" Hawkins – vocals (track 18)
- Lashaunda "Harmony" – backing vocals (track 14)
- Selwyn "4th Disciple" Bogard – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 13), mixing (track 2)
- Robert "RZA" Diggs – producer (tracks: 8, 12, 15), engineering (track 12)
- Alaric "Supreme" Wilder – producer (tracks: 3, 7)
- Rob Chiarelli – additional producer (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 6–8, 10, 12–15), additional mixing (track 17)
- Nolan 'Dr. No' Moffitte – engineering (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 11, 17, 18)
- Carlos Bess – engineering (tracks: 4, 8, 15)
- Tony Black – engineering (track 3)
- Steve Hall – mastering
- Cathy Jones – executive producer
- Tom Jermann – art direction, design
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Meredith Brunswick – A&R
- Tony Calcote – A&R
- James Elliott – A&R
Charts
Notes and References
- August 8, 1998. The Billboard 200. Billboard. en. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 110. 32. 80. 0006-2510. January 7, 2022.
- August 8, 1998. Top R&B Albums. Billboard. en. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 110. 32. 27. 0006-2510. January 7, 2022.
