| The New World Order | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Poor Righteous Teachers |
| Cover: | Thenewworldorder.jpg |
| Released: | October 15, 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995−1996 |
| Label: | Profile[1] |
| Prev Title: | Black Business |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
The New World Order is the fourth and final album by the hip hop group Poor Righteous Teachers, released in 1996.[2] [3] The effort didn't sell as well as their past work but received strong reviews. The New World Order features production from PRT members Father Shaheed and Culture Freedom, as well as Ezo Brown, KRS-One and DJ Clark Kent and is the group's only album to not contain production by frequent collaborator Tony D. Guest appearances include the Fugees, KRS-One, Nine, Brother J of X-Clan and Junior Reid. The album contains the singles "Word Iz Life" b/w "Dreadful Day" and "Conscious Style".
The liner notes included information from Five-Percent Nation teachings.[4]
| Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | ||
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| 1 | "Who Shot the President? (Intro)" | |||
| 2 | "Miss Ghetto" | Father Shaheed |
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| 3 | "Word Iz Life" | Ezo Brown |
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| 4 | "Allies" | Culture Freedom |
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| 5 | "New World News (Interlude)" | |||
| 6 | "Gods, Earths and 85ers" | Father Shaheed |
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| 7 | "My Three Wives (Shakyla Pt. III)" | Ezo Brown |
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| 8 | "Wicked Everytime" | Culture Freedom |
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| 9 | "N.A.T.O. (Global Cops) (Interlude)" | |||
| 10 | "Conscious Style" | KRS-One |
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| 11 | "Culture Freestyles (Interlude)" | |||
| 12 | "They Turned Gangsta" | Father Shaheed |
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| 13 | "We Dat Nice" | Father Shaheed |
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| 14 | "Hear Me Out (Interlude)" | |||
| 15 | "Fo da Love of Dis" | Culture Freedom |
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| 16 | "Dreadful Day" | DJ Clark Kent |
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| 17 | "Sistuh" | Father Shaheed |
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| 18 | "Outro" |
| Single information | |
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"Conscious Style" (Promo)
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"Word Iz Life"
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| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The New World Order | - | 57 | |