| The Tunnel | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap |
| Cover: | The Tunnel album cover.jpg |
| Released: | December 7, 1999 |
| Recorded: | 1993, 1999 |
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| Venue: | Madison Square Garden (New York City) |
| Genre: | Hardcore hip hop |
| Label: | Def Jam |
| Prev Title: | The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter) |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Chronology: | Funkmaster Flex |
The Tunnel is a collaborative album by American DJs Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap. It was released on December 7, 1999, via Def Jam Recordings.
Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Times Square, at Madison Square Garden, at Quad Recording Studios, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory, at Electric Lady Studios, at Sound On Sound, at Sony Music Studios, at Soundtrack Recording Studios, at Battery Studios and at Big Noise Studios in New York City, at Criteria Studios in Miami, at Enterprise Studios in California, at Erick Sermon Studios in Long Island, and at Cash Money Studios in New Orleans.
Production was handled by several record producers, including Rockwilder, Irv Gotti, Mannie Fresh, DJ Scratch, Funk Flex and Big Kap themselves. It features guest appearances from Beanie Sigel, 2Pac, Amil, Angie Martinez, B.G., Black Child, Caddillac Tah, Capone-N-Noreaga, DMX, Drag-On, Dr. Dre, Dutch & Spade, Eminem, Erick Sermon, Eve, Fatman Scoop, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Jinx Da Juvy, Juvenile, Kool G Rap, Lady Luck, Lil' Kim, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Memphis Bleek, Method Man, Nas, Notorious B.I.G.,, Prodigy, Raekwon, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Swizz Beatz and The Lox.
The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200, at number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 7, 2000. It spawned two singles: "We In Here" with DMX, Eve, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Drag-On and Swizz Beatz (b/w "Real G's" with Snoop Dogg), and "Confrontation" with Mary J. Blige (b/w "Ill Bomb" with LL Cool J).