1996 studio album by Mad Skillz
From Where??? |
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Studio album by Mad Skillz |
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Released | February 13, 1996 (1996-02-13) |
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Recorded | 1994–95 |
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Genre | Hip hop |
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Length | 1:01:48 |
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Label | |
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Producer | - Buckwild
- DJ Clark Kent
- EZ Elpee
- Jay Dee
- Large Professor
- Mad Skillz
- Nick Wiz
- Shawn J Period
- The Beatnuts
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Mad Skillz chronology |
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Singles from From Where??? |
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- "The Nod Factor"
Released: 1995 - "Move Ya Body"
Released: 1996 - "Extra Abstract Skillz"
Released: 1996 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
Los Angeles Times | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [2] |
Muzik | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [3] |
RapReviews | 7/10[4] |
The Source | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [5] |
From Where??? is the debut studio album by American hip hop artist Mad Skillz. It was released on February 13, 1996, via Big Beat/Atlantic Records. It was produced by Mad Skillz, Buckwild, Shawn J. Period, J Dilla, DJ Clark Kent, EZ Elpee, Large Professor, Nick Wiz, and the Beatnuts, with Rob "Reef" Tewlow serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Kalonji the Immortal, Dr. Mindbenda, Javon the Medieval, Large Professor, Lil' Roc, Lonnie B and Q-Tip. The album peaked at number 154 on the Billboard 200, number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States.
The album was praised for its strong lyrical content and production, however, suffered from low sales, possibly due to being released the same day as 2Pac's All Eyez on Me and the Fugees's The Score. The singles "The Nod Factor" and "Move Ya Body" received moderate radio and video airplay.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "From Where??? (Intro)" | | Mad Skillz | 1:21 |
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2. | "It's Goin' Down" | | Jay Dee | 4:02 |
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3. | "The Nod Factor" | | The Beatnuts | 3:58 |
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4. | "VA. In the House" | | Buckwild | 4:33 |
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5. | "Tongues of the Next Shit" (featuring Kalonji The Immortal) | | Mad Skillz | 4:22 |
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6. | "Doin' Time In the Cypha" | | Buckwild | 4:15 |
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7. | "Tip of the Tongue" | | Nick Wiz | 3:51 |
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8. | "Extra Abstract Skillz" (featuring Large Professor and Q-Tip) | | Large Professor | 3:14 |
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9. | "WMAD (Interlude)" | | | 1:08 |
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10. | "Get Your Groove On" | | Buckwild | 4:42 |
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11. | "The Jam" | | Jay Dee | 4:18 |
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12. | "Move Ya Body" | | DJ Clark Kent | 3:58 |
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13. | "Street Rules" | | Shawn J Period | 4:28 |
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14. | "All In It" | | Shawn J Period | 4:26 |
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15. | "Unseen World" (featuring Lonnie B, Kalonji The Immortal, Dr. Mindbenda, Lil' Roc and Javon The Medieval) | - Lewis
- Lonnie Battle
- Coleman
- D. Barbour
- Ahmed Rahman
- J. West
- Lamont Porter
| EZ Elpee | 4:51 |
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16. | "Inherit the World" | | Shawn J Period | 4:21 |
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Total length: | 1:01:48 |
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- Sample credits
Personnel
- Donnie "Mad Skillz" Lewis – vocals (tracks: 2-16), producer (tracks: 1, 5), mixing (tracks: 1-11, 13-16)
- Kalonji Coleman – vocals (tracks: 5, 15)
- Jonathan "Q-Tip" Davis – vocals (track 8)
- Lonnie Battle – vocals (track 15)
- Dr. Mindbenda – vocals (track 15)
- Ahmed "Lil' Roc" Rahman – vocals (track 15)
- Javon The Medieval – vocals (track 15)
- Anthony "Roc Raida" Williams – scratches (track 2)
- Lester "Psycho Les" Fernandez – scratches & producer (track 3)
- Diallo Malbrough Moss – horns programming (track 5)
- Andrew Smith – keyboard bass (track 7)
- Joseph "DJ Riz" Rizzo – scratches (tracks: 14, 16)
- James "J Dilla" Yancey – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11)
- Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer & mixing (tracks: 4, 6, 10)
- Nicholas "Nick Wiz" Loizides – producer & mixing (track 7)
- William "Large Professor" Mitchell – producer & mixing (track 8)
- Rodolfo "DJ Clark Kent" Franklin – producer & mixing (track 12)
- Shawn M. Jones – producer & mixing (tracks: 13, 14, 16)
- Lamont "Ez Elpee" Porter – producer & mixing (track 15)
- Rob "Reef" Tewlow – executive producer, A&R
- Tony Smalios – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 15), mixing (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15)
- George Karras – recording (tracks: 3, 4, 7)
- Rich July – recording (tracks: 6, 14, 16), mixing (tracks: 14, 16)
- Troy Hightower – recording & mixing (track 8)
- Kenny Ortiz – recording & mixing (track 12)
- Tim Latham – mixing (tracks: 4, 6, 10)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Daniel Hastings – design, photography
- Miguel Rivera – design, photography
- Christian Cortes – design
- Glenn Orenstein – production coordinator
Charts
- Singles chart positions
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mad Skillz - From Where??? Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Coker, Cheo Hodari (February 17, 1996). "*** Mad Skillz, "From Where?," Big Beat/Atlantic.The..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Ashon, Will (March 1996). "Mad Skillz: From Where???" (PDF). Muzik. No. 10. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Jost, Matt (October 25, 2011). "Mad Skillz :: From Where??? :: Big Beat/Atlantic". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ Poluhoff, Nicholas (November 1995). "Record Report: Mad Skillz – From Where???". The Source. No. 74. New York. p. 97.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. March 2, 1996. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. March 2, 1996. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. March 2, 1996. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
External links
- Mad Skillz – From Where at Discogs (list of releases)