''Against All Odds'' is the third solo studio album by the hip hop artist

Tragedy Khadafi Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum), is an American rapper and record producer. Chapman hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York City,Brown, Mar ...

. The album was released in 2001 after much delay, and included his 2000 single "Bing Monsters".Shapiro, Peter (2005) ''The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop'',

Rough Guides Rough Guides Ltd is a British travel guide book and reference publisher, which has been owned by APA Publications since November 2017. In addition to publishing guidebooks, the company also provides a tailor-made trips service based on custome ...

, , p.181 The album reached #9 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers (Northeast) Album Chart. Tragedy " dissed" his then-former friend

Noreaga Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop ...

on the tracks "Crime Nationalist" and "Blood Type", accusing him of stealing his rhyming style and even his hooks. They have since reconciled.

Track listing

Samples

Crime Nationalists *"Niggaz 4 Life" by N.W.A. Lift Ya Glass *"I Believe to My Soul" by

Junior Mance Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928 – January 17, 2021), known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early life (1928–1947) Mance was born in Evanston, Illinois. When he was five years old, Mance st ...

Permanently Scarred (I Don't Wanna Wait) *"I Dont Want To Wait" by

Paula Cole Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. After gaining attention for her performances as a vocalist on Peter Gabriel's 1993–1994 Secret World Tour, she released her first album, ''Harbinger'', which suffered from a la ...

T.M. (Message to Killa Black) *"Porque Yo Te Amo" by SandroSample details
Whosampled.com

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Against All Odds (Tragedy Khadafi Album) 2001 albums Tragedy Khadafi albums Gee Street Records albums V2 Records albums Albums produced by Just Blaze Albums produced by Prince Paul (producer) Albums produced by Ayatollah