''Chemistry'' is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Buckshot and record producer 9th Wonder. It was released on June 21, 2005 through

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as a part of the label's "Triple Threat Campaign", preceded by Sean Price's '' Monkey Barz'' and followed by Tek & Steele's '' Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded''. Recording sessions took place at Missie Ann Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. Production was handled entirely by 9th Wonder, with Buckshot and

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serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Keisha Shontelle, Big Pooh, Joe Scudda, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Phonte, Sean Price and Starang Wondah. This album is paralleled by the

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album ''Alter the Chemistry'', which was basically a remix album produced by Da Beatminerz. The album peaked at number 69 on the US ''

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'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, 34 on the

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and 25 on the Heatseekers Album.

Critical reception

''Chemistry'' was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77 based on four reviews.

Track listing

All Tracks Produced by 9th Wonder ;Notes *Both "Intro (Chemistry)" and "Chemistry 101" contains samples from "I Just Want to Be the One in Your Life" by Eddie Kendricks

Personnel

* Kenyatta " Buckshot" Blake – main artist, vocals (tracks: 2-14), executive producer * Patrick " 9th Wonder" Douthit – main artist, producer, mixing, recording (tracks: 1-8, 10-14) * Keisha Shontelle – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 10, 13) * Phonte Coleman – featured artist, vocals (track 10) * Sean Price – featured artist, vocals (track 11) * Thomas " Rapper Big Pooh" Jones – featured artist, vocals (track 11) * Joseph "Joe Scudda" Griffen – featured artist, vocals (track 12) * Kehinde " L.E.G.A.C.Y." Harper – featured artist, vocals (track 12) * Jack " Starang Wondah" McNair – featured artist, vocals (track 14) * Christopher " Khrysis" Tyson – recording (track 9) * Christopher "

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" Robinson – engineering *

– executive producer * Eckō Mindlabs – art direction * Akash Khokha – additional art direction * Romeo Tanghal – cover art, illustration * Raphael Tanghal – cover art, illustration * Noel Spirandelli – photography * Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess – management

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2005 albums 9th Wonder albums Duck Down Music albums Buckshot (rapper) albums Albums produced by 9th Wonder