''Cloud Nine'' is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group

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. It was released on August 28, 2007, under

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. Band member

Daddy X Thomas Bradford "Brad" Xavier (born February 21, 1965), known by his stage name Daddy X, is an American hip hop producer and rapper.Gonzales, Ron. (March 30, 2007) Albuquerque Journal. ''Kottonmouth Kings kick career into hyper-drive.'' Section ...

stated that ''Cloud Nine'' is the "most adventurous" Kottonmouth Kings album release to date. ''Cloud Nine'' features artists such as

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, the

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, and

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. It includes a bonus DVD containing videos for the songs "City 2 City", "Livin' Proof", "Think 4 Yourself", and others that not only include the Kottonmouth Kings, but also that of their newly signed labelmates. The album title was thought up by band member Pakelika. It is meant to show that it is their ninth official album and also referred to the so-called "greatness of being high with the heavens". (From informal English: ''to be on cloud nine'' - to be extremely happy) As of the week of September 15, 2007 the album debuted at number 44 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week, #10 on the ''

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''s Top Rap Albums, and #3 on the Top Independent Albums chart. The albums also made it to #45 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums, #44 on the ''Billboards Top Internet Albums, #14 on the Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums, #14 on the Top Rock Albums and #13 on the Tastemakers chart.BIllboard's Tastemakers listing
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Track listing

Personnel

*Brad "

" Xavier – vocals, producer, executive producer *Dustin "

D-Loc Dustin Gary Miller (born May 2, 1977), best known by his stage name D-Loc, is an MC in the rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings and rap group Kingspade. The group was signed to Suburban Noize. Miller has been a part of the Kottonmouth Kings since ...

" Miller – vocals *Timothy "

Johnny Richter Timothy McNutt (born June 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Johnny Richter, is a rapper from Placentia, California. He's a member of the group Kottonmouth Kings from 1996–2013; 2018–2020 Background Kottonmouth Kings Era (1996 – 2 ...

" McNutt – vocals *Luiz "Lou Dogg" Gaez – drums, percussion *Robert "DJ Bobby B" Adams – turntables, programming, engineering *Jaxson – guitar *Joseph "

Violent J Joseph Frank Bruce (born April 28, 1972), known by his stage name Violent J, is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler, and part of the hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse. He is a co-founder of the record label ''Psychopathic R ...

" Bruce – vocals *Joseph "

Shaggy 2 Dope Joseph William Utsler (; born October 14, 1974), known by his stage name Shaggy 2 Dope, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, podcast host of Shaggy and The Creep Show, and professional wrestler. He is part of the hip hop duo Insane Clo ...

" Ultser – vocals *Lady Love – additional vocals *Eddie Tatar – guitar, bass *Joe Tatar – drums *Clinton Calton – guitar *Damon Cisneros – guitar *Sky Blue Xavier – additional vocals *Samuel "

Krizz Kaliko Samuel William Christopher Watson IV (born March 7, 1974), better known by his stage name Krizz Kaliko, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice actor. He is a longtime collaborator with fellow hometown native Tech N9ne and was signe ...

" Watson – vocals *Aaron "

Tech N9NE Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two m ...

" Yates – vocals *P. Bass Jones – bass *Louis "

B-Real Louis Mario Freese (born June 2, 1970), known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog. He has also been a part of the rap metal band ...

" Freeze – vocals, producer *Stoney Waters – additional vocals *Senan "

Sen Dog Senen Reyes (born November 22, 1965), also known by his stage name Sen Dog, is a Cuban-American rapper and musician who is best known as a member of the rap group Cypress Hill and as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Powerflo. He has be ...

" Reyes – vocals *Mike Kumagai – producer, engineering, mixing *Patrick "P-Nice" Shevelin – producer, engineering, mixing *Robert Rebeck – producer *Jay Turner – producer *Josh "UnderRated" Liederman – producer *Tom Baker – mastering *Kevin Zinger – executive producer, management *

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– photography *Ivory Daniel – management *Ron Opaleski – booking

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2007 albums Kottonmouth Kings albums Suburban Noize Records albums