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''The Dynospectrum'' is a studio album by The Dynospectrum, a collaboration between rappers Slug,
I Self Devine Chaka Mkali (born 1972), better known by his stage name I Self Devine, is an American hip hop musician based in Minneapolis. He has been a member of groups such as The Dynospectrum, Micranots, and Semi.Official. In 2012, '' City Pages'' describ ...
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Sab the Artist Musab Saad, better known by his stage name Sab the Artist, Musab, or Beyond, is an American recording artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Career ...
, and Swift. They performed under the pseudonyms Sep Sev Sev Two, Pat Juba, General Woundwart, and Mr. Gene Poole, respectively. The production was handled by
Ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
, who assumed the name Solomon Grundy for the project. It was released on
Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab th ...
on October 13, 1998. In a 2008 interview with '' Impose'', Slug said: "When we made the ''Dynospectrum'', I was so high, I really thought we were like a legion of superheroes." In 2015, he picked it as one of the label's most underrated albums.


Critical reception

Peter S. Scholtes of '' City Pages'' placed the album at number 10 on the "Top Local Records of 1998" list, describing it as "a dense, tense, ultimately rewarding journey into hip hop's dark heart." Writing for ''City Pages'' in 2013, Chaz Kangas called it "one of the greatest hidden treasures of the Rhymesayers catalog". In that year, ''Potholes in My Blog'' placed it at number 7 on the "12 Best Rhymesayers Albums" list.


Track listing


Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Sep Sev Sev Two ( Slug) – vocals * Pat Juba (
I Self Devine Chaka Mkali (born 1972), better known by his stage name I Self Devine, is an American hip hop musician based in Minneapolis. He has been a member of groups such as The Dynospectrum, Micranots, and Semi.Official. In 2012, '' City Pages'' describ ...
) – vocals * General Woundwart (
Sab the Artist Musab Saad, better known by his stage name Sab the Artist, Musab, or Beyond, is an American recording artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Career ...
) – vocals * Mr. Gene Poole (Swift) – vocals * Solomon Grundy (
Ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
) – production, turntables, recording, mixing * Dr. Moreau – recording, mixing, layout, design * Abuse ( Aaron Horkey) – artwork, layout, design * Kevin Craig – photography


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dynospectrum, The 1998 albums Rhymesayers Entertainment albums Hip hop albums by American artists Albums produced by Ant (producer)