''Gangland'' is the twenty-first studio album by the band
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/soul/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. ...
, released in 2001 following a five-year gap between albums. The album was a compilation of rappers backed by Kool and the Gang remaking some of the band's songs.
Track listing
Personnel
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Robert "Kool" Bell
Robert Earl "Kool" Bell (born October 8, 1950), also known by his Muslim name Muhammad Bayyan, is an American musician, singer & songwriter.
He is one of the founding members of the American R&B, soul, funk and disco band Kool & the Gang.
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- Bass guitar
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Khalis Bayyan
Ronald Nathan Bell (November 1, 1951 – September 9, 2020), also known as Khalis Bayyan, was an American composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, saxophonist and co-founding member of Kool & the Gang. The band recorded nine No. 1 R&B ...
- Tenor sax, background vocals
*Curtis Williams - Keyboards
*George "Funky" Brown - Drums, background vocals
*Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Alto Sax, background vocals
*Charles Edward Smith - Guitar
*Rick Iantosca - Guitar, keyboards
*Jimmy Macon - Guitar
*Clifford Adams - Trombone
*Larry Gittens - Trumpet
*Skip Martin - Trumpet
*Devon - Performer
*G'Poetic - Performer
*Female - Performer
*FM - Performer
*The Juice - Performer
*The Nep-Tunes - Performer
*Nova Banda - Performer
*R.O.C. - Performer
*Rachid - Performer
*Reign - Performer
*Thunder - Performer
*Shawn McQuiller - Background vocals
*Felicia Moss - Background vocals
*Carla - Background vocals
*Kian Smith - Background vocals
;Production
*Don Tittle - Engineer
*Kendal Stubbs - Mixing
*Duncan Stanbury - Mastering
*Khalis Bayyan - Mixing, Producer
*Bill Irving - Programming, Mixing, Producer
*Hakim Bell - Programming, Mixing, Producer
*George "Funky" Brown - Programming, Producer
*Rick Iantosca - Producer
*Kool & the Gang - Executive Producer
*Ronnie Wright - Photography
References
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Kool & the Gang albums
2001 albums
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