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alongside

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DJ Babu Chris Oroc a.k.a. Melvin Babu (born September 17, 1974), better known as DJ Babu or DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, is a Filipino-American DJ and producer. He is a member of the hip hop trio Dilated Peoples, with Rakaa Iriscience and Evidence and ...

Career

Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''

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in 2010. It featured vocal contributions from

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Fashawn Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), known by his stage name Fashawn, is an American hip hop recording artist from Fresno, California. He first gained major attention after releasing his debut album ''Boy Meets World'' in 2009, which was pro ...

. It was produced by

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El-P Jaime Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has been a ...

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Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2010)

EPs

* ''The Delilah EP'' (2010)

Singles

* "Pay Attention" (2001) * "End to Means" (2003) * "New Maps" (2012)

Guest appearances

Funkdoobiest Funkdoobiest was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, United States, composed of rappers Jason "Son Doobie" Vasquez, Tyrone "Tomahawk Funk" Pacheco and DJ Ralph "Tha Phunky Mexican" Medrano. They are members of the Soul Assassi ...

- "Stretchin'" from ''

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'' (1998) *

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- "Who's Keeping Time?" from ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998) * The Mind Clouders - "Paranoia Shiek" from ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999) *

DJ Vadim Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...

- "Friction" from ''U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side'' (1999) *

Swollen Members Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting mainly of Madchild and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only (who was actually a member of the group for a short period of time in the ...

- "Counter Parts" from ''

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'' (1999) * DJ Revolution - "The Revolution" from ''In 12's We Trust'' (2000) * Runaways - "Pounds 4 Dollars" from ''Progress'' (2000) * Mykill Miers - "Do the Math" from ''It's Been a Long Time Coming'' (2000) * Swollen Members - "RPM" from '' Bad Dreams'' (2001) *

The Herbaliser The Herbaliser is an English jazz hip hop group formed by Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba in London, England during the early 1990s. Although currently releasing on their own label and having previously been signed to !K7 Records, they were one o ...

- "Verbal Animé" from '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (2002) *

Blackalicious Blackalicious was an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's soulful pr ...

- "Passion" from ''

Blazing Arrow ''Blazing Arrow'' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Blackalicious. It was released on MCA Records on April 30, 2002. It peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Critical reception Steve Huey of AllMusic gave the album ...

'' (2002) *

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- "Work It Out" from ''The Lost Freestyle Files'' (2003) *

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- "Crash and Burn" from ''

Haunted Cities ''Haunted Cities'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 via LaSalle Records/Atlantic Records, and sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on t ...

'' (2005) *

Boom Bap Project Boom Bap Project is an American Northwest hip hop group from Portland, Oregon. It consists of Karim, DJ Scene, and Destro, who are also part of the Oldominion collective. History Boom Bap Project released the first album, ''Circumstance Dictates ...

- "Cut Down Ya Options" from ''Reprogram'' (2005) * The Likwit Junkies - "Dark Ends" from ''The L.J.'s'' (2005) * Visionaries - "Need to Learn" from ''We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (2006) *

Dan the Automator Daniel M. Nakamura better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark. Early life Nakamura was bo ...

- "Champions" from ''

Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 ''Dan the Automator Presents 2K7'' is a soundtrack album to the ''NBA 2K7'' video game. It was released on Decon in 2006. Compiled by Dan the Automator, it features guest appearances from Ghostface, E-40, Slim Thug, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Rhymefest ...

'' (2006) *

Planet Asia Jason Cullen Green (born October 24, 1976), better known as Planet Asia, is a rapper from Fresno, California. He is prominent for being one half of the now reunited hip-hop duo the Cali Agents and is currently a member of the groups Gold Chain ...

- "Dilated Agents" from '' The Medicine'' (2006) *

The Visionaries Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their fifth album "V" on their newly re-formed label Visionaries Crew, In ...

- "Need To Learn" from ''

We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their fifth album "V" on their newly re-formed label Visionaries Crew, In ...

'' (2006) *

- "Perfect Storm" from ''

The Weatherman LP ''The Weatherman LP'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and producer Evidence. It was released on March 20, 2007, via ABB Records. Recording sessions too place at Soundproof East in Los Angeles, at Millenia Music, at Chopp Shopp S ...

'' (2007) * Prince Ali - "The Path (East Bay Remix)" from ''Curb Side Service'' (2007) * Longevity - "Throwin Up Letters" (2007) * DJ Revolution - "Casualties of Tour" from ''King of the Decks'' (2008) *

Craig G Craig Curry (born March 24, 1973),Hess, Mickey (2009) ''Hip Hop in America: a Regional Guide: Volume 1 - East Coast and West Coast'', Greenwood Publishing Group, , p. 55Bry, David (2001) "Something in the Water", ''Vibe'', March 2001, p. 80 bette ...

Marley Marl Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...

- "Quality Work" from ''Operation: Take Hip-Hop Back'' (2008) *

Looptroop Rockers Looptroop Rockers is a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden. The members are rappers Promoe (Mårten Edh), Supreme (Mathias Lundh-Isen), DJ/ Producer Embee (Magnus Bergkvist) and CosM.I.C (Tommy Isacsson). On their fourth album, Good Things, ...

- "Trance Fat" from '' Good Things'' (2008) * Collective Elements - "Innervision" from ''Collective Elements'' (2009) *

Drunken Tiger Drunken Tiger () was a Korean hip hop group that debuted in 1999 and has since released several albums and won numerous awards. They are known as pioneers of Korean hip-hop who helped bring the genre into the mainstream. The group's original lin ...

- "Monster" (English Version) from '' Feel gHood Muzik : The 8th Wonder'' (2009) *

DJ Honda DJ Honda is a Japanese record producer and DJ best known for his 1995 self-titled eponymous debut, ''DJ Honda (album), DJ Honda'' (also shortened to ''DJ Honda (album), h''). Biography DJ Honda moved to Tokyo at 17 years old to play in an Americ ...

- "Let It Out" from ''IV'' (2009) *

Epik High Epik High (Hangul: 에픽하이) is a South Korean hip hop trio formed in 2001, composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin, and DJ Tukutz. Primarily based in Seoul, the group signed with Woollim Entertainment and released their first two studio albums, ''M ...

- "Rocksteady" from '' E'' (2009) * Jerome XL - "Zet 'T Blauw" from ''De Laatste Dag'' (2010) * Chosen Few - "It's Good" from ''New World Symphony'' (2010) *

El Da Sensei William E. Williams, also known as El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the hip hop duo, Artifacts. Since then he has released several solo albums. In 2015, at The 14th Annual Indepen ...

& The Returners - "Knowledge Be the Key" from ''Global Takeover 2: Nu World'' (2010) * Evidence - "Where You Come From?" from ''

Cats & Dogs ''Cats & Dogs'' is a 2001 spy-comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman and written by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. It stars Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock, with the voices of (among others) Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, ...

'' (2011) *

Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa (born April 8, 1974), better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American rapper, and actor. He has released four solo studio albums, in which his most recent – ''Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary'' – won the 2012 HHU ...

- "Take It Back" from '' Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary'' (2012) * Sirkle of Sound - "The Future" from ''The Awakening'' (2012) *

Killa Hakan Hakan Durmuş (born 3 March 1973), better known by his stage name Killa Hakan, is a Germany born Turkish rapper and songwriter. Biography Born in Berlin, West Germany, Hakan is one of the first Turkish rappers, and the first hardcore/gangsta r ...

- "Berlin - Los Angeles" from ''Orijinal'' (2012) * ''

Anarchy Reigns ''Anarchy Reigns'', known in Japan as is an open world beat 'em up video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega. It is the spiritual successor to the Wii video game ''MadWorld'' (2009), and was released in Japan on July 5, 2012, in ...

'' - Additional voices (2013) * Vlad Dobrescu - "Turnul Babel" from ''In Sfarsit'' (2013) * Collective Elements - "Night Write" from ''Nice Vibez'' (2013) *

Snowgoons History Snowgoons is a German underground hip hop production team composed of DJ Illegal (Manuu Rückert) and Det Gunner (D. Keller). In 2011, producers Sicknature (Jeppe Andersen) from Denmark and J.S. Kuster (Johann Sebastian Kuster) from Ger ...

- "Nuclear Winter" from ''Black Snow 2'' (2013) *

Rebel Diaz Rebel Diaz is a political hip hop duo out of the Bronx, New York and Chicago, IL consisting of the Chilean brothers Rodrigo Venegas (known as RodStarz) and Gonzalo Venegas (known as G1). Rebel Diaz uses their music as an organizing tool and to ...

- "Which Side Are You On?" from ''Radical Dilemma'' (2013) * LMNO - "March Madness" from ''After the Fact'' (2013) *

King Kapisi Bill Rangi Urale is a New Zealand-Samoan hip-hop artist. Music career He was signed up as an artist with Festival Mushroom Records (NZ). In 2000 he released his critically acclaimed debut album ''Savage Thoughts'', followed by a second album, ...

- "Crush" form ''Hip Hop Lives Here'' (2013) * Step Brothers - "Tomorrow" from ''

Lord Steppington ''Lord Steppington'' is the debut studio album by California-based Hip hop music, hip hop duo Step Brothers (duo), Step Brothers (rapper/producers The Alchemist (musician), The Alchemist and Evidence (musician), Evidence). The album was released o ...

'' (2014) * Separ - "Úspech" from ''Pirát'' (2014) * Pawz One - "Avalanche Warning" from ''Face the Facts'' (2014) * Ali a.k.a. Mind - "Nada Nos Para" from ''Mestizo'' (2014) *

Apollo Brown Erik Vincent Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known professionally as Apollo Brown, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is a member of the hip hop group Ugly Heroes (alongside Red Pill and Verbal Kent) an ...

Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop Supergroup (music), supergroup The HRSMN, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is als ...

- "H20" from ''Blasphemy'' (2014) *

Danny Diablo Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop vocalist. He is a current member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 and FTW, and a foundin ...

- "Time Is Money" from ''The Crackson Heights Project'' (2017)

References

External links

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