''Respect Game or Expect Flames'' is a collaborative studio album by
Casual and
J. Rawls
Jason Rawls (born February 27, 1974), better known by his stage name J. Rawls, is an American hip hop musician, producer, disc jockey (DJ), educator, and speaker born in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Masta Ace, Mos Def ...
. It was released on
Nature Sounds
Nature Sounds is a record label based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop and reggae music. The label is independently owned and operated. It was founded by Devin Horwitz in 2003.
History
Nature Sounds was founded in 2003 by Devin ...
on August 28, 2012.
Critical reception
Mark Bozzer of ''
Exclaim!'' wrote, "Smash Rockwell (Casual) weaves in and out of the funk that Rawls provides throughout the full-length, although he stumbles yet again out of the gate on the album opener."
[ He stated that "Respect Game or Expect Flames" and "Hier-O-Dot" are the album's highlights.][ T. Love of Okayplayer called the album "one of the most consistently dope and balanced albums in 2012," adding that it "is a crowd pleaser regardless of geographic origin and is sure to win both artists new fans on both coasts."][
]
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Casual – vocals, executive production, recording
* J. Rawls
Jason Rawls (born February 27, 1974), better known by his stage name J. Rawls, is an American hip hop musician, producer, disc jockey (DJ), educator, and speaker born in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Masta Ace, Mos Def ...
– production, executive production, recording, mixing
* Pep Love
Pep Love is a hip-hop music, hip hop artist and a member of the Oakland, California-based hip hop musical collective, collective Hieroglyphics (band), Hieroglyphics.
Personal life
Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Pep Love relocated wit ...
– vocals (1), recording
* Allana Reign – vocals (1, 7)
* Del the Funky Homosapien – vocals (2)
* The Mystery School – vocals (5)
* Copywrite – vocals (9)
* Phesto
Damani Thompson, known by the stage names, Phesto and Phesto Dee (born April 29, 1974), is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, a ...
– vocals (9)
* Tage – vocals (9)
* Tajai
Tajai Massey, known by the stage name Tajai (born April 21, 1975), is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the four founding members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief and, with Souls of Misch ...
– vocals (9)
* Jakki da Motamouth – vocals (9)
* Opio
Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.
History
East Oakland ...
– vocals (9)
* Rene Dion – vocals (11)
* Kurious
Jorge Antonio Alvarez (born May 1, 1970), better known by his stage names Kurious or Kurious Jorge, is an American hip hop recording artist from New York City.
Biography
Kurious is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up in the Upper ...
– vocals (12)
* The Liquid Crystal Project – music (15)
* Devin Horwitz – executive production
* Storm 9000 – mixing, mastering
* Matt Wyatt – artwork
References
External links
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2012 albums
Casual (rapper) albums
Collaborative albums
Nature Sounds albums