''Revolutions'' is the third studio album by New York City DJ group

The X-Ecutioners The X-Ecutioners are a group of American hip hop DJs/turntablists from New York City, New York. The group formed in 1989 and currently consists of three DJs, including Total Eclipse, DJ Boogie Blind, DJ Precision. Original members of the grou ...

. The album was released on June 8, 2004 through

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, and was produced by three members of The X-Ecutioners, including

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, Total Eclipse, and

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History

The album was semi-successful making it to #118 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #50 on the

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. Three singles were released "Live from the PJs", "Like This" and "Back to Back". This would mark

's last studio album with the group before he left in 2005 to focus on his solo career. "Like This" was also featured in

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. Guest appearances on the album include

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, Trife,

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and Aasim. "Let's Go", a collaboration with

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, was recorded but was not featured on the album. However, the song appeared in the video game ''

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Track listing

Chart performance

References

External links

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