''Thy Kingdom Come'' is the fifth studio album by West Coast hip hop artist

King T Roger McBride (born December 14, 1968), better known by his stage name King T (formerly known as King Tee), is an American West Coast Hip hop rapper from Compton, California. Emerging as one of Compton's earliest hip hop artists, he was signed ...

. It was released on August 6, 2002 on Greedy Green Entertainment and Mo Beatz. The album was originally titled ''The Kingdom Come'' and was slated for a release on June 30, 1998, on Aftermath Entertainment. The 1998 version was to be King Tee's first release of new material in three years after allying with

Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...

and appearing on his compilation, '' Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath''. King Tee's album was later put on hold. His shelved album had already been rated three and a half stars out of five by '' The Source'', which was "not good enough" for Dr. Dre,King T :: Thy Kingdom Come :: Greedy Green Entertainment
/ref> but King Tee maintained a positive relationship with Dr. Dre. He even appeared on Dr. Dre's album, ''

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

'', in 1999. By 2002, ''The Kingdom Come'' was released to mixed opinions and was a commercial failure. It had no charting singles, and it did not chart as an album. The album has been released in some places under the original name "Thy Kingdom Come" with an alternative album cover. The song "Speak On It" also appeared on '' San Andreas: The Original Mixtape'', an album by King T's protégé

Young Maylay Christopher Bellard (born June 17, 1979), also known by his stage name Young Maylay, is an American rapper, record producer and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his portrayal of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the main character ...

Track listing

Additional Information

On the 2002 release of ''The Kingdom Come'', many song and personnel names are spelled differently: *King Tee is credited as King T (Though he is credited as King T on all his songs on the aftermath) *DJ Quik is credited as DJ Quick *Shaquille O'Neal is credited as Shaquille O'Neil in "Shake da Spot", which samples the talk box from " California Love", and interpolates lyrics for "

Straight Outta Compton ''Straight Outta Compton'' is the debut studio album by rap group N.W.A, which, led by Eazy-E, formed in Los Angeles County's City of Compton in early 1987. Released by his label, Ruthless Records, on August 8, 1988, the album was produced b ...

". *Bud'da is credited as Budda *Playa Hamm is credited as Playa Ham *Stu-B-Doo is credited as Stu *Sharief is credited as Killa Ben *"Squeeze Yo Balls" is credited as "Skweez Ya Ballz" *"Money" is credited as "Monay" *"The Chron" is credited as "Da 'Kron" and samples skits from

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

's " Who Am I (What's My Name)?". *"Real Raw" is credited as "Reel Raw" *"2 G's From Compton" samples the background chorus vocals from

's " Who Am I (What's My Name)?". *The beat of "6 N 'Na Moe'nin" was later released in "Zoom" by

LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, along ...

feat. Dr. Dre. There are two tracks on the original track listing that did not get released on the CD in 2002: "Got It Locked", "That's Drama". There was also a song around called "The Future", which used the same beat as the song "Xxplosive" from Dr. Dre's album, 2001. The 2002 release differs from the 1998 version, it contains 5 more tracks: "6 N 'Na Moe'nin", "Step On By", "Big Ballin'", "Where's T" and "The Original". Also the Track "2 G's From Compton" was in the 1998 version listed as "It's Where Ya From" and "Tha Game" was called "It's Ruff" previously. The two Interluldes "Drive By (Interlude)" and "Psychic Pimp (Interlude)" have been erased on the 2002 version. "Psychic Pimp (Interlude)" somehow later appeared on The D.O.C.'s 2003 album "Deuce". The Interlude later appeared on an Aftermath Entertainment sampler as "Psychic Pimp Hotline".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kingdom Come 2002 albums King Tee albums Albums produced by Ant Banks Albums produced by Bud'da Albums produced by Dr. Dre Albums produced by DJ Quik Albums produced by Fredwreck Aftermath Entertainment albums