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''El Niño'' is the only studio album by American hip hop group Def Squad, composed of rappers Redman, Erick Sermon and Keith Murray. It was released on June 30, 1998 via
Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The l ...
. Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Recordings in Dix Hills, New York. Production was handled by Erick Sermon and Redman. It features
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s from
Biz Markie Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. Markie was best known for his 1989 single " Just a Friend", which became a Top 40 hit ...
, Mally G, Too $hort and the Drama Squad. The album reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number-one spot on the
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in the United States. It was certified Gold by the
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on July 29, 1998. Its
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, "
Full Cooperation "Full Cooperation" is a song by the American hip hop group Def Squad recorded for their sole album ''El Niño'' (1998). The song was released as the only single in promotion of the album on June 2, 1998. Each member's verse in the music video (dir ...
", peaked at #51 on the
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, at #11 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales, at #63 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The song "Countdown" was released as
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. The song "Ride Wit Us" later appeared on Keith Murray's third album '' It's a Beautiful Thing''.


Track listing


Personnel

* Erick Sermon – vocals, producer (tracks: 2-5, 7-8, 10, 12-14, 16), executive producer * Reginald Noble – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 11, 15), executive producer * Keith Omar Murray – vocals, executive producer * Jamal C. Phillips – vocals (track 3) *
Todd Anthony Shaw Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...
– vocals (track 5) * Marcel Theo Hall – vocals (track 7) *Nasty Nadj – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 15) *TE TE – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 15) *Dave Rockin' Reel – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 15) *Moe Green – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 15) *Miguel – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 15) *Nikki D. – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 15) *
Kevin Liles Kevin Liles (born February 27, 1968) is an American record executive and co-founder and CEO of 300 Entertainment. In 2020, Kevin was recognized by Billboard Magazine as R&B/Hip-Hop Executive of the Year for both his efforts in activism and the c ...
– A&R, co-executive producer *Bernard Alexander – co-executive producer *
Tony Dawsey Tony Dawsey is an American mastering engineer at Masterdisk in New York City. He has been active since 1980.Jonathan Mannion – photography *The Drawing Board – art direction, design


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


See also

* List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niño (Def Squad album), El 1998 debut albums Erick Sermon albums Redman (rapper) albums Keith Murray (rapper) albums Def Jam Recordings albums Albums produced by Erick Sermon