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Generation EFX

 
Album Review: Generation EFX

  • Artist: Das EFX
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: March 24, 1998
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

Das EFX never quite recovered from the perception that their hyperspeed rhyming style was little more than a novelty. Not only were they written off in some quarters, but their hard-edged, rhyme-centric style was overshadowed by the moked-out gangsta funk coming from the West Coast. Hold It Down, their third album, suffered not only from these problems, but the fact that it wasn't very good. On the other hand, its follow-up, Generation EFX, is a hard-hitting return to form. Enlisting a number of guest artists and producers -- including EPMD, Tumblin' Dice Productions, Angel "8-Off" Aguilar, Nocturnal, Miss Jones, and Redman -- the group revamps their trademark sound; it's still recognizably EFX, but it's harder and hipper than before. Like all their albums, Generation EFX relies more on style than substance -- not all of the hooks hold, some of the grooves just lie there -- but on the whole, it's their best album since Straight Up Sewaside. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro (Lyrics) Das EFX (:31)
Raw Breed Derek Lynch, Willie "Skoob" Hines, A. Weston, Angel Aguilar, Chris Charity Das EFX (3:02)
Shine Mark Hicks, Anthony Williams, Raye Turner, Steve Arrington, Andre "Krazy Drazyz" Weston, Willie "Skoob" Hines, Danny Webster Das EFX (4:04)
Somebody Told Me Angel Aguilar, A. Weston, Willie "Skoob" Hines Niklas Larsson, Nocturnal, Das EFX (3:38)
Set It Off A. Weston, Willie "Skoob" Hines Das EFX (4:17)
No Doubt (Lyrics) Linwood Starling, Willie "Skoob" Hines, Derek Lynch, Chris Charity, A. Weston Das EFX, M.O.P., Teflon (3:41)
Rap Scholar (Lyrics) R. Noble, Willie "Skoob" Hines, A. Weston, Parrish Smith Das EFX, Redman (3:21)
Generation EFX (Lyrics) Parrish Smith, A. Weston, Angel Aguilar, Frank Sullivan, Erick Sermon, Willie "Skoob" Hines Das EFX, EPMD (3:46)
Rite Now A. Weston, Willie "Skoob" Hines, Kejuan Muchita Das EFX (2:58)
What Goes Around T. Jones, Willie "Skoob" Hines, A. Weston, Parrish Smith Miss Jones, Das EFX (3:34)
Make Noize Derek Lynch, Willie "Skoob" Hines, A. Weston, Chris Charity Das EFX (3:10)
New Stuff Willie "Skoob" Hines, Angel Aguilar, Charlie Marotta, Parrish Smith, A. Weston Das EFX (3:28)
Take It Back Andre "Krazy Drazyz" Weston, Willie "Skoob" Hines, Parrish Smith Das EFX, PMD (2:18)
Change [*] Andre "Krazy Drazyz" Weston, Angel Aguilar, Willie "Skoob" Hines, Brian May Das EFX (4:35)
Rap Scholar [Original Version] Willie "Skoob" Hines, R. Noble, Parrish Smith, A. Weston Das EFX, Redman (3:59)

Credits

Redman (Performer), Agnes Cammock (Stylist), PMD (Performer), Armando Colon (Producer), Tony L. (Producer), Bob Fudjinski (Engineer), Paul Gregory (Engineer), Teflon (Performer), Nocturnal (Performer), Mike Loe (Producer), Charlie Marotta (Mixing), M.O.P. (Performer), EPMD (Performer), Parrish Smith (Producer), Eliud "Lou" Ortiz (Mixing), Miss Jones (Performer), Dave Greenberg (Engineer), Eliud "Lou" Ortiz (Engineer), Charlie Marotta (Producer), Rashad Smith (Producer), John Decatur (Engineer), Angel Aguilar (Producer), Ivan Doc Rodriguez (Mixing), Charlie Marotta (Engineer), Tom Ciante (Engineer), Danny Clinch (Photography)
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Generation EFX
Studio album by Das EFX
Released March 24, 1998
Recorded 1997-1998
Genre Hip Hop
Label Elektra
Producer PMD (exec.)
8-Off
Tony L
Armando Colon
Rashad Smith
Mike Lowe
Chris Charity
Derek Lynch
Professional reviews
Das EFX chronology
Hold It Down
(1995)
Generation EFX
(1998)
How We Do
(2003)

Generation EFX is the fourth album by Brooklyn-based Rap duo Das EFX, released on March 24, 1998. It was poorly received commercially and critically ignored. Its failure may be attributed to its lack of a single. The bulk of its production is done by 8-Off, PMD and long time Das EFX collaborators Derek Lynch and Chris Charity. Unlike the first three Das EFX albums, it features many guest appearances, including contributions from Redman, Miss Jones, Nocturnal, M.O.P. and EPMD, Miss Jones and Teflon.

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Intro" *Interlude*
2 "Raw Breed" A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, A. Aguilar Chris Charity, Derek Lynch Das Efx
3 "Shine" A. Weston, W. Hines, A. Williams, R. Turner, M. Adams, S. Arrington, M. Hicks, D. Webster Tony L Das Efx
4 "Somebody Told Me" A. Weston, W. Hines, A. Aguilar, Y. Muhammedi 8-Off 8-Off, Das Efx, Nocturnal
5 "Set It Off" A. Weston, W. Hines Armando Colon, Rashad Smith Das Efx
6 "No Doubt" A. Weston, W. Hines, E. Murray, J. Grinnage, L. Starling Chris Charity, Derek Lynch Das Efx, M.O.P., Teflon
7 "Rap Scholar" A. Weston, W. Hines, R. Noble, P. Smith, E. Irons, R. Hargis, R. Ransom Armando Colon, Rashad Smith Das Efx, Redman
8 "Generation Efx" A. Weston, W. Hines, E. Sermon, P. Smith, A. Aguilar, F. Sullivan 8-Off, PMD Das Efx, EPMD
9 "Rite Now" A. Weston, W. Hines, M. Loe, A. Johnson, K. Muchita Mike Lowe Das Efx
10 "What Goes Around" A. Weston, W. Hines, T. Jones, P. Smith PMD Das EFX, Miss Jones
11 "Make Noize" A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch Chris Charity, Derek Lynch Das Efx
12 "New Stuff" A. Weston, W. Hines, P. Smith, C. Marrota, A. Aguilar PMD Das Efx
13 "Take It Back" A. Weston, W. Hines, P. Smith PMD Das Efx
14 "Change" A. Weston, W. Hines, A. Aguilar, B. May 8-Off Das Efx
15 "Rap Scholar [Original Version]" A. Weston, W. Hines, R. Noble, P. Smith, E. Irons, R. Hargis, R. Ransom PMD Das Efx, Redman

Chart positions

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Billboard 200 48
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 10

 
 
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