Beneath the Surface (GZA album)
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| Released | June 29, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | August 1998 – March 1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 46:00 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| NME | 6/10[3] |
| RapReviews | 7/10[4] |
| Spin | 5/10[5] |
| USA Today | [6] |
Beneath the Surface is the third solo studio album by American hip-hop musician and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. The album was released on June 29, 1999, by MCA Records. It was executive produced by GZA and RZA, and co-executive produced by Arabian Knight.
Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic.[7][8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Angela Yee | 1:16 | |
| 2. | "Amplified Sample" | Mathematics | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Beneath the Surface" (featuring Killah Priest and Res) |
| Inspectah Deck | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Skit #1" | Yee | GZA | 0:37 |
| 5. | "Skit #2" | Yee | GZA | 0:31 |
| 6. | "Crash Your Crew" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard) |
| John the Baptist | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Breaker, Breaker" |
| Arabian Knight | 3:38 |
| 8. | "High Price, Small Reward" (featuring Masta Killa) |
| Mathematics | 1:43 |
| 9. | "Hip Hop Fury" (featuring Dreddy Kruger, Hell Razah, RZA, and Timbo King) |
| Arabian Knight | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Skit #3" | Yee | GZA | 0:47 |
| 11. | "1112" (featuring Killah Priest, Masta Killa, and Njeri) |
| RZA | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Skit #4" | Yee | GZA | 0:45 |
| 13. | "Victim" (featuring Joan Davis and Njeri) |
| Arabian Knight | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Publicity" |
| Mathematics | 2:37 |
| 15. | "Feel Like an Enemy" (featuring Hell Razah, Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn, and Trigga) |
| Mathematics | 3:12 |
| 16. | "Stringplay (Like This, Like That)" (featuring Method Man) |
| Arabian Knight | 3:18 |
| 17. | "Mic Trippin'" |
| Mathematics | 2:59 |
| 18. | "Outro" (featuring La the Darkman and Timbo King) |
| Arabian Knight | 1:34 |
| Total length: | 46:00 | |||
Personnel
- Arabian Knight - Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant
- Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic - Engineer
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Joan Davis - Performer
- GZA - Producer, Executive Producer
- Inspectah Deck - Producer
- John the Baptist - Producer
- Killah Priest - Vocals
- La the Darkman - Vocals
- Masta Killa - Vocals
- Mathematics - Producer
- Method Man - Vocals
- Hell Razah - Vocals
- Ol' Dirty Bastard - Performer
- RZA - Vocals, Executive Producer
- Trigga - Performer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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