Firing Squad (album)
1996 studio album by M.O.P.
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Firing Squad is the second studio album by the American hip-hop duo M.O.P., from Brownsville, New York. It was released on October 22, 1996, via Relativity Records. It was produced by DJ Premier, Big Jaz, Ali Dee, M.O.P. & Laze E Laze and it also features a guest appearance from Kool G Rap. The whole album was mixed and overseen by DJ Premier, who continued the work for the next two M.O.P. albums. The album is broken down track-by-track by M.O.P. in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[5]
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| Released | October 22, 1996 | |||
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| Length | 1:04:58 | |||
| Label | Relativity | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:50 | ||
| 2. | "Firing Squad" (Skit) | 0:41 | ||
| 3. | "Firing Squad" (featuring Teflon) | DJ Premier | 4:21 | |
| 4. | "New Jack City" (featuring Teflon) |
| DJ Premier | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Stick to Ya Gunz" (featuring Kool G Rap) |
| DJ Premier | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Anticipation" |
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| 4:38 |
| 7. | "Born 2 Kill" |
| Big Jaz | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Brownsville" |
| DJ Premier | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Salute" |
| DJ Premier | 2:14 |
| 10. | "World Famous" |
| Big Jaz | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Downtown Swinga ('96)" |
| DJ Premier | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Lifestyles of a Ghetto Child" |
| Big Jaz | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Revolution" |
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| 5:33 |
| 14. | "Illside of Town" |
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| 3:35 |
| 15. | "Nothin' 2 Lose" |
| Ali Dee | 4:31 |
| 16. | "Dedication" | 1:19 | ||
| 17. | "Dead and Gone" (featuring Battle) |
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| 4:58 |
| 18. | "Born 2 Kill" (Jazz Mix) | Big Jaz | 4:38 | |
| Total length: | 1:04:58 | |||
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 94 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 12 |
