The Labor Union
2008 studio album by King Syze
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The Labor Union is the second solo studio album by American underground rapper King Syze. It was officially released on August 5, 2008, via Babygrande Records. Recording sessions took place at Found Sound Recording in Philadelphia. Production was handled by Team 707, MTK, Skammadix, DJ Waxwork, Ill Bill, Sake, Sicknature, Tut the Instrumentalist and Undefined, with Chuck Wilson and Vinnie Paz serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from several Army of the Pharaohs members and Ill Bill.
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| Released | August 5, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2008 | |||
| Studio | Found Sound Recording (Philadelphia, PA) | |||
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| Label | Babygrande | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters | 5/10[1] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[2] |
Critical reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Labor Union" |
| 707 Team Productions | 3:42 |
| 2. | "The Best" |
| Skammadix | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Play Ya Part (P.Y.P.)" (featuring Doap Nixon and Ill Bill) |
| 3:56 | |
| 4. | "Creep Show" (featuring Lawrence Arnell and King Magnetic) |
| Skammadix | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Love Vs. Hate" |
| 707 Team Productions | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Cement Work" |
| DJ Waxwork | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Haters Beware" (featuring Planetary) |
| 707 Team Productions | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Mayhem" (featuring Army of the Pharaohs) |
| Sake | 5:47 |
| 9. | "That's How You Rap" |
| Undefined | 3:25 |
| 10. | "And Now" (featuring Vinnie Paz and Apathy) |
| Tut the Instrumentalist | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Pain" |
| 707 Team Productions | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Sibling Rivalry Pt. 2" (featuring OuterSpace) |
| MTK | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Reality Check" |
| MTK | 2:24 |
Personnel
- Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals
- Kenneth "Doap Nixon" Greene – vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
- William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals & producer (track 3)
- Lawrence Arnell MacMillan – vocals (track 4)
- Jason "King Magnetic" Faust – vocals (track 4)
- Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals (tracks: 7, 8, 12)
- Jose "Demoz" Vargas – vocals (track 8)
- David "Des Devious" Edens – vocals (track 8)
- Edward "Chief Kamachi" Littlepage – vocals (track 8)
- Victor "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals (track 8)
- Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (track 8)
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (track 10), executive producer
- Chad "Apathy" Bromley – vocals (track 10)
- Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals (track 12)
- B. Coles – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
- Olivier Blanger – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
- Stéphane Gourdais – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 11)
- Kris "Skammadix" Rey – producer (tracks: 2, 4)
- Jeppe "Sicknature" Andersen – producer (track 3)
- Julian "DJ Waxwork" Hammer – producer (track 6)
- R. "Sake" Joyce – producer (track 8)
- M. "Undefined" Henzey – producer (track 9)
- C. "Tut the Instrumentalist" Ashton – producer (track 10)
- Matthew "MTK" Crabtree – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
- Scott "Supe" Stallone – recording (tracks: 1–5, 7–12), mixing (tracks: 8, 10)
- Jeff "Stress" Davis – recording (tracks: 6, 13), mixing (tracks: 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13)
- Hakeem for 707 Team Productions – mixing (tracks: 5, 11)
- Mark B. Christensen – mastering
- Charles "Chuck" Wilson Jr. – executive producer
- Dan Bradley – photography, design
- Jesse Stone – marketing
- Ben Dotson – product management
- Willy Friedman – product management