Hold You Down (feat. Prodigy & Nina Sky & illa ghee)
1st Infantry (Explicit)
Alchemist
1st Infantry is the debut album from rapper and producer The Alchemist. It is a critical success and regarded highly in underground circles. It boasts popular single, "Hold You Down" featuring Prodigy, Nina Sky and Illa Ghee, which reached #95 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself reached #101 on the Billboard 200 chart, but did well on the Top Independent Albums and Top Heatseekers charts. The album's success lies within its production by The Alchemist and guest appearances from artists as diverse as The Game, The Lox, Nas, M.O.P., Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks, T.I. and Dilated Peoples. The album has moved 174,661 units.
Product Details
Alchemist - 1st Infantry (Explicit) Format: 12" Vinyl, Release Date: Sept. 21 2004, Number of Discs: 2, Label: Koch Records
Track Listings:
1. Intro - The Alchemist 2. Dead Bodies - The Alchemist, The Game, Prodigy 3. Your Boy Al (Interlude) - The Alchemist 4. Essence - The Alchemist, The LOX 5. Hold You Down - The Alchemist, Illa Ghee, Prodigy, Nina Sky 6. Industry Rule 4080 (Interlude) - The Alchemist 7. Stop the Show - The Alchemist, M.O.P., Stat Quo 8. D Block to QB - The Alchemist, Havoc, J-Hood, Mobb Deep, Prodigy 9. Bangers - The Alchemist, Lloyd Banks 10. Where Can We Go - The Alchemist, Devin the Dude 11. It's a Craze - The Alchemist, Mobb Deep 12. For the Record - The Alchemist, Dilated Peoples 13. Boost the Crime Rate - The Alchemist 14. Strength of Pain - The Alchemist, Chinky 15. Soul Assassins Tale - The Alchemist 16. Bang Out - The Alchemist, 17. Tick Tock - The Alchemist, Nas, Prodigy 18. Pimp Squad - The Alchemist, P$C, T.I. 19. Different Worlds - The Alchemist,
Artist Info/ BIO
Alan Daniel Maman, better known as The Alchemist, is one of hip hop's leading producers. He hails from affluent Beverly Hills, California. After rising to prominence in the late 1990s as a close associate of Dilated Peoples and Mobb Deep, he went on to produce for many of hip hop's leading artists in the 2000s.