Hold You Down (feat. Prodigy & Nina Sky & illa ghee)
1st Infantry (Clean)
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 (Clean) Format: 12" Vinyl, Release Date: Nov. 8 2005, Number of Discs: 2, Label: Koch Records
Track Listings:
1. Intro/Dead Bodies - The Alchemist, The Game, Prodigy 2. Your Boy Al (Interlude)/The Essence - The Alchemist, The LOX, 3. Hold You Down - The Alchemist, , Nina Sky, Prodigy 4. Industry Rule 4080 (Interlude)/Stop the Show - The Alchemist, M.O.P., Stat Quo 5. D Block to QB - The Alchemist, Havoc, J-Hood, Mobb Deep, Prodigy 6. Bangers - The Alchemist, Lloyd Banks 7. Where Can We Go - The Alchemist, Devin the Dude 8. It's a Craze - The Alchemist, Mobb Deep 9. For the Record - The Alchemist, Dilated Peoples 10. Boost the Crime Rate - The Alchemist, J-Hood, Sheek 11. Strength of Pain - The Alchemist, Chinky 12. Soul Assassins Tale (Interlude)/Bang Out - The Alchemist, B Real, 13. Tick Tock - The Alchemist, Nas, Prodigy 14. Pimp Squad - The Alchemist, P$C, T.I. 15. Different Worlds - The Alchemist, 16. Bang Out - The Alchemist, B Real, 17. Tick Tock - The Alchemist, Nas, Prodigy 18. Pimp Squad - The Alchemist, P$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.