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 (Instrumentals) Format: CD, Release Date: Nov. 4 2004, Number of Discs: 1, Label: Koch Records, Produced by: Alchemist
Track Listing:
1. Dead Bodies 2. The Essence 3. Hold You Down 4. Stop The Show 5. D Block to QB 6. Bangers 7. Where Can We Go 8. It's A Craze 9. For The Record 10. Boost The Crime Rate 11. Strength of Pain 12. Bang Out 13. Tick Tock 14. Pimp Squad 15. Different Worlds
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.
Music
