Boot Camp Clik - Still For The People

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For The People is the debut album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, consisting of Buckshot from Black Moon, Cocoa Brovaz, formerly known as Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. The crew officially organized in 1995, with all eight members appearing on the song "Cession At Da Doghillee" from Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin'. The album features a different sound then that heard on previous Camp related releases, with the crew abandoning their past production crew Da Beatminerz, instead recording with live instrumentation. The sound put off many fans, and the album received mediocre reviews and went on to sell just over 300,000 copies in the United States.

This album was re-released as Still For the People on April 24, 2007.

01. 1-900 Get Da Boot feat. The Original K.I.M.
02. Down By Law feat. Tony Touch & Dru-Ha
03. Night Riders feat. LaVoice
04. Headz Are Reddee Pt. II
05. Watch Your Step feat. Representativz
06. Illa Noyz feat. Illa Noyz
07. Rag Time feat. Mada Rocka & LS
08. Blackout feat. BJ Swan, Supreme & Illa Noyz
09. Ohkeedoke feat. M.S.
10. Rugged Terrain feat. Twanie Ranks
11. The Dugout
12. Go For Yours feat. The B.T.J.'s
13. Likkle Youth Man Dem
14. Last Time feat. BJ Swan & F.L.O.W.

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My thoughts on the debut BCC album: Very different to their previous solo albums, no Beatminerz and completely different sound, strings, live instruments etc... This album was very hit and miss with a lot of BCC fans, understandably so, half had high expectations to the previous efforts, only to feel let down by the sudden change in sound and the other half who understood where the BCC where coming from with their change of direction and welcomed it with open arms. I guess over time, I fell into both categories, yeah when I first heard it a couple times, it stayed on the shelf for a good while, but after hearing their most recent dope releases, I went back, flung it back in the stereo and spazzed out... I just thought FUCK IT, it's the BCC and nobody comes close to them in terms of longevity, consistency (a couple minor steps tho) and overall hip hop superiority. They've been releasing quality material since 1992 and continue to do so till this very day. Final thoughts on this album... not a patch on there debut solo releases but still a quality release in it's own right. So I think this is definitely a slept on album, not a classic but because people were quick to dismiss this on it's first release, it should be copped and given another go, it just might grow on you, second go round.

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Boot Camp Clik - The Chosen Few

The Chosen Few is the second album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, the first album released from the Clik or any affiliate since 1999. The effort received very strong reviews, and the singles "And So" and "Think Back" received moderate video play. The Chosen Few was the first Boot Camp album released on an independent label, with sales reaching just over 60,000 copies in the United States. The album features seven of the eight original members, Buckshot, the Cocoa Brovaz, Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C., with Heltah Skeltah's Rock being the only absent member.

01. Intro: YO Boot Camp!
02. And So
03. Let's Get Down 2 Bizness
04. Let's Roll
05. Welcome To Bucktown U.S.A. feat. Supreme & Scratch
06. That's Tough (Little Bit)
07. Yeah What Eva (Skit)
08. Had It Up 2 Here feat. Illa Noyz
09. Whoop His Ass feat. Rufus Blaq
10. Daddy Wanna
11. Ice Skate feat. Danielle Henry
12. Just Us
13. Think Back feat. Jahdan
14. The Chosen Few (Live For This)
15. Outro: Words From Tek

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Probably my favourite Boot Camp album, they came back hard with their second effort, bringin back Da Beatminerz, along with heavywights like The Alchemist & Hi-Tek! The album gets off to a brilliant start with "And So" (my favourite track on the album) and continues with the dope Alchemist produced "Let's Get Down To Bizness", apart from the Hi-Tek laced "Ice Skate" (which just screams out mainstream everytime I hear it, it has a very corny chorus which doesn't do the rest of the album justice at all, not a bad beat, just not for BCC!) the whole album is a straight banger! Rock is definitely sorely missed but the rest of the crew, especially Sean P, who's an absolute beast on this album, more than make up for it. This was seen as sort of a comeback album as they were out of the wilderness for 3 years, it has a comeback feel to it and boy do they make a statement with this album... for me I give this classic status! Get involved, real hip hop is alive and well, repped to the fullest by the BCC! Corny ass rappers sit the fuck down, this is grown man music!!!

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Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand

The Last Stand is the third group album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, released on July 18, 2006. The group consists of Black Moon's Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun's Tek and Steele, Heltah Skeltah's Rock and Sean Price, and O.G.C.'s Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog. The album marks the return of Rock, who had left Duck Down Records in 1999 to pursue a solo career. Popular producers involved in the project include Pete Rock, Illmind, 9th Wonder and Large Professor.

The first track released from the project was "Trading Places", which was also the first music video from the album. The first official single released was "Yeah", which features "Trading Places" and "Let's Go" as the B-Side.

01. Here We Come (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
02. Let's Go (Prod. by Illmind)
03. Yeah (Prod. Marco Polo)
04. Hate All You Want (Prod. by Marco Polo)
05. Don't You Cross The Line (Prod. SIC Beats)
06. 1-2-3 (Prod. Pete Rock)
07. Take A Look (In The Mirror) (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
08. He Gave Us His Life (Prod. by Marco Polo)
09. Trading Places (Prod. by Ken Ring & Rune Rotter)
10. "...But The Game Is Still Tha Same" (Prod. by Da Beatminerz)
11. So Focused (Prod. by 9th wonder)
12. Everybody Knows Now (Prod. by Coptic)
13. World Wide (Prod. by Large Professor)
14. Soul Jah (Prod. by Mr. Attic)

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Don't care what anyone says, this is another claasic release from the BCC. Third go round and they're bigger, better and stomp on all competition. This time, they went even further with their choice of beats by bringin in 9th Wonder, Illmind, Pete Rock, Marco Polo and more. This album solidified their dominance in the hip hop game, follwing up from their triple threat releases the previous year, the anticipation for this album was huge, and they didn't dissappoint, bringing back the sorely missed Rock after what seemed like years, and it's that instantly recognizable booming voice that grabs your attention when you first listen to this. Rock hasn't lost any of his hunger and sounds just as dope as he did back since those Nocturnal days. Along with Rock, his rhyme partneer, Sean Price, Buckshot, Steele & Starang Wondah, all drop the illest verses, it's always a pleasure to hear all the members together on one album but Louieville Sluggah & Top Dog don't really contribute much to the album, which is a shame because I always thought O.G.C. would still remain strong despite not puttin out any albums since 1999. This was, along with the previous Triple Threat releases, the re-birth of BCC, coming back strong with each new effort and also expanding their Duck Down by signing artists outside of their immediate family. These included KRS-One, Special Teamz, Kidz In The Hall & DJ Revolution. Long may their success continue, because as long as they're puttin out that quality material, the real hip hop headz will always have they're back!

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Boot Camp Clik - Casualties Of War

Casualties of War is the fourth album by Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, released on August 14, 2007 through Duck Down Records. The album is compiled of leftover tracks recorded for the group's 2006 album The Last Stand. Casualties of War features seven members of the group's "Great 8", Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun (Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Sean Price and Rock) and Starang Wondah and Top Dog of O.G.C., with Louieville Sluggah being the only absent member. The album features production from 9th Wonder, Nottz, Marco Polo and Coptic, and features guest appearances from Black Moon member 5ft, Representativz member Supreme, Ruste Juxx and Blue Flame.

01. Intro
02. The Hustle
03. Bubblin' Up
04. What You See
05. BK All Day feat. Rustee Juxx & 5 FT
06. My World
07. I Need More feat. Supreme
08. Jail Song
09. A-Yo feat. Blue Flame
10. Casualties Of War feat. Rustee Juxx
11. I Want Mine feat. Supreme
12. Everyday Shit
13. Words From Tek
14. Yesterday

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Not an official in case some people get it twisted but more a collection of leftovers from "The Last Stand". This still has some dope tracks on here and you got 9th Wonder, Notts & Marco Polo behind some of the beats as well. Not a lot to say on this one except that it's definitely worth copping, there's some real gems on here and you got 7 of the 8 members delivering quality verses. This might not be an official album but it's definitely 100 times better than any of those hip pop garbage albums that constantly get fed in our direction.

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