| 1st Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Studio album by The Alchemist | |
|
Released |
29 June 2004 |
|
Recorded |
2003-2004 at The Lab Studios (New York City, New York), Baseclef Studios (Queens, New York), Sound Proof Studios (Venice, California), D Block Studios (Yonkers, New York), MGS Soundlab (Los Angeles, California) and Infamous Studios (Queens, New York) |
|
Genre |
|
|
Label |
All City Records/Koch Records |
|
Producer |
The Alchemist (also exec.), Neil Maman (exec.) |
| The Alchemist chronology | |
|---|---|
|
Next |
The Alchemist's Cookbook (2008) |
1st Infantry is the debut studio album by American hip hop record producer The Alchemist, released in 2004 on All City Records and Koch Records. The album was solely produced by The Alchemist and features guest vocalists including Prodigy, The Game, The LOX, Nas, M.O.P., Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks, T.I. and Dilated Peoples.
The album peaked at #101 on the US Billboard 200 and #11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Its only single, "Hold You Down" featuring Prodigy, Nina Sky and Illa Ghee, peaked at #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. The album was also released as an instrumental version and deluxe edition with a bonus DVD the following year.
Track listing[]
All songs produced by The Alchemist.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | - | - | 0:56 |
| 2. | "Dead Bodies" | The Game, Prodigy | Johnson, Maman, Taylor | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Your Boy Al (Interlude)" | - | - | 0:47 |
| 4. | "The Essence" | The LOX | Jacobs, Maman, Phillips, Styles | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Hold You Down" | Prodigy, Nina Sky, Illa Ghee | Albino, Albino, Jackson, Johnson, Kooper, Maman | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Industry Rule 4080 (Interlude)" | - | - | 1:57 |
| 7. | "Stop the Show" | Stat Quo, M.O.P. | Benton, Grinnage, Maman, Murry | 2:45 |
| 8. | "D Block to QB" | Havoc, Noyd, Styles, J-Hood | Hood, Maman, Muchita, Perry, Styles | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Bangers" | Lloyd Banks | Lloyd, Maman | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Where Can We Go" | Devin the Dude | Copeland, Maman | 4:31 |
| 11. | "It's a Craze" | Mobb Deep | Johnson, Maman, Muchita | 4:03 |
| 12. | "For the Record" | Dilated Peoples | Maman, Orac, Perretta, Taylor | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Boost the Crime Rate" | Sheek, J-Hood | Hood, Jacobs, Maman | 5:24 |
| 14. | "Strength of Pain" | Chinky | Evans, Hoggard, Malavasi, Maman | 4:02 |
| 15. | "A Soul Assassin's Tale" | - | - | 1:35 |
| 16. | "Bang Out" | B-Real | Freese, Maman, Reynolds | 3:30 |
| 17. | "Tick Tock" | Nas, Prodigy | Johnson, Jones, Maman | 3:57 |
| 18. | "Pimp Squad" | T.I., The P$C | Harris, Jose, Legal, Maman, Merit | 3:05 |
| 19. | "Different Worlds" | Twin | Maman, Raheem | 3:57 |