| Enta da Stage | |
|---|---|
 Studio album by Black Moon | |
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Released |
October 19, 1993 |
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Recorded |
June 1992 - January 1993 |
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Studio |
D&D Studios |
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Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Underground hip hop, Boom bap |
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Length |
56:54 |
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Label |
Nervous Records |
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Producer |
Dru-Ha (exec.), Buckshot (co.), Da Beatminerz, Mike Weiss (exec.) |
| Black Moon chronology | |
|---|---|
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Next |
Diggin' in dah Vaults (1996) |
Enta da Stage is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Moon. It was released on October 19, 1993 via Nervous Records. The group got signed to Nervous in April of 1992. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York City from June 1992 to January 1993. Production was handled entirely by DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz, with co-production from Buckshot. It includes guest appearances from Smif-n-Wessun, Havoc (of Mobb Deep) and Dru-Ha.
The album peaked at #7 on the Top Heatseekers and #33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Enta da Stage released the singles: "How Many MC's...", "Buck 'Em Down", "Who Got Da Props" and "I Got Cha Opin" (which both songs made it on the Billboard Hot 100, landing at #86 and #93, respectively).
Despite being critically acclaimed and having two singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the album sold poorly, and is often overlooked in favor of subsequent East Coast hip hop albums such as Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Illmatic, Ready to Die, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., and The Infamous. Nonetheless, Enta da Stage preceded those releases and served as a precursor to the resurgence of the New York hip hop scene in the mid-1990s.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Powaful Impak!" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | DJ Evil Dee, Buckshot (co.) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Niguz Talk Shit" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | DJ Evil Dee | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Who Got da Props?" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | DJ Evil Dee | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Ack Like U Want It" | Buckshot, 5ft | Blake, Dewgarde, Dewgarde, Reid | Da Beatminerz | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Buck Em Down" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde, Mizell | DJ Evil Dee | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Black Smif-n-Wessun" | Tek, Buckshot, Steele | Blake, Dewgarde, Williams, Yates | DJ Evil Dee | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Son Get Wrec" | 5ft | Dewgarde, Reid | DJ Evil Dee | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Make Munne" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | Mr. Walt | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Slave" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | Mr. Walt | 2:47 |
| 10. | "I Got Cha Opin" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | Mr. Walt | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Shit Iz Real" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | DJ Evil Dee | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Enta da Stage" | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde | Mr. Walt | 2:49 |
| 13. | "How Many MC's..." | Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde, Dewgarde | Da Beatminerz | 3:53 |
| 14. | "U da Man" | 5ft, Dru Ha, Havoc, Tek, Steele, Buckshot | Blake, Dewgarde, Friedman, Muchita, Reid, Williams, Yates | DJ Evil Dee | 4:18 |
Samples[]
Powaful Impak!
- "Hard Time" by Baby Huey
- "Gemini" and "Scorpio" by Cannonball Adderley and The Nat Adderley Sextet
- "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest feat. Leaders of the New School
Niguz Talk Shit
- "Matrix" by Dizzy Gillespie
- "Tryin' Ain't Dyin'" by Eddie Harris
- "Cussin', Cryin and Carryin' On" by Ike & Tina Turner
Who Got da Props?
- "Tidal Wave" by Ronnie Laws
- "It’s My Turn" by Stezo
Ack Like U Want It
- "(Don't Want No) Woman" by Lee Michaels
- "Knocking Round the Zoo (1971 Version)" by James Taylor and The Flying Machine
- "Submission" by Tyrone Washington
Buck 'Em Down
- "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- "Wind Parade" by Donald Byrd
Black Smif-n-Wessun
- "Misdemeanor" by Ahmad Jamal
- "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
Son Get Wrec
- "Oblighetto" by Brother Jack McDuff
- "Season of the Witch" by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills
- "Sport" by Lightnin' Rod feat. Kool & the Gang
Make Munne
- "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Jimi Hendrix
- "We In There" and "The Original Way" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway
- "I Need Your Lovin'" by Alyson Williams
Slave
- "Rule of Mind" by 9th Creation
I Got Cha Opin
- "Come Live With Me" by Ten Wheel Drive
- "Odwalla" by Art Ensemble of Chicago
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Iron Butterfly
Shit Iz Real
- "Love Song to Katherine" by John Klemmer
- "California Soul" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- "Riding High" by Faze-O
Enta da Stage
- "Journey in Satchidananda" by Alice Coltrane
- "Shiftee" by Onyx
- "Eye of the Cosmos" by Cannonball Adderley
- "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
How Many MC's
- "Hydra" by Grover Washington Jr.
- "Trying to Make a Fool of Me" by Kool & the Gang
- "Collage for Polly" by Joe Farrell
- "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions
U da Man
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "Risin' to the Top" by Keni Burke