Enta da Stage

Enta da Stage
Studio album by Black Moon
Released	October 19, 1993
Recorded	June 1992 - January 1993
Studio	D&D Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length	56:54
Label	Nervous Records
Producer	Buckshot, Da Beatminerz

Black Moon chronology
Next	Diggin' in dah Vaults (1996)

Enta da Stage is the debut album by American hip hop group Black Moon, released in October 19, 1993 on Nervous Records. The album was produced by DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz. Enta da Stage marks the debut of duo Smif-n-Wessun, who appear on two songs, as well as appearances from Havoc of Mobb Deep and Dru Ha, the co-founder of Duck Down Records.

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
• "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest feat. Leaders of the New School

Niguz Talk Shit

• "Cussin', Cryin and Carryin' On" by Ike & Tina Turner
• "Tryin' Ain't Dyin'" by Eddie Harris
• "Matrix" by Dizzy Gillespie

Who Got da Props?

• "It's A New Day" by Skull Snaps
• "Tidal Wave" by Ronnie Laws

Ack Like U Want It

• "Knocking Round the Zoo (1971 Version)" by James Taylor and The Flying Machine
• "(Don't Want No) Woman" by Lee Michaels
• "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

• "Sport" by Lightnin' Rod feat. Kool & the Gang
• "Oblighetto" by Brother Jack McDuff
• "Season of the Witch" by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills

Make Munne

• "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Jimi Hendrix
• "I Need Your Lovin'" by Alyson Williams
• "We In There" by Boogie Down Productions

Slave

• "Rule of Mind" by 9th Creation

I Got Cha Opin

• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Iron Butterfly
• "Come Live With Me" by Ten Wheel Drive
• "Odwalla" by Art Ensemble of Chicago

Shit Iz Real

• "Love Song to Katherine" by John Klemmer
• "Riding High" by Faze-O
• "California Soul" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Enta da Stage

• "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
• "Journey in Satchidananda" by Alice Coltrane
• "Eye of the Cosmos" by Cannonball Adderley
• "Shiftee" by Onyx

How Many MC's

• "Hydra" by Grover Washington Jr.
• "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