| From Where??? | |
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 Studio album by Mad Skillz | |
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Released |
13 February 1996 |
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Recorded |
1995 |
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Genre |
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Length |
61:49 |
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Label |
Big Beat |
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Producer |
The Beatnuts, Buckwild, DJ Clark Kent, Ez Elpee, Jay Dee, Large Professor, Mad Skillz, Nick Wiz, Shawn J Period |
From Where??? is the debut album by American rapper Mad Skillz, released in 1996 on Big Beat Records. The album's title refers to Skillz's hometown of Richmond, Virginia and it being unknown in the hip hop at the time. It features an all-star production team consisting of J Dilla, The Beatnuts, Buckwild, Large Professor and DJ Clark Kent. Large Professor and Q-Tip make an appearance on the song "Extra Abstract Skillz", while Skillz's crew appear on the posse cut "Unseen World".
From Where??? peaked at #154 on the Billboard 200, and #18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The singles "The Nod Factor" and "Move Ya Body" received moderate radio and video airplay. The album was praised for its strong lyrical content and production.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "From Where??? (Intro)" | - | - | Mad Skillz | 1:22 |
| 2. | "It's Goin' Down" | Mad Skillz | Lewis, Yancey | Jay Dee | 4:03 |
| 3. | "The Nod Factor" | Mad Skillz | Fernandez, Lewis, Rey, Watson | The Beatnuts | 3:58 |
| 4. | "VA. in the House" | Mad Skillz | Best, Lewis | Buckwild | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Tongues of the Next Shit" | Mad Skillz, Kalonji the Immortal | Coleman, Lewis | Mad Skillz | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Doin' Time in the Cypha" | Mad Skillz | Allen, Ayers, Best, Lewis, Woo | Buckwild | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Tip of the Tongue" | Mad Skillz | Lewis, Loizides | Nick Wiz | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Extra Abstract Skillz" | Mad Skillz, Large Professor, Q-Tip | Davis, Mitchell, Lewis | Large Professor | 3:15 |
| 9. | "WMAD (Interlude)" | - | - | - | 1:08 |
| 10. | "Get Your Groove On" | Mad Skillz | Best, Lewis | Buckwild | 4:43 |
| 11. | "The Jam" | Mad Skillz | Lewis, Yancey | Jay Dee | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Move Ya Body" | Mad Skillz | Eastwood, Franklin, Lewis, Osborne | DJ Clark Kent | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Street Rules" | Mad Skillz | Jones, Lewis | Shawn J Period | 4:29 |
| 14. | "All in It" | Mad Skillz | Jones, Lewis | Shawn J Period | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Unseen World" | Mad Skillz, Dr. Mindbenda, Javon the Medieval, Kalonji the Immortal, Lil' Roc, Lonnie B. | Barbour, Battle, Coleman, Lewis, Porter, Rahman, West | Ez Elpee | 4:52 |
| 16. | "Inherit the World" | Mad Skillz | Lewis, Jones | Shawn J Period | 4:21 |