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War Zone
War Zone Black Moon
Studio album by Black Moon

Released

February 23, 1999

Recorded

1997 - 1998

Studio

D&D Studios
(New York City, NY)

Genre

Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Boom bap, Underground hip hop

Length

01:01:12

Label

Duck Down Records / Priority Records

Producer

Da Beatminerz, Rockwilder

War Zone is the second studio album by American Hip hop group Black Moon. released in February 23, 1999 under Duck Down Records and Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York City between 1997 and 1998. The production on the album was handled by Da Beatminerz. The LP features guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, Heather B., M.O.P., Teflon, Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) and Boot Camp Clik members: Cocoa Brovaz, Louieville Sluggah (of O.G.C.) and Rockness Monsta (of Heltah Skeltah). The album was released almost six years after their influential studio debut Enta da Stage. The group began a lengthy legal battle with Nervous Records in 1995 over the licensing of their name, which was finally settled soon before the release of War Zone. Though many of the albums were released from the Boot Camp Clik massive between 1997 and 1999 received mediocre reviews, War Zone garnered some strong acclaim and moderate sales. The album spawned the singles "Two Turntables & A Mic", "War Zone" and "This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)"

Track listing[]

  1. "Intro" - 0:45
  2. "The Onslaught" (feat. Busta Rhymes) - 3:54
  3. "War Zone" - 3:22
  4. "This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)" - 4:40
  5. "Freestyle" - 3:37
  6. "Five (interlude)" - 1:14
  7. "For All Y'all (feat. Heather B.) - 4:41
  8. "Come Get Some" (feat. Louieville Sluggah) - 5:00
  9. "Weight of the World" - 3:30
  10. "Evil Dee Is on the Mix" - 1:00
  11. "Show Down" (feat. Q-Tip) - 3:42
  12. "One-Two" - 3:44
  13. "Frame" (feat. Cocoa Brovaz) - 4:00
  14. "Buckshot (interlude)" - 1:12
  15. "Two Turntables & A Mic" - 3:57
  16. "Annihilation" (feat. M.O.P. and Teflon) - 4:09
  17. "Duress" - 4:01
  18. "Throw Your Hands in the Air" - 4:20
  19. "Outro" - 0:44
  • "The Streets" - 3:10
  • "Just Us" - 5:38
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