• Source: The Underground Tapes

      • The Underground Tapes is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper and producer Saukrates, which was released June 22, 1999 in the United States through independent labels Serious Entertainment and Capitol Hill Music. In late summer 1999, the album was re-released in Canada with six additional tracks. Production was handled by Saukrates, Mr. Attic, Mike Caren, and Day. Three songs from the album—"Innovations", "Play Dis (99 Remix)", and "Rollin"—are remixes. The only single from the album was "Money or Love", which was nominated for a Juno Award in 2000.
      Mike Shinoda, the co-vocalist of Linkin Park, designed the album cover, as it was shown in the band's first documentary DVD called Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which was released on November 20, 2001, from a short video clip entitled "Mike & Joe's Art" that can be seen from the "Special Features" menu.
      The album was re-released onto streaming services as the Canadian version, followed by eight additional tracks including remixes, on August 23, 2024.


      Reception



      Allmusic stated "Influenced by the quintessential N.Y. sound of old, Saukrates' self-produced jazzy synthesizers and organic string sections permeate with a native-tongues vibe. But it's lyrically where Saukrates distinguishes himself, as his flow and domineering habitation on the mike is utterly hypnotic."


      Track listing



      The Canadian re-release features six additional tracks.


      Samples


      "Da Professional" contains a sample of "On the Hill" by Oliver Sain
      "Check for Me" contains a sample of "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" by Ramsey Lewis


      Personnel


      Greg Barrett – mixer
      Mike Caren – producer, executive producer, mixer
      Choclair – performer
      Heltah Skeltah – performer
      Saukrates – producer, executive producer
      Xzibit – performer
      Common – performer
      Mike Shinoda – artwork
      Chase Parsons – executive producer


      References

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