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2002 EP by Knoc-turn'al
L.A. Confidential Presents: Knoc-turn'al Released July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30 ) Recorded 2001–02 Studio Genre Length 23 :51 Label Elektra Producer
L.A. Confidential Presents: Knoc-turn'al The Way I Am
"The Knoc " "Muzik"
L.A. Confidential Presents: Knoc-turn'al extended play by American rapper Knoc-turn'al Knoc's Landin' , which was shelved due to undisclosed reasons and reduced to an EP released on July 30, 2002 through Elektra Records . Recording sessions took place at Record One Studio, Westlake Audio and Larrabee West Studios in Los Angeles and at South Beach Studios in Miami Beach . Production was handled by Dr. Dre , Bud'da , Fredwreck , Kanye West , S-Dog, the Production Coalition of America, Wallace Sibley Jr. and Knoc-turn'al himself, with executive producer D. Menefield and associate executive producer Jay Brown. It features guest appearances from Slip Capone , Butch Cassidy , Dr. Dre, Jayo Felony , Missy Elliott , Nate Dogg , Shade Sheist , Timebomb, Too Short , Warren G , Xzibit and Samuel Christian. The album peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Two singles were released from the album: "The Knoc " and "Muzik". Its lead single, "The Knoc", peaked at No. 98 on the Billboard Hot 100Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards , but lost to Eminem 's "Without Me ". Its second single, "Muzik", found mild success on the French music chart, peaking at No. 70 after its appearance in the 2002 action-thriller film The Transporter
Enhanced versions of the EP featured two multimedia extras: the music video for "The Knoc", and a behind-the-scenes feature titled "Bthere with Knoc" shot on location in New York City .
Title 7. "The Knoc" (Music video) 8. "Bthere with Knoc"
Sample credits
Royal "Knoc-turn'al (track 5)
Andre "Dr. Dre " Young – vocals & mixing (track 1) , producer (tracks: 1, 3)
Melissa "Missy " Elliott – vocals (track 1)
Samuel Christian – vocals (track 2)
Tramayne "Shade Sheist " Thompson – vocals (track 3)
Nathaniel "Nate Dogg " Hale – vocals (track 3)
Alvin "Xzibit " Joiner – vocals (track 3)
Warren Griffin III – vocals (track 3) Christen "Slip Capone " Kelley – vocals (tracks: 4, 6)
Danny "Butch Cassidy " Means – vocals (track 4)
James "Jayo Felony " Savage – vocals (track 4)
Marquese "Time Bomb" Holder – vocals (track 4)
Todd "Too $hort " Shaw – vocals (track 6)
Wallace Sibley Jr. – producer (track 1)
Francis Palacios – producer (track 1)
Ross Sloan – producer (track 1)
Kanye West – producer (track 2) Farid "Fredwreck " Nassar – producer (track 4)
S. "S-Dog" Batiste – producer (track 5)
Stephen "Bud'da " Anderson – producer (track 6)
Carlos Bedoya – engineering (track 1)
Tyson Leeper – recording (track 2)
Richard "Segal " Huredia – mixing (tracks: 2, 4) , recording (tracks: 5, 6)
Kevin Guarnieri – engineering & mixing (track 3)
Mauricio Iragorri – engineering (track 3)
K. Solem Richard – mastering
D. Menefield – executive producer
Jay Brown – associate executive producer
Joel Clifton – photography
Estevan Oriol – photographyP. Loc – photography
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