Champion (EP)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Champion EP |
| type | EP |
| artist | Brother Ali |
| cover | Champion EP.jpg |
| released | |
| studio | Trail Mix Recording Studios (Minneapolis, MN) |
| genre | Hip-hop |
| length | |
| label | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| producer | Ant |
| next_title | The Truth Is Here |
| next_year | 2009 |
| :: |
| name = Champion EP | type = EP | artist = Brother Ali | cover = Champion EP.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = Trail Mix Recording Studios (Minneapolis, MN) | genre = Hip-hop | length = | label = Rhymesayers Entertainment | producer = Ant | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Truth Is Here | next_year = 2009 | misc = | rev1 = HipHopDX | rev1score = 4.5/5 | rev2 = Prefix | rev2score = 8/10 | rev3 = RapReviews | rev3score = 8.5/10 | rev4 = Stylus | rev4score = B+ Champion EP is the first extended play by American rapper Brother Ali. It was released on May 11, 2004 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at Trail Mix Recording Studios in Minneapolis. Production was handled entirely by Ant, who also served as executive producer together with Brent Sayers, Brother Ali and Slug.
Track listing
| all_lyrics = Jason Douglas Newman | all_music = Anthony Davis | title1 = Champion | note1 = Remix | length1 = 4:42 | title2 = Bad Ma Fucka | length2 = 4:27 | title3 = Sleepwalker | length3 = 3:48 | title4 = Love on Display | length4 = 3:28 | title5 = Self Taught | length5 = 4:04 | title6 = Heads Down (You Haven't Done That Yet) | length6 = 3:59 | title7 = Chain Link | length7 = 4:25 | title8 = Waheedah's Hands | length8 = 4:04 | title9 = Rain Water | length9 = 6:09 | total_length = 39:06
;Notes
- Original version of "Champions" is taken from Shadows on the Sun.
Personnel
- Jason "Brother Ali" Newman – vocals, executive producer
- Anthony "Ant" Davis – scratches, producer, executive producer
- Joe Mabbott – recording, mixing
- Gene Grimaldi – mastering
- Brent Sayers – executive producer
- Sean "Slug" Daley – executive producer
- George Thompson – artwork, design, layout
- Wes Winship – design, layout
- Jason "J-Bird" Cook – project coordinator
- Luke W. Demarte – legal
References
References
- Ryce, Jeff. (May 10, 2004). "Brother Ali - Champion EP".
- Umile, Dominic. (May 11, 2004). "Brother Ali: Champion EP".
- Doggett, Tom. (January 4, 2005). "Brother Ali :: Champion EP :: Rhymesayers Entertainment".
- Drake, David. (May 18, 2004). "Brother Ali - Champion EP - Review - Stylus Magazine".
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