Digital Smoke

Digital Smoke
Digital Smoke
Studio album by J. Wells and Kurupt
Released	June 5, 2007
Recorded	2006–07
Studio	Bonzi Studios; Purple Reign Studios;
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	48:50
Label	Bonzi; Fontana Distribution;
Producer	Kurupt (exec.); Paul Holyfield (exec.); J. Wells (also exec.); Blaqtoven;
Kurupt chronology

Digital Smoke is a collaborative album by American rapper and record producer J. Wells and fellow rapper Kurupt. It was released on June 5, 2007 through Bonzi Records. Recording sessions took place at Bonzi Studios and Purple Reign Studios. Production was handled by J. Wells himself, except for one track produced by Blaqthoven, with Chanz Parkman, Ervin "EP" Pope and Craig King serving as co-producers. It features guest appearances from Y.A., Gail Gotti, Goodie Mob, James DeBarge, Knoc-turn'al, Kokane, Styliztik Jones, Butch Cassidy and Tha Alkaholiks. There is a music video for the song "All We Smoke" featuring cameo appearances by Bishop Lamont, 40 Glocc and Glasses Malone.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3/5^[1]
RapReviews	6.5/10^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Smokestra" (performed by Kurupt & Nire Alldai)	Z. Williams David Williams Ervin Pope	J. Wells	0:31
2.	"All We Smoke" (performed by J. Wells & Kurupt)	Z. Williams D. Williams Chanz Parkman	J. Wells Chanz Parkman^[a]	3:42
3.	"I'm Just Sayin'" (performed by Kurupt, Tri-Star and Roscoe)	Z. Williams D. Williams Eric McKinney	J. Wells	I'm Just Sayin
4.	"Get It" (performed by Kurupt, Roscoe, J. Wells and Goodie Mob)	Z. Williams D. Williams Willie Knighton Robert Barnett Parkman	J. Wells Chanz Parkman^[a]	3:38
5.	"I'm Too Gangsta" (performed by Kurupt, Gail Gotti and Styliztik Jones)	Z. Williams D. Williams Douglas Jones JoVan Brumfield	J. Wells	3:50
6.	"Summertime" (performed by Roscoe, Bizzle, Rose, Red Rum, Tri-Star, YG and Gail Gotti)	Z. Williams D. Williams E. Favre E. McKinney Erin Reed S. Huggins Brumfield J. Carter	J. Wells	5:09
7.	"Digital Experience" (performed by Big Gipp)	Z. Williams Cameron Gipp Pope	J. Wells	0:27
8.	"Smokin'" (performed by Roscoe, Tri-Star, James DeBarge and YG)	D. Williams E. McKinney S. Huggins James DeBarge Anthony Ransom	Blaqthoven	3:50
9.	"History" (performed by Kurupt, J. Wells and Butch Cassidy)	Z. Williams D. Williams Danny Means Pope Kimmie	J. Wells Ervin "EP" Pope^[a]	3:49
10.	"Weed Types" (performed by Kurupt)	Z. Williams D. Williams Pope	J. Wells Ervin "EP" Pope^[a]	0:34
11.	"Los Angeles" (performed by J. Wells and Shorty)	Z. Williams Samuel Christian Craig King	J. Wells Craig King^[a]	3:31
12.	"Got Me Going" (performed by J. Wells and Knoc-turn'al)	Z. Williams Royal Harbor	J. Wells	3:36
13.	"It'z Nothin'" (performed by Roscoe)	Z. Williams D. Williams	J. Wells	3:05
14.	"I Came In the Door" (performed by Kurupt and Kokane)	Z. Williams D. Williams Jerry Long	J. Wells	3:38
15.	"Likwit Smokestra" (performed by J. Wells and Nire Alldai)	Z. Williams Pope	J. Wells	0:29
16.	"Let 'Em Know" (performed by J. Wells, J-Ro, Tash and Butch Cassidy)	Z. Williams James Robinson Rico Smith Means	J. Wells	4:15
Total length:				48:50

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Main artists

Jon "J. Wells" Henderson – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16), keyboards (tracks: 2-6, 9, 11-14, 16), guitar (track 12), producer (tracks: 1-7, 9-16), recording (tracks: 1-15), executive producer
Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (tracks: 1-5, 9, 10, 14), additional vocals (tracks: 6, 8), executive producer

Guest vocalists

Nire Alldai – vocals (tracks: 1, 15), background vocals (track 3), additional vocals (track 6)
Chanz Parkman – additional vocals (track 2), keyboards & additional producer (tracks: 2, 4)
David "Roscoe" Williams – vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 13)
Eric "Tri-Star" McKinney – vocals (tracks: 3, 6, 8)
Willie "Khujo Goodie" Knighton – vocals (track 4)
Robert "T-Mo Goodie" Barnett – vocals (track 4)
JoVan "Gail Gotti" Brumfield Brown – vocals (tracks: 5, 6)
Douglas "Styliztik" Jones – vocals (track 5)
B. "Young Bizzle" Pettaway – vocals (track 6)
Rose – vocals (track 6)
Red Rum – vocals (track 6)
S. "Y.G." Huggins – vocals (tracks: 6, 8)
Cameron "Big Gipp" Gipp – vocals (track 7)
James DeBarge – vocals (track 8)
Drew Sidora – additional vocals (track 8)
Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – additional vocals (tracks: 9, 16)
Kimmie – additional vocals (track 9)
Samuel "Shorty" Christian – additional vocals (track 11)
Royal "Knoc-turn'al" Harbor – vocals (track 12)
Jerry "Kokane" Long – vocals (track 14)
James "J-Ro" Robinson – vocals (track 16)
Rico "Tash" Smith – vocals (track 16)

Guest musicians

Ervin "EP" Pope – keyboards (tracks: 1, 7, 9, 10, 15), additional producer (tracks: 9, 10)
Keenan "Kee Note" Holloway – bass (tracks: 1, 7, 15)
Anthony "Blaqthoven" Ransom – keyboards & producer (track 8)
Yonatan Elkayim – guitar & bass (track 9)
Craig King – keyboards & additional producer (track 11)
David "DJ Quik" Blake – keyboards (track 14)
Russ "Finesse" Barber – piano & Fender Rhodes (track 16)

Technicials

Claudio Cueni – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16)
The Digital Master – mixing (tracks: 3, 5-15)
Victor Manzano – recording (track 16)
Marc Regan – mastering
Paul Holyfield – executive producer

Additional

Ryan Webster – art design
Earl "The Maverick" Randolf – photography
Russell Redeaux – management

References

^ Ketchum III, William (June 8, 2007). "Kurupt & J Wells - Digital Smoke". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ Gailes, Arthur (June 19, 2007). "Kurupt & J. Wells :: Digital Smoke – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

External links

J. Wells & Kurupt – Digital Smoke at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Ketchum III, William (June 8, 2007). "Kurupt & J Wells - Digital Smoke". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[2] Gailes, Arthur (June 19, 2007). "Kurupt & J. Wells :: Digital Smoke – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

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