History in the Making is the debut solo studio album by Dominican American rapper J.R. Writer . It was released on June 27, 2006 through Diplomat /Koch Records . Recording sessions took place at Legindary Studios, at Santana's World, at Romeo Studios, and at Sony Music Studios in New York. Production was handled by Doe Boyz, Knoxville, Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson, Dame Grease , Dutch Beetz, Flaco The Great, I.N.F.O. , J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League , Nova, Pro-V, The Narcotics and Treblemakers, with Cam'ron serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from 40 Cal. , Cam'ron, Fred Money, Hell Rell , Jim Jones , Nicole Wray , Paul Wall and S.A.S.
History in the Making Released June 27, 2006 Recorded 2005–06 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 1 :12 :48 Label Producer
History in the Making (2006)
Politics and Bullshit (2008)
The album debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200 and number two on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums (held from the top spot by Pimp C 's Pimpalation ), selling an estimated 29,261 copies in its first week of release.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "To Be a Diplomat" Knoxville 3:28 2. "My Life" Doe Boyz 3:20 3. "Take Notes" I.N.F.O. 3:19 4. "Grill Em" Doe Boyz 3:53 5. "On the Block" (Interlude) Christopher Roscoe Levi Wanzer 2:34 6. "Back with It" Knoxville 3:09 7. "Goonies" (featuring Jim Jones and Hell Rell ) Knoxville 3:53 8. "He's Movin" Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson 4:02 9. "Riot Pump" R. Brito Erik Ortiz Kevin Crowe C. Brown II M. Rapp J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 4:58 10. "Byrd Call" (featuring Cam'ron ) Develop 4:01 11. "Xtacy" (featuring Nicole Wray ) The Narcotics 3:54 12. "Pay Homage" (featuring 40 Cal. ) Flaco the Great 3:06 13. "Zoolander" Dame Grease 3:24 14. "Put You On" (featuring Fred Money) R. Brito Fred Brito Scott Novelli Nova 4:16 15. "High Music" R. Brito M. Brown S. Joyner Treblemakers 4:33 16. "Why Try" (featuring S.A.S.) R. Brito Melvyn Williams Sean Williams Tyler Walton Dutch Beetz 3:23 17. "Stomp" Doe Boyz 4:35 18. "That's a Bet" (featuring Paul Wall ) Pro-V 4:30 19. "The Heist" Doe Boyz 4:30 Total length: 1:12:48
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