The Aftermath hip hop group Da Youngsta's . It was released on April 20, 1993 via EastWest Records America . Recording sessions took place at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia , Platinum Island Studio, Greene Street Studio , Unique Recording Studios , Another House Of Hits Joint, East Hill Studios and D&D Studios in New York City . Production was handled by Q Ball, The Beatnuts , 118th Street Productions, Marley Marl , Pete Rock , DJ Premier and L.G. The Teacher. It features guest appearances from CL Smooth , Lt. Stitchie , Pete Rock and Treach .
In the United States, the album peaked at number 126 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 4 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. It was supported with three singles: "Crewz Pop ", "Iz U wit Me " and "Wild Child". The album also has a notably more aggressive and edgy tone compared to their first effort.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Aftermath" Qur'an Goodman Q Ball 0:27 2. "Wild Child" Q. Goodman Taji Goodman Tarik Dawson Ann Goodman Jerry Tineo The Beatnuts 3:54 3. "Iz U wit Me " Pete Rock 3:59 4. "Handle This" 118th Street Productions 3:03 5. "Crewz Pop " (featuring Treach ) 118th Street Productions 2:57 6. "Lyrical Stick Up Kids" Q. Goodman T. Goodman Dawson Al'Terik Wardrick Dupré Kelly Marley Marl 4:33 7. "Who's the Mic Wrecka" (featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth ) Q. Goodman T. Goodman Dawson A. Goodman Phillips Penn Pete Rock 5:07 8. "Count It Off" Q. Goodman T. Goodman Dawson Emanuel Parks L.G. The Teacher 2:17 9. "Honeycomb Hide Out" (featuring Lt. Stitchie ) The Beatnuts 4:41 10. "Da Hood" Q Ball 3:55 11. "It'z Natural" Q. Goodman T. Goodman Dawson A. Goodman Padilla The Beatnuts 2:54 12. "Rip a Rhyme" Marley Marl 3:29 13. "Wake Em Up" Q. Goodman T. Goodman Dawson DJ Premier 3:37 14. "Shout It Out" Q. Goodman T. Goodman Dawson 1:50 Total length: 46:43
Sample credits Track 3 contains elements from "360° (What Goes Around) " written by Maxwell Dixon and performed by Grand Puba .
Track 5 contains elements from "Kool's Back Again" a/k/a/ "Kool Is Back" written by Gene Redd Sr. and Jimmy Crosby.
Track 6 contains elements from "Hip Hop Junkies " performed by Nice & Smooth and "It's Just Begun" written by Gerry Thomas, Jimmy Castor and John Pruitt and performed by the Jimmy Castor Bunch.
Track 7 contains elements from "Bubble Gum" written by Henry Anadon and performed by the 9th Creation and "Superman Lover" written and performed by Johnny "Guitar" Watson .
Track 9 contains a sample from "Turbulence" written and performed by Eddie Harris .
Track 11 contains elements from "E.V.A." performed by Jean-Jacques Perrey .
Track 12 contains elements from "Mama Feel Good" written by James Brown and Lyn Collins and performed by Lyn Collins.
Track 14 contains a sample from "Armed & Extremely Funky" by the Tuff City Squad.
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