Pain Language Los Angeles –based record producer DJ Muggs and rapper Planet Asia . It was released on September 16, 2008 via Gold Dust Media . Recording sessions took place at the Soul Assassins Compound. Production was handled entirely by Muggs, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from B-Real , Chace Infinite, Cynic, GZA , Killah Priest , Prodigal Sunn , Scratch , Sick Jacken , Tri State and Turbin. Its first single will be "9mm" b/w "That's What It Is", which was made available for free download through SoulAssassins.com.
Pain Language Released September 16, 2008 Recorded 2008 Studio The Soul Assassins Compound Genre Hip hop Length 50 :45 Label Gold Dust Media Producer DJ Muggs (also exec. )
Jewelry Box Sessions Pain Language Chain of Command
"9mm / That's What It Is"
Title Writer(s) 1. "Sleeper Cell" 3:47 2. "Pain Language" 3:07 3. "Smoke" Muggerud 1:43 4. "9mm" (featuring B-Real ) 3:56 5. "That's What It Is" 2:57 6. "Black Mask Men" 3:32 7. "Lions in the Forest" (featuring B-Real) 3:42 8. "Death Frees Every Soul" (featuring Sick Jacken ) 3:42 9. "All Hail the King" 4:01 10. "Black Angels" (featuring Killah Priest , Cynic and Scratch ) 2:54 11. "Language" Muggerud 1:56 12. "Drama" 3:27 13. "Deadly Blades" (featuring Prodigal Sunn and Tri State) 2:53 14. "Hashashins" (featuring Turbin and Chace Infinite) Green Ron Real Aaron Johnson Muggerud 3:10 15. "Shadows of Hell" 2:35 16. "Triple Threat" (featuring GZA and Chace Infinite) 3:23 Total length: 50:45
Lawrence "DJ Muggs " Muggerud – main artist, arranger, mixing, producer, executive producer
Jason "Planet Asia " Green – main artist, vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4-10, 12-16)
Louis "B-Real " Freese – featured artist (tracks: 4, 7)
Joaquin "Sick Jacken " Gonzalez – featured artist (track 8)
Walter "Killah Priest " Reed – featured artist (track 10)
Richard "Cynic" Alfaro – featured artist (track 10)
Kyle "Scratch " Jones – featured artist (track 10)
Vergil "Prodigal Sunn " Ruff – featured artist (track 13)
Donti "Tri State" Ceruti – featured artist (track 13)
Ron "Turbin" Real – featured artist (track 14)
Aaron "Chace Infinite" Johnson – featured artist (tracks: 14, 16)
Gary "GZA " Grice – featured artist (track 16)
Steve Ferlazzo – keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-15) Mikey Fingers – guitar (track 3)
"DJ Khalil " Abdul-Rahman – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 14) , bass & piano (track 16)
Keefus Green – keyboards (tracks: 7, 10)
Dan Cephus – guitar (tracks: 8, 13) , bass (track 8)
Ernesto "Ern Dog" Medina – recording
Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Dave "DJ Solo " Abrams – design
Cesario Montano – photography
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