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1 Track listing  




2 Personnel  




3 Charts  


3.1  Weekly charts  




3.2  Year-end charts  






4 See also  




5 References  













Beneath the Surface (GZA album)






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This article is about the album by GZA. For Stargate SG-1 episode, see Beneath the Surface (Stargate SG-1). For the children's picture book, see Beneath the Surface (picture book).
Beneath the Surface
Studio album by
GZA
ReleasedJune 29, 1999
RecordedAugust 1998 – March 1999
GenreHip hop
Length46:00
LabelMCA Records
Producer
  • GZA
  • Inspectah Deck
  • John the Baptist
  • Mathematics
  • RZA
    • GZA chronology
    Liquid Swords
    (1995)     		Beneath the Surface
    (1999)     		Legend of the Liquid Sword
    (2002)
    Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
    Bobby Digital in Stereo
    (1998)     		Beneath the Surface
    (1999)     		Nigga Please
    (1999)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    RapReviews7/10[2]
    Spin5/10[3]
    Stylus MagazineB[4]
    Stylus Magazine(mixed)[5]
    USA Today[6]

    Beneath the Surface is the third solo studio album by American hip hop musician and Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. The album was released on June 29, 1999, by MCA Records.

    Track listing[edit]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Intro"Gary Eldridge Grice
  • Arabian Knight
    		• 1:16
    2."Amplified Sample"GriceMathematics3:31
    3."Beneath the Surface" (featuring Killah Priest, Res & Santigold)
    • Grice
  • Walter Reed
  • Shareese Renée Ballard
    		• Inspectah Deck4:29
    4."Skit #1(feat. Angela Yee)"GriceGZA0:37
    5."Skit #2"GriceGZA0:31
    6."Crash Your Crew" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
    • Grice
  • Russell Tyrone Jones
    		• John the Baptist3:07
    7."Breaker, Breaker"GriceArabian Knight3:38
    8."High Price, Small Reward" (featuring Masta Killa)
    • Grice
  • Jamel Irief
    		• Mathematics1:43
    9."Hip Hop Fury" (featuring RZA, Hell Razah, Timbo King & Dreddy Kruger)
    • Grice
  • Robert Fitzgerald Diggs
  • Chron Smith
  • Timothy Drayton
  • James Dockery
    		• Arabian Knight3:44
    10."Skit #3"GriceGZA0:47
    11."1112" (featuring Masta Killa, Killah Priest & Njeri Earth)
    • Grice
  • Irief
  • Reed
  • Njeri Earth
    		• RZA4:18
    12."Skit #4" (featuring Angela Yee)GriceGZA0:45
    13."Victim" (featuring Joan Davis & Njeri Earth)
    • Grice
  • Joan Davis
  • Earth
    		• Arabian Knight4:04
    14."Publicity"GriceMathematics2:37
    15."Feel Like An Enemy" (featuring Hell Razah, Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn & Trigga)
    • Grice
  • Smith
  • Reed
  • Lamar Ruff
  • Tundy Smith
    		• Mathematics3:12
    16."Stringplay (Like This, Like That)" (featuring Method Man)
    • Grice
  • Clifford Smith, Jr.
    		• Arabian Knight3:18
    17."Mic Trippin"GriceMathematics2:59
    18."Outro" (featuring Timbo King & La the Darkman)
    • Grice
  • Drayton
  • Lason Jackson
    		• Arabian Knight1:34
    Total length:46:00

    Personnel[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ John Bush (1999-06-29). "Beneath the Surface - GZA | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  • ^ "Genius/GZA :: Beneath the Surface :: Geffen Records". Rapreviews.com. 2002-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  • ^ Salamon, Jeff. Reviews. Spin. September 1999.
  • ^ "The GZA - Legend of the Liquid Sword - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  • ^ "GZA - Beneath the Surface - On Second Thought". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  • ^ "Google News". 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  • ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 123.
  • ^ "GZA/Genius Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  • ^ "GZA/Genius Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  • ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

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