The Tunnel | ||||
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Released | December 7, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1993, 1999 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | |||
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Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
Length | 1:09:15 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
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The Tunnel is a collaborative album by American DJs Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap. It was released on December 7, 1999, via Def Jam Recordings.
Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Times Square, at Madison Square Garden,[clarification needed] at Quad Recording Studios, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory, at Electric Lady Studios, at Sound On Sound, at Sony Music Studios, at Soundtrack Recording Studios, at Battery Studios and at Big Noise Studios in New York City, at Criteria StudiosinMiami, at Enterprise StudiosinCalifornia, at Erick Sermon Studios in Long Island, and at Cash Money Studios in New Orleans.
Production was handled by several record producers, including Rockwilder, Irv Gotti, Mannie Fresh, DJ Scratch, Funk Flex and Big Kap themselves. It features guest appearances from Beanie Sigel, 2Pac, Amil, Angie Martinez, B.G., Black Child, Caddillac Tah, Capone-N-Noreaga, DMX, Drag-On, Dr. Dre, Dutch & Spade, Eminem, Erick Sermon, Eve, Fatman Scoop, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Jinx Da Juvy, Juvenile, Kool G Rap, Lady Luck, Lil' Kim, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Memphis Bleek, Method Man, Nas, Notorious B.I.G., , Prodigy, Raekwon, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Swizz Beatz and The Lox.
The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200, at number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 7, 2000. It spawned two singles: "We In Here" with DMX, Eve, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Drag-On and Swizz Beatz (b/w "Real G's" with Snoop Dogg), and "Confrontation" with Mary J. Blige (b/w "Ill Bomb" with LL Cool J).
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (featuring Pain In Da Ass) |
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| 2:11 |
2. | "Biggie/Tupac Live Freestyle" (featuring Mister Cee, Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac) |
| 1:49 | |
3. | "We In Here" (featuring Ruff Ryders) |
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| 4:23 |
4. | "If I Get Locked Up" (featuring Eminem and Dr. Dre) |
| Rockwilder | 3:40 |
5. | "Real G's" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
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| 3:46 |
6. | "True" (featuring Method Man) |
| Rockwilder | 2:43 |
7. | "Q.B.G." (featuring Prodigy and Kool G Rap) |
| DJ Twinz | 2:53 |
8. | "K.I.M. Interlude" (featuring Lil' Kim) |
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| 0:31 |
9. | "Confrontation" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
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| 4:06 |
10. | "Okay" (featuring Redman and Erick Sermon) |
| Erick Sermon | 2:54 |
11. | "Dem Want War" (featuring Raekwon) |
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| 2:05 |
12. | "For My Thugs" (featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel and Amil) |
| Rockwilder | 4:31 |
13. | "Wow" (featuring Angie Martinez) |
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| 3:02 |
14. | "Respect" (featuring the Cash Money Millionaires) |
| Mannie Fresh | 3:59 |
15. | "Ill Bomb" (featuring LL Cool J) |
| DJ Scratch | 3:51 |
16. | "Def Jam 2000" (featuring Fatman Scoop) |
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| 2:40 |
17. | "Thuun" (featuring Capone-N-Noreaga) |
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| 5:23 |
18. | "Live at the Tunnel" (featuring the Murderers) |
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| 3:31 |
19. | "Millennium Thug" (featuring Nas) |
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| 3:37 |
20. | "Dead Man Walking" (featuring Beanie Sigel and Dutch & Spade) |
| Darrell "Digga" Branch | 4:27 |
21. | "Bounce" (featuring Lady Luck and Jinx da Juvy) |
| Robert "Shim" Kirkland | 3:13 |
Total length: | 1:09:15 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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