Operation Beatbox

Operation Beatbox
Compilation album by Various artists
Released September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
Genre Industrial rock, electro-industrial
Length 74:01
Label Re-Constriction
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]

Operation Beatbox is a various artists compilation album released on September 17, 1996 by Re-Constriction Records. The album compiles covers of popular hip hop tracks performed by electro-industrial acts, many of whom were part of the Re-Constriction roster.

Reception

Alternative Press gave the album high praises, awarding it five out of five stars and saying "there's no doubt that when it comes to rewriting rap's classic moments, industrial/goth bands say more for the cultural links between the two black sheep of modern musical culture than one might have dreamed."[2] Aiding & Abetting gave it a more mixed review, saying the material ranges "from the sublime (SMP thrashing out "Prophets of Rage") to the utterly silly (as any cover of "Gangsta's Paradise" was bound to be)."[3] Sonic Boom found the compilation's absurdity to be part of its charm, saying "don't be surprised if you find the majority of these tracks more than amusing as there is something fundamentally wrong with a gang of privileged white kids trying to sound like a band of inner city black youths."[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Artist Length
1. "Natural Born Killaz" (Dr. Dre & Ice Cube cover)James Anderson, O'Shea Jackson, Andre YoungChrist Analogue 4:09
2. "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (Cypress Hill cover)Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Richard Todd Ray16Volt 4:15
3. "Jump Around" (House of Pain cover)EverlastThe Clay People 3:34
4. "Colors" (Ice-T cover)Ice-T, Afrika IslamSociety Burning 4:56
5. "Night of the Living Baseheads" (Public Enemy cover)Carlton "Chuck D" Ridenhour, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank ShockleeTerminal 46 4:11
6. "The Devil Made Me Do It" (Paris)Oscar Jackson, Jr.Apparatus 4:00
7. "Gangsta's Paradise" (Coolio & L.V. cover)Stevie Wonder, Coolio, Doug Rasheed, Larry SandersBattery 4:52
8. "Push It" (Salt-n-Pepa cover)Hurby Azor, Ray DaviesNumb 4:40
9. "Fight the Power" (Public Enemy cover)Hank Boxley, Keith Boxley, Carlton Ridenhour, Eric SadlerD.C.K. 4:20
10. "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (Beastie Boys cover)Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz, John King, Michael Simpson, Adam YauchTinfed & Killing Floor 3:55
11. "Prophets of Rage" (Public Enemy cover)William Drayton, Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank ShockleeSMP 3:21
12. "Wicked" (Ice Cube cover)O'Shea JacksonCalla Destra 4:47
13. "Typical American" (The Goats cover)James D'Angelo, Swayzack, Maxx Stoyanoff-WilliamsSlave Unit 3:14
14. "King of Rock" (Run–D.M.C. cover)Darryl McDaniels, Jay Mizel, Joseph Simmons, Larry Smith, Russell SimmonsInstitute of Technology 4:56
15. "Mama Said Knock You Out" (LL Cool J cover)James Todd SmithApolitiq 5:17
16. "Can You Rock It Like This" (Run–D.M.C. cover)J.T. Smith, Larry Smith, Rick RubinInsight 23 4:37
17. "Two Three Break" (Beastie Boys cover)Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin, Adam YauchAbstinence 4:57

Personnel

Adapted from the Operation Beatbox liner notes.[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1996 Re-Constriction CD, CS REC-023

References

  1. ↑ "Various Artists: Operation Beatbox > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 columnist (February 1997). "Various Artists: Operation Beatbox". Alternative Press: 66.
  3. ↑ "Operation Beatbox". Aiding & Abetting (120). October 7, 1996. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Christian, Chris (August 1996). "Various Artists: Operation Beatbox". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Operation Beatbox (booklet). Various artists. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1996.

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