A Brand You Can Trust
| A Brand You Can Trust | ||||
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| Studio album by La Coka Nostra | ||||
| Released | July 14, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2009 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop, underground hip hop, conscious hip hop | |||
| Length | 57:36 | |||
| Label |
Uncle Howie Records Suburban Noize Records | |||
| Producer |
DJ Lethal Everlast The Alchemist Q-Unique Cynic Ill Bill Sicknature | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC | (average)[2] |
| RapReviews.com | (7/10)[3] |
A Brand You Can Trust is the debut album From Hip Hop group La Coka Nostra. It was released on July 14, 2009 on Suburban Noize Records and Uncle Howie Records. The major delay of this album was due to solo records released by Everlast and Ill Bill. The album was originally for a release of September 11, 2007 alongside Ill Bill's The Hour of Reprisal album before it got pushed back as well.
The album took over 3 years to make due to solo projects from Everlast, Slaine, and Ill Bill. in Late 2008 The group with the help of former Non Phixion DJ DJ Eclipse and Cypress Hill Members Sen Dog and DJ Muggs got the group signed with West Coast Punk/Hip Hop Label "Suburban Noize Records". The album was recorded and mixed at DJ Lethal's studio and at the Soul Assassins Studio in Los Angeles, California with additional mixing done in Brooklyn, New York at Ill Bill's in home studio known as "Cult Leader Media".
"Fuck Tony Montana" first Appeared on the Ill Bill Mixtape Ill Bill Is The Future Vol. 2: I'm a Goon! released on December 5, 2006. "That's Coke" was remixed for the album due to sample clearance issues of the original version which used portions from Bobby Byrd's "I'm Not To Blame".
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Bloody Sunday" (feat. Big Left & Sen Dog) | DJ Lethal | |
| 2 | "Get You By" | DJ Lethal |
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| 3 | "Bang Bang" (feat. Snoop Dogg) | DJ Lethal |
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| 4 | "The Stain" | Everlast |
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| 5 | "I'm an American" (feat. B-Real) | Sicknature & DJ Lethal |
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| 6 | "Brujeria" (feat. Sick Jacken) | DJ Lethal |
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| 7 | "Once Upon A Time" | DJ Lethal |
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| 8 | "Cousin of Death" | Ill Bill & DJ Lethal |
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| 9 | "Choose Your Side" (feat. Bun B) | The Alchemist |
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| 10 | "Hardcore Chemical" | DJ Lethal |
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| 11 | "Soldier’s Story" (feat. Sick Jacken) | DJ Lethal |
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| 12 | "Gun in Your Mouth" | Cynic |
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| 13 | "Nuclear Medicinemen" (feat. Immortal Technique & Q-Unique) | Q-Unique |
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| 14 | "That's Coke" | DJ Lethal |
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| 15 | "Fuck Tony Montana" (feat. Sick Jacken & B-Real) | DJ Lethal |
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Personnel
- La Coka Nostra
- Everlast – performer, writing, production (4)
- Ill Bill – performer, writing, production (8)
- Slaine – performer (1-8, 10-15), writing (1-8, 10-15)
- Danny Boy – performer (2, 10, 14), executive production, art direction, design, photography, writing (14)
- DJ Lethal – writing (1-3, 5-7, 10, 11, 14, 15), production (1-3, 5-8, 10, 11, 14, 15), scratching (3, 5, 14)
- Other personnel
- Sen Dog – performer (1)
- Big Left – performer (1), writing (1, 3)
- Grisha Dimant – guitars (1)
- Baby Jesus – bass guitar (2)
- Russel Ali – additional guitars (2)
- Snoop Dogg – performer (3)
- B-Real – performer (5, 15), writing (5, 15)
- Sicknature – production (5)
- Sick Jacken – performer (6, 11, 15), writing (6, 11, 15)
- Bun B – performer (9), writing (9)
- The Alchemist – writing (9), production (9)
- Cynic – writing (12), production (12)
- Q-Unique – performer (13), writing (13), production (13)
- Immortal Technique – performer (13), writing (13)
- Brad X – executive production
- Kevin Zinger – executive production
- Dez Einswell – art direction, design
- Casey Quintal – design, layout
- Mike D. – photography
See also
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