Kollage (album)

Kollage
Studio album by Bahamadia
Released	March 19, 1996[1]
Recorded	1994-1995 Firehouse Studio, D&D Studio and Battery Studio, New York, New York.
Genre	Jazz rap, alternative hip hop
Label	Chrysalis/EMI Records 7243 8 35484 2 2 F2-35484
Producer	DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz, Guru
Bahamadia chronology
Kollage (1996) BB Queen (2000) Singles from Kollage "Total Wreck" Released: 1994 "Uknowhowwedu" Released: 1995 "True Honey Buns" Released: 1996 "I Confess" Released: 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Kollage is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Bahamadia, released March 2, 1996 via Chrysalis Records. The album peaked at number #126 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	DJ Premier	0:50
2.	"WordPlay"	Guru	3:17
3.	"Spontaneity"	Da Beatminerz	4:08
4.	"Rugged Ruff"	DJ Premier	3:08
5.	"Interlude"	DJ Premier	0:29
6.	"I Confess"	N.O. Joe	4:06
7.	"Uknowhowwedu"	Ski, DJ Redhanded	3:35
8.	"Interlude"	Da Beatminerz	1:07
9.	"Total Wreck"	Guru	3:26
10.	"Innovation"	Da Beatminerz	3:23
11.	"Da Jawn" (featuring The Roots)	The Roots	5:19
12.	"Interlude"	Da Beatminerz	1:05
13.	"True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Shit)"	DJ Premier	3:41
14.	"3 the Hard Way" (featuring K-Swift and Mecca Starr)	DJ Premier	4:12
15.	"Biggest Part of Me"	N.O. Joe	4:51

Samples

• "Intro"
  • "Please Set Me at Ease" by Bobbi Humphrey
• "Wordplay"
  • "Cucumber Slumber" by Weather Report
  • "Funk Times Three" by Paul Jackson, Jr.
  • "My Mind Spray" by Jeru the Damaja
• "Spontaneity"
  • "Uzuri" by Catalyst
• "Rugged Ruff"
  • "Halftime" by Nas
• "I Confess"
  • "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
• "Total Wreck"
  • "Flow Joe" by Fat Joe
• "Da Jawn"
  • "That's the Joint" by Funky 4+1
• "Innovation"
  • "Electric Lush" by The John Payne Band
• "3 The Hard Way"
  • "The Champ" by The Mohawks
  • "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
  • "El Shabazz" by LL Cool J
• "True Honey Buns"
  • "Don't Fight My Love" by The Ohio Players

Personnel

• Bahamadia, Lil' Cess, P.A.N., Redhanded, Ski, Nou, K. Williams, K. Akins (vocals)
• Base Corey "Funky Fingers" Stoot (guitar, bass)
• N.O. Joe, JoJo (keyboards)
• Preston "P-Funk" Middleton (bass)
• X-Cetra, Karen Bernod (background vocals)
• DJ Premier, Guru, Da Beatminerz, N.O. Joe, SKI, Redhanded, The Roots (production)
• Carlos Bess, Karyn Walsh, Eddie Sancho, Joe Quinde, Tim Latham (engineers)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[3]	126
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	13

References

1. Allmusic review
2. http://www.billboard.com/artist/280466/bahamadia/chart
3. "Bahamadia – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Bahamadia.
4. "Bahamadia – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Bahamadia.

External links

• Discogs