The Formula (album)

The Formula is a collaborative album by Buckshot (of the Boot Camp Clik) and 9th Wonder (formerly of Little Brother), released on April 29, 2008 through Duck Down Records.^[1] The album is the second full-length collaboration between the two, the first being 2005's Chemistry. The album's first single was "Go All Out". The tracks' music video features an appearance from comedian Charlie Murphy.^[2] Videos were also shot for the tracks "Hold It Down" and "The Formula".

The Formula debuted at #137 on the Billboard 200 album chart, opening with 5,874 units sold.^[3]

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Track listing

All songs written by Kenyatta Blake and Patrick Douthit, except as noted.

"Intro - The Formula" (feat. The Formula Crew)
"Ready (Brand New Day)"
"Be Cool!" (feat. Swan)
"Go All Out (No Doubt!!!)" (feat. Carlitta Durand)
"No Future"
"Hold It Down" (feat. Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods) (Kenyatta Blake, Patrick Douthit, Talib K. Greene, Tyler Woods)
"Whassup With U?" (feat. Keisha Shontelle) (Kenyatta Blake, Patrick Douthit, Keisha Hinnant)
"One For You (Big Lou)"
"Just Display"
"Here We Go"
"Throwin' Shade"
"Shinin' Y'all" (feat. Arafat Yates & Big Chops of The M1 Platoon) (Kenyatta Blake, Patrick Douthit, V. Kerns, K. Dickens)
"Man Listen" (Cause Ummm) (feat. Carlitta Durand)

Personnel

Recording engineer: 9th Wonder
Mixing: Ian Scherier
Mastering: Mike Sarsfield
Executive producer: Dru Ha, Buckshot
Photography: Robert Adam Mayer
Art direction and design: Skrilla

Samples

"Intro - The Formula"
- "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" by Love Unlimited
"Ready (Brand New Day)"
- "Freedom For The Stallion" by The Hues Corporation
"Be Cool"
- "Bad News" by Five Stairsteps & Cubie
"Go All Out"
- "Lifetime Thing" by Isaac Hayes
"No Future"
- "Even This Shall Pass Away" by The Sylvers
"Hold It Down"
- "Let Me Down Easy" by Inez Foxx
"Whassup With U"
- "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)" by Curtis Mayfield
"Only For You (Lou)"
- "I Plead Guilty" by The Stylistics
"Just Display"
- "You Send Me" by Mavis Staples
"Throwin' Shade"
- "I'm So Proud" by Issac Hayes
"Here We Go"
- "That Let's Me Know I'm In Love" by McFadden & Whitehead
"Shinin' Y'all"
- "Sunlight Shining" by Galt MacDermot
"Man Listen"
- "It's Yours To Have" by Freda Payne

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	137
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	47
US Top Independent Albums	17

References

9th Wonder

Studio albums	Dream Merchant Vol. 1 Dream Merchant Vol. 2 The Wonder Years

Collaborative albums	Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition Chemistry Murray's Revenge Cloud 9: The 3 Day High The Formula Jeanius Sweet Lord Fornever Death of a Pop Star The Final Adventure Brighter Daze

Remix albums	God's Stepson Black Is Back!

Related articles	9th Wonder production discography It's A Wonderful World Music Group Little Brother

Buckshot

Studio albums	The BDI Thug (1999) Chemistry (2005) with 9th Wonder The Formula (2008) with 9th Wonder Survival Skills (2009) with KRS-One The Solution (2012) with 9th Wonder

Boot Camp Clik

Groups	Black Moon Smif-n-Wessun Heltah Skeltah O.G.C.

Members	Buckshot Steele Tek Sean Price Rock Starang Wondah Louieville Sluggah Top Dog

Albums	Enta da Stage Dah Shinin' Nocturnal Diggin' in Dah Vaults Da Storm For the People The Rude Awakening Magnum Force War Zone The M-Pire Shrikez Back The BDI Thug Duck Down Presents: The Album Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits The Chosen Few Collect Dis Edition Total Eclipse Monkey Barz Chemistry Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded The Last Stand Dinner Time Jesus Price Superstar Casualties of War Smif-n-Wessun: The Album The Formula D.I.R.T. Welcome to Bucktown Survival Skills Best Kept Secret Amerikkkah's Nightmare, Pt. 2 Random Axe Monumental Mic Tyson The Solution

Compilations	Duck Down Presents: The Album Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits Collect Dis Edition

Related articles	Duck Down Records Representativz Da Beatminerz

Black Moon

Buckshot 5ft DJ Evil Dee

Albums	Enta da Stage Diggin' in dah Vaults War Zone Total Eclipse

Buckshot albums	The BDI Thug Chemistry The Formula

Singles	"Who Got da Props?" "How Many MC's..." "I Got Cha Opin" "Buck 'em Down" "Black Smif-N-Wessun" "How Many Emcees (DJ Evil Dee Remix)" "War Zone" "Showdown" "Two Turntables and a Mic" "Worldwind" "Annihilation" "Jump Up" "Stay Real" "That'z How It Iz" "Why We Act This Way"

Related articles	Discography Boot Camp Clik Smif-n-Wessun Heltah Skeltah O.G.C. Duck Down Records Da Beatminerz

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