The Sneak Attack

The Sneak Attack
Studio album by KRS-One
Released	March 27, 2001
Recorded	2000-2001
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast Hip Hop,[1] Conscious hip hop,[1] Hardcore Hip Hop [1]
Length	57:50
Label	Koch Records
Producer	KRS-One Mad Lion Jazzy Jeff Fredwreck Kenny Parker Domingo Grand Daddy I.U. BJ Wheeler
KRS-One chronology
A Retrospective (2000) The Sneak Attack (2001) Spiritual Minded (2002)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(69/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[2]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)[4]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[5]
NME	(7/10)[6]
PopMatters	(mixed)[7]
RapReviews	(6.5/10)[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Vibe	[2]
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The Sneak Attack is rapper KRS-One's fourth solo hip hop album. It was released in March 2001. This was his first released on Koch Records. The track "B-Side (Intro)" actually opens side "C" of the vinyl edition, although the intro was probably intended for the b-side of a cassette tape. The song Hush was a track on the video game Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3.^[10]

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer(s)
1	"Intro"	KRS-One	Harold English
2	"Ghetto Lifestyles"	Kenny Parker	KRS-One
3	"Attendance"	KRS-One	KRS-One
4	"Hot"	Grand Daddy I.U., Jazzy Jeff	KRS-One
5	"Why"	KRS-One	KRS-One, Nyce
6	"Doth Thou Know"	KRS-One	*Interlude*
7	"The Lessin"	Kenny Parker	April S. Williams, KRS-One
8	"The Mind"	KRS-One	KRS-One
9	"HipHop Knowledge"	Domingo	KRS-One
10	"What Kinda World"	Domingo	KRS-One
11	"I Will Make It"	Kenny Parker	Hezekiah Walker Choir, KRS-One
12	"B-Side (Intro)"	KRS-One	*Interlude*
13	"Get Your Self Up"	KRS-One	KRS-One
14	"Krush Them"	Domingo	KRS-One
15	"Hush"	BJ Wheeler	KRS-One, Nyce
16	"The Sneak Attack"	Kenny Parker	April S. Williams, KRS-One
17	"Shutupayouface"	Fredwreck	KRS-One
18	"False Pride"	KRS-One	KRS-One
19	"The Raptizm"	Mad Lion	Hezekiah Walker Choir, KRS-One

Album singles

Single information
"The Mind" Released: July 31, 2001 B-side: "Ghetto Lifestyles"
"Get Your Self Up (Remix)" Released: August 14, 2001 B-side: "The MC", "Word Perfect"
"Hot" Released: 2001 B-side: "Get Yourself Up"

Charts

Album chart positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[11]	43
scope="row"	US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]	1
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	9

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
2001	Hot	-	-	40

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sneak-attack-mw0000115997
2. Critic reviews at Metacritic
3. Allmusic review
4. The A.V. Club review
5. Entertainment Weekly review
6. NME review
7. PopMatters review
8. RapReviews review
9. Rolling Stone review
10. "KRS One* - The Sneak Attack (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
11. "KRS-One – Chart history" Billboard 200 for KRS-One.
12. "KRS-One – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for KRS-One.
13. "KRS-One – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for KRS-One.

External links

• The Sneak Attack at Metacritic