Total Eclipse (Black Moon album)

Total Eclipse
Studio album by Black Moon
Released	October 7, 2003
Recorded	2002 - 2003
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Label	Duck Down
Producer	Da Beatminerz Moss Tone Capone DJ Static Nottz Kleph Dollaz Coptic
Black Moon chronology
War Zone (1999) Total Eclipse (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews.com	[2]
The Source	[3]
XXL	[4]

Total Eclipse is the third album from Hip Hop group Black Moon since 1999's War Zone. Released one year after the Boot Camp Clik's return, the album received strong reviews and humble sales. The album features the singles "Stay Real" and "This Goes Out to You", as well as the bonus track "Rush", a single that was released in January 7, 2003 and included on the Collect Dis Edition compilation.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Stay Real"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot, 5 ft
2	"Lookin' Down the Barrel"	Moss, Dan the Man	Buckshot, Sean Price
3	"The Fever"	Tone Capone	5 ft
4	"Confusion"	DJ Static	Buckshot
5	"That'z the Way Shit Iz"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot, Smif-n-Wessun
6	"Why We Act This Way"	Nottz	Starang Wondah, Buckshot
7	"MC Everybody (skit)"	Dan the Man	*Interlude*
8	"That'z How It Iz"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot, 5 ft
9	"Stoned Iz the Way"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot
10	"Ruck Is Dead (skit)"		*Interlude*
11	"What Would U Do?"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot, Sean Price
12	"How We Do It"	Kleph Dollaz	Buckshot
13	"Where It Goez Wrong"	Da Beatminerz	Tek, Buckshot
14	"Pressure Iz Tight"	Da Beatminerz	5 ft, Buckshot
15	"No Way"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot, Steele
16	"This Goes Out to You"	Coptic	Steele, Buckshot
17	"Rush"	Da Beatminerz	Buckshot

Samples

• "Confusion"
  • "Our Road" by Lee Oskar
  • "Check the Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest
• "Looking Down the Barrel"
  • "Betty Jean's Mama" by Gator Creek
• "No Way"
  • "I'll Wait" by The Parliaments
• "Pressure Iz Tight"
  • "Get Up and Get Down" by The Dramatics
• "Stay Real"
  • "Seed of Love" by Little Boy Blues
• "Stoned Iz the Way"
  • "How Long Before I'm Gone" by Ten Wheel Drive
• "That'z the Way S*** Iz"
  • "Moroccan Nights" by Mandrill
• "The Fever"
  • "Take Me Just as I Am" by Lyn Collins
• "Where It Goez Wrong"
  • "Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)" by The Persuaders
• "Why We Act This Way"
  • "The Aftermath of Love" by Lalo Schifrin
• "What Would You Do"
  • "Never Leave You Lonely" by Brothers Johnson

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Independent Albums
2003	Total Eclipse	-	#47	#23

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r655717
2. http://rapreviews.com/archive/2003_11_totaleclipse.html
3. http://www.duckdown.com/magz/bmsourcereviewTE_big.jpg
4. http://www.duckdown.com/magz/bmxxlreviewTE1_big.jpg