Mail Dominance
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mail Dominance
| type = Album
| artist = Esham
| cover = Esham Mail Dominance.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 2, 1999
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hardcore hip-hop
| length = 65:39
| label = Overcore{{cite news |last1=McCollum |first1=Brian |title=Music Weekend |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-esham/159121278/|via=Newspapers.com|work=Detroit Free Press |date=December 17, 1999 |page=D10}}
| producer = Esham, Santos{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/esham-mn0000174100/biography|title=Esham | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}
| prev_title = Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Tongues
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mail Dominance
| type = studio
| single1 = Twirk Yo Body
| single1date = 1999
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mail-dominance-mw0000048903|title=Mail Dominance - Esham | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}
| rev2 = The Source
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Burge|first=Miguel|date=May 1999|issue=116|title=Esham – Mail Dominance|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|page=218|location=New York}}
}}
Mail Dominance is the seventh studio album by the American rapper Esham, released in 1999.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "Unfortunately, on Mail Dominance it's not his delivery or flow that seems questionable but rather his lyrics and the production. When not rapping about nihilistic themes, Esham struggles to find engaging lyrics; here he's best when he raps indecipherably." The Village Voice thought that "it’s intermittently irritating or annoying—the production is mega-chintzy, and boy does he hate women (hook of 'Ozonelayer': 'You bitch/you bitch/you bitch you bitch you bitch you bitch you bitch')—but it doesn’t get anywhere near boring, or overfamiliar."{{Cite news|last=Wolk|first=Douglas|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/1999/08/10/unholy-regional-hit-batman/|title=Unholy Regional Hit, Batman!|date=August 17, 1999|page=119|volume=44|issue=32|work=The Village Voice}} The Windsor Star opined that the album "provides more musical variety than most radio stations, with rap, dance, rock and even corny '50s- sitcom-influenced tracks."{{cite news |last1=Pearson |first1=Craig |title=Wicked words: Detroit's underground rap phenom Esham is on the edge and on his own with acid rap |work=Windsor Star |date=April 23, 1999 |page=B3}} Miguel Burke of The Source praised Esham's "tight flow", but was dissatisfied with the lyrical content of the album and "strange production", with some of the tracks reminding him the soundtracks of "cheesy futuristic flicks from '70s and '80s like Rollerball and Tron".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 65:59
| title1 = We Cumin' for U
| writer1 = Smith
| length1 = 2:14
| title2 = Slow Motion
| writer2 = Santos, Smith
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = Outcha Atmosphere
| writer3 = Santos, Smith
| length3 = 3:41
| title4 = E-Mail
| writer4 = Jones, Smith
| length4 = 2:50
| title5 = Reload
| writer5 = Smith
| length5 = 1:23
| title6 = Au Revoir
| writer6 = Jones, Reed, Santos, Smith
| length6 = 3:44
| title7 = I'm Lovin It
| writer7 = Santos, Smith
| length7 = 2:29
| title8 = Youknowucantride
| writer8 = Smith
| length8 = 3:57
| title9 = King of Hearts
| writer9 = Santos, Smith
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = Whoa
| writer10 = Esham, Santos
| length10 = 1:57
| title11 = Obiest
| writer11 = Santos, Smith
| length11 = 3:01
| title12 = Twirk Yo Body
| writer12 = Santos, Smith
| length12 = 3:32
| title13 = Night Vision
| writer13 = Santos, Smith
| length13 = 3:58
| title14 = Getthefugoutmyface
| writer14 = Smith
| length14 = 3:16
| title15 = Ozone Layer
| writer15 = Jones, Smith
| length15 = 2:36
| title16 = I Need A Playmate
| writer16 = Esham, Santos
| length16 = 4:27
| title17 = Lightyearsaway
| writer17 = Santos, Smith
| length17 = 1:22
| title18 = California Dreamin{{'-}}
| writer18 = Santos, Smith
| length18 = 3:59
| title19 = No More Mr. Nice Guy
| writer19 = Smith
| length19 = 2:13
| title20 = Velveeta
| writer20 = Smith
| length20 = 2:23
| title21 = The Rev
| writer21 = Smith
| length21 = 2:54
| title22 = Ah Ha
| writer22 = Santos, Smith
| length22 = 2:45
}}
Personnel
- Esham - performer
- Sue Gillis - background vocals
- Mastamind - vocals
- TNT - vocals
- Laura Ruby - background vocals
- Larry Santos - background vocals
- Scott Santos - background vocals
- Jade Scott - performer
- Zelah Williams - background vocals
Production
- Producers: Esham, Santos
- Engineers: Esham, Santos
- Mastering: Esham, Santos
- Graphic design: Matthew Kozuch-Rea
References
{{Esham}}
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Category:Albums produced by Esham