This or That
{{For|the Sidemen song|This or That (song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = This or That
| type = Studio
| artist = Sway & King Tech and DJ Revolution
| cover = This or That.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 15, 1999
| recorded = 1998–1999
| studio = Axis Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 1:01:55
| label = Interscope
| producer = {{hlist|DJ Revolution|King Tech|Cut Chemist|DJ Nu-Mark|KutMasta Kurt|Main Source|RZA}}
| prev_title = Concrete Jungle
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Back 2 Basics
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-or-that-mw0000239186|title=This or That – Sway & King Tech|publisher=AllMusic|last=Conaway|first=Matt|accessdate=September 9, 2019}}
| rev2 = The Village Voice
| rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|A-}}{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2000-12-05 |title=Getting Bizzy |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1100-00.php |magazine=The Village Voice}}
}}
This or That is the collaborative album by American hip hop artists Sway & King Tech and DJ Revolution. It was released on June 15, 1999, through Interscope Records. Production was handled mostly by King Tech & DJ Revolution, except for several tracks were produced by Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, KutMasta Kurt, Main Source and RZA. It features guest appearances from Big Daddy Kane, Canibus, Chill Rob G, Chino XL, Crooked I, Dilated Peoples, Eminem, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, Heltah Skeltah, Inspectah Deck, Jayo Felony, Jurassic 5, Kool Keith, KRS-One, Main Source, Malik B., Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Pharoahe Monch, Planet Asia, Redman, RZA, Tech N9ne and Xzibit among others.
The album was a mild success, peaking at 107 on the Billboard 200 and 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Both a single and promotional music video was released for the song "The Anthem".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Reality Check
| note1 = featuring Gang Starr
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 0:48
| title2 = Warning
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| extra2 = DJ Revolution
| length2 = 0:34
| title3 = The Number One Crew
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = DJ Revolution
| length3 = 1:54
| title4 = Cyrus
| note4 =
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| extra4 =
| length4 = 0:34
| title5 = The Anthem
| note5 = featuring RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony, Chino XL and KRS-One
| writer5 =
| extra5 = King Tech
| length5 = 4:25
| title6 = Rev's Intro
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| extra6 = DJ Revolution
| length6 = 0:49
| title7 = Rework the Angles
| note7 = featuring Dilated Peoples, A.G. and Defari
| writer7 =
| extra7 = KutMasta Kurt
| length7 = 2:38
| title8 = My Name Is
| note8 = Outro Mix
| writer8 =
| extra8 = DJ Revolution
| length8 = 0:41
| title9 = Canibus Remix
| note9 = featuring Canibus
| writer9 =
| extra9 = DJ Revolution
| length9 = 1:10
| title10 = NY Niggaz
| note10 = featuring Guru
| writer10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = Above the Clouds
| note11 = featuring Gang Starr and Inspectah Deck
| writer11 =
| extra11 =
| length11 = 1:54
| title12 = Underground Tactics
| note12 = featuring Heltah Skeltah, Crooked I and Planet Asia
| writer12 =
| extra12 = King Tech
| length12 = 4:25
| title13 = Improvise
| note13 = featuring Jurassic 5
| writer13 =
| extra13 = {{hlist|Cut Chemist|DJ Nu-Mark}}
| length13 = 3:03
| title14 = I Know You Got Soul
| note14 = featuring Eric B. & Rakim
| writer14 =
| extra14 =
| length14 = 1:05
| title15 = Looking At the Front Door
| note15 = featuring Main Source
| writer15 =
| extra15 = Main Source
| length15 = 1:18
| title16 = They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
| note16 = featuring Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
| writer16 =
| extra16 =
| length16 = 1:35
| title17 = Court Is In Session
| note17 = featuring Chill Rob G
| writer17 =
| extra17 =
| length17 = 1:15
| title18 = So What Cha Sayin'
| note18 = featuring EPMD
| writer18 =
| extra18 =
| length18 = 0:39
| title19 = Ugly People Be Quiet
| note19 = featuring DJ Cash Money and Marvelous
| writer19 =
| extra19 =
| length19 = 2:29
| title20 = Ego Trippin' 99
| note20 = featuring Kool Keith and Motion Man
| writer20 =
| extra20 = King Tech
| length20 = 2:47
| title21 = 3 to the Dome
| note21 = featuring Big Daddy Kane, Chino XL and Kool G Rap
| writer21 =
| extra21 = King Tech
| length21 = 4:55
| title22 = Get You Mad
| note22 = featuring Eminem
| writer22 =
| extra22 = King Tech
| length22 = 4:21
| title23 = You Wanna Battle
| note23 =
| writer23 =
| extra23 = DJ Revolution
| length23 = 0:50
| title24 = 1.9.8.6. Remix
| note24 = featuring Rasheed, Ill Advised, Malik B. and Black Thought
| writer24 =
| extra24 = DJ Revolution
| length24 = 2:52
| title25 = Clientele
| note25 = featuring Dirty Unit
| writer25 =
| extra25 = {{hlist|King Tech|DJ Revolution (co.)}}
| length25 = 5:33
| title26 = Belly of the Beast
| note26 = featuring Bobby Digital
| writer26 =
| extra26 = RZA
| length26 = 2:41
| title27 = KRS-One Intro
| note27 =
| writer27 =
| extra27 =
| length27 = 0:35
| title28 = Chali 2na Freestyle
| note28 =
| writer28 =
| extra28 =
| length28 = 0:57
| title29 = Canibus Freestyle
| note29 =
| writer29 =
| extra29 =
| length29 = 1:29
| title30 = Redman Freestyle
| note30 =
| writer30 =
| extra30 =
| length30 = 0:34
| title31 = Sonja Blade Freestyle
| note31 =
| writer31 =
| extra31 =
| length31 = 0:57
| title32 = Wake Up Show Trivia
| note32 =
| writer32 =
| extra32 = King Tech
| length32 = 2:32
| total_length = 1:01:55
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Chart (1999) ! scope="col" |Peak |
| scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|107|artist=Sway And King Tech}} |
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| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|30|artist=Sway And King Tech}} |
| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Sway And King Tech}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Discogs master|69159|Sway & King Tech featuring DJ Revolution – This Or That}}
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Category:1999 collaborative albums
Category:Sway & King Tech albums
Category:Interscope Records albums
Category:Albums produced by RZA
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