Y2K: The Album

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{{Infobox album

| name = Y2K: The Album

| type = Studio album

| artist = Screwball

| cover = Y2K The Album.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 8, 2000

| recorded = 1997–99

| studio = {{hlist|C Mo' Greens Studio (New York, NY)|D&D Studios (New York, NY)|House Of Hits (New York, NY)}}

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=7|s=11}}

| label = Tommy Boy

| producer = {{hlist|Jerry Famolari (exec.)|Mike Heron (also {{abbr|exec.|executive producer}})|A Kid Called Roots|Biz Markie|DJ Premier|Eddie Sancho|EZ Elpee|Godfather Don|Marley Marl|Max Vargas|Pete Rock|V.I.C.}}

| next_title = Loyalty

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Y2K

| type = studio

| single1 = You Love To Hear The Stories / Who Shot Rudy?

| single1date = 1999

| single2 = F.A.Y.B.A.N. / Seen It All

| single2date = June 8, 1999

| single3 = H-O-S-T-Y-L-E

| single3date = September 7, 1999

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Blanford|first=Roxanne|title=Y2K - Screwball {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/y2k-mw0000247823|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}

| rev2 = RapReviews

| rev2score = 8/10{{Cite web|last=Barone|first=Matt|date=April 27, 2004|title=Screwball :: Y2K – RapReviews|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/2004/04/screwball-y2k/|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=www.rapreviews.com|language=en-US}}

| rev3 = Spin

| rev3score = 8/10{{Cite magazine|date=December 1999|year=1999|title=SPIN|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HJbW_6l-uRUC&pg=PT5|magazine=Spin|language=en|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|volume=15|issue=12|issn=0886-3032|access-date=October 2, 2020}}

}}

Y2K: The Album is the debut album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on February 8, 2000, via Tommy Boy Records. The recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio, D&D Studios and House Of Hits in New York City. The production was handled by several record producers, including Mike Heron, Godfather Don, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Marley Marl and Biz Markie. It features guest appearances from Big Noyd, Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nature, Nashawn, Prince A.D. and Triple Seis. The album peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its singles "F.A.Y.B.A.N." and "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" were also charted on the Hot Rap Songs.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Album Intro

| writer1 =

| extra1 =

| length1 = 0:15

| title2 = That Shit

| writer2 = {{hlist|Kenneth Lewis|Wilbur Bass|Kyron Jones|Fredrick Ivey|Mike Herard|Nona Hendryx}}

| extra2 = Mike Heron

| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = F.A.Y.B.A.N.

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bass|Chris Martin}}

| extra3 = DJ Premier

| length3 = 3:08

| title4 = Take It There

| note4 = featuring Capone

| writer4 = {{hlist|Bass|Ivey|K. Jones|Kiam Holley|Victor Padilla|Quincy Jones|Charles May}}

| extra4 = V.I.C.

| length4 = 3:21

| title5 = Y2K

| writer5 = {{hlist|Lewis|Bass|Ivey|K. Jones|Rodney Chapman}}

| extra5 = Godfather Don

| length5 = 2:48

| title6 = Seen It All

| writer6 = {{hlist|Bass|Ivey|Lewis|Martin|Joseph Cartagena|Corey Woods|Rodney Lemay}}

| extra6 = DJ Premier

| length6 = 4:07

| title7 = Somebody's Gotta Do It

| note7 = featuring Triple Seis

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ivey|K. Jones|Sammy Garcia|Herard}}

| extra7 = Mike Heron

| length7 = 3:51

| title8 = You Love to Hear the Stories

| note8 = featuring MC Shan

| writer8 = {{hlist|Bass|Shawn Moltke|Peter Phillips|Marlon Williams}}

| extra8 = Pete Rock

| length8 = 4:50

| title9 = The Heat Is On

| note9 = featuring Prodigy and Godfather Don

| writer9 = {{hlist|Bass|Albert Johnson|Chapman|Herard|Harvey Scales|Melvin Griffin}}

| extra9 = Mike Heron

| length9 = 3:36

| title10 = The Blocks

| note10 = featuring Nature

| writer10 = {{hlist|Ivey|K. Jones|Jermain Baxter|Patrick Lawrence}}

| extra10 = A Kid Called Roots

| length10 = 3:54

| title11 = No Exceptions

| note11 = fearuting Rapper Noyd

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ivey|Lewis|Bass|Max Vargas}}

| extra11 = Max Vargas

| length11 = 3:37

| title12 = The Operation

| note12 = featuring Nashawn

| writer12 = {{hlist|Ivey|K. Jones|Bass|Nashawn Jones|Herard|Harry Warnow|Bernard Hanighen}}

| extra12 = Mike Heron

| length12 = 3:26

| title13 = Urban Warfare

| writer13 = {{hlist|Ivey|Herard}}

| extra13 = Mike Heron

| length13 = 2:03

| title14 = Who Shot Rudy?

| writer14 = {{hlist|K. Jones|Ivey|Herard}}

| extra14 = Mike Heron

| length14 = 3:29

| title15 = Biz Interlude

| writer15 = {{hlist|K. Jones|Marcel Hall}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Max Vargas|Biz Markie}}

| length15 = 1:36

| title16 = H-O-S-T-Y-L-E

| writer16 = {{hlist|Ivey|Herard}}

| extra16 = Mike Heron

| length16 = 3:25

| title17 = Communications

| note17 = featuring Prince AD

| writer17 = {{hlist|Lewis|Ivey|Lamont Porter}}

| extra17 = EZ Elpee

| length17 = 3:28

| title18 = Zoning

| writer18 = {{hlist|Bass|Ivey|Lewis|K. Jones|Chapman}}

| extra18 = Godfather Don

| length18 = 4:13

| title19 = Attention: A&R Department

| writer19 = {{hlist|Ivey|Bass|Lewis|Eddie Sancho|Heron}}

| extra19 = Eddie Sancho

| length19 = 4:08

| title20 = On the Real

| note20 = featuring Havoc and Cormega

| writer20 = {{hlist|Lewis|K. Jones|Cory McKay|Kejuan Muchita|Williams}}

| extra20 = Marley Marl

| length20 = 4:17

| total_length = 1:07:11

}}

;Sample credits

Track 2 contains a sample of "Take the Night Off" written by Nona Hendryx and performed by Labelle
Track 4 contains a sample of "There's a Train Leavin'" written by Quincy Jones and Charles May and performed by Quincy Jones
Track 6 contains a sample of "Firewater" written by Joseph Cartagena, Corey Woods and Rodney Lemay and performed by Fat Joe
Track 8 contains a scratch of "The Bridge" written by Marlon Williams and Shawn Moltke and performed by Marley Marl
Track 9 contains a sample of "Keeps Getting Better" written by Harvey Scales and Melvin Griffin and performed by Harvey Scales
Track 12 contains a sample of "Mountain High Valley Low" written by Raymond Scott and Bernie Hanighen and performed by Morgana King

Charts

scope="col"\| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|50\|artist=Screwball\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 2, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|11\|artist=Screwball\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 2, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardHeatseekers\|10\|artist=Screwball\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 2, 2020}}

References

External links

{{Discogs master|102617|Screwball – Y2K}}

Category:1999 debut albums

Category:Screwball (group) albums

Category:Tommy Boy Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Pete Rock

Category:Albums produced by DJ Premier

Category:Albums produced by Marley Marl

Category:Albums produced by Godfather Don