released June 3, 2022

1. Intro
(David C. Snyder)
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Additional Noises Courtesy of Shawn Franklin & IAM Local 1746
Plaid Chinese Music (BMI)

2. The Sure Shot
(David C. Snyder, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton)
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Cuts Arranged and Performed by cheese
Vocals by Al-J, Yusuf
Plaid Chinese Music (BMI)

3. Powerful Poetry
(Christopher James Moore, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton)
Produced by Krohme
Mixed by C-Doc
Cuts by DJ MRok
Vocals by Yusuf, Al-J
Godsendant Music (BMI)

4. Eyes On Paradise
(Sascha Huppert, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton)
Produced and Mixed by Zpu-Zilla
Cuts Arranged and Performed by cheese
Vocals by Yusuf, Al-J

5. Cursed featuring Edo. G
(David C. Snyder, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton, Edward Anderson)
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Cuts Arranged and Performed by cheese
Vocals by Al-J, Yusuf, Edo. G
Plaid Chinese Music (BMI), O After Ed Music (BMI)

6. Let Us Pray featuring Reef The Lost Cauze
(David C. Snyder, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton, Sharif Lacey)
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Vocals by Yusuf, Reef The Lost Cauze, Al-J
Plaid Chinese Music (BMI), Reef The Lost Cauze (ASCAP)

7. Hands Of Time (Remix) featuring Smif-N-Wessun
(Christopher James Moore, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton,
Darrell Yates, Tekomin Williams)
Produced and Mixed by Krohme
Cuts by DJ Slipwax
Vocals by Al-J, Yusuf, Tek & Steele
Godsendant Music (BMI), Bucktown USA (ASCAP), Bootcamp Click (ASCAP)
Original Version Appears on the Leedz Edutainment Release A WORKER AMONG WORKERS

8. Shadez Of Oppression featuring The Impossebulls
(David C. Snyder, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton, Marcus Ankeney)
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Cuts Arranged and Performed by cheese
Vocals by Yusuf, C-Doc, Marcus J (RIP), Al-J
Plaid Chinese Music (BMI), Have We Got Music For You (BMI)

9. Rise Up (Remix) featuring Zumbi of Zion I & Locksmith
(Thomas Worthan, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton, Stephen Brett Gaines, Davood Asgari)
Produced and Mixed by Threepeeoh
Vocals by Zumbi (RIP), Al-J, Yusuf, Locksmith
NstrmntlGiant Music (ASCAP), Ajna Blue Music (ASCAP), Locksmithsonian Publishing (ASCAP)
Original Version Appears on the Leedz Edutainment Release A WORKER AMONG WORKERS

10. Speak Up featuring Reef The Lost Cauze
(David C. Snyder, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton, Sharif Lacey)
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Cuts Arranged and Performed by cheese
Vocals by Reef The Lost Cauze, Yusuf, Al-J
Plaid Chinese Music (BMI), Reef The Lost Cauze (ASCAP)

11. May 9th (Malcolm Shabazz Dedication)
(Michael Garth, Yusuf Trombly, Hassan Burton)
Produced by Miestro Da Semi-Conductor
Cuts by Miestro Da Semi-Conductor
Vocals by Yusuf, Al-J


Blak Madeen is AL-J and YUSUF

All Praise is due to Allah

Blak Madeen would like to thank our families, C-Doc, Chuck D and the entire SpitSLAM team, Miles Muhammad (HipHop4Justice), Ned Wellbery (Leedz Edutainment), Professor Griff (Sirius Mindz), DJ Flatline, Rapstation, Kane Major, Mr. Peter Parker and Divine Styler.

In memory of Malcolm Lateef Shabazz, Blacastan, Baba Zumbi, Gift of Gab, The Jacka and Marcus J.