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Black Magic
Studio album by
Swollen Members
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
GenreHip hop
LanguageEnglish
LabelBattleaxe
ProducerMadchild, Marcello De Cotiis (exec.)
Rob The Viking, DJ Kemo, Evidence, Prevail, The Alchemist, Roger Swan, Squeak E. Clean, Corn Gang, Vago, Double Dragon
Swollen Members chronology
Heavy
(2003) 		Black Magic
(2006) 		Armed to the Teeth
(2009)
Singles from Black Magic
  1. "Black Magic"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Too Hot"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Put Me On"
    Released: 2006
  4. "Pressure"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
musicOMH[2]
Okayplayer[3]
PopMatters(5/10)[4]
RapReviews(9/10)[5]

Black Magic is an album by Swollen Members, a Canadian hip hop group. It is their fourth full-length release, not including Monsters in the Closet, their B-sides compilation. This album features guest vocals, including former group member Moka Only on two tracks. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Rob the Viking, Madchild0:40
2."Blackout"DJ Kemo, Rob the Viking1:47
3."Swamp Water" (featuring Phil da Agony, Planet Asia and DJ Revolution)Evidence3:35
4."Pressure"DJ Kemo, Rob the Viking(co.), Vago (co.)3:23
5."Press Forward" (Interlude)Swollen Members0:29
6."Grind" (featuring Moka Only)Rob the Viking3:15
7."Torture" (featuring Casual and DJ Revolution)Rob the Viking3:37
8."So Deadly" (featuring Evidence)Evidence3:58
9."Weight" (featuring Ghostface Killah and the Alchemist)The Alchemist3:47
10."Prisoner of Doom"Rob the Viking, Roger Swan (co.), Metty the Dert Merchant (co.)4:12
11."Heart"Rob the Viking3:06
12."Too Hot" (featuring DJ Babu)Rob the Viking3:33
13."Dark Clouds" (featuring Evidence)Evidence4:55
14."Ritual" (performed by Chris Gestrin) 0:37
15."Massacre"Rob the Viking, Roger Swan (co.)3:41
16."Go to Sleep" (featuring Barbie Hatch)Squeak E. Clean, Corn Gang (co.)4:32
17."Sinister" (featuring Sick Jacken)Rob the Viking, Roger Swan (co.)4:19
18."Dynamite" (featuring Mr. Vegas)Vago, DJ Kemo (co.)3:03
19."Put Me On" (featuring Everlast and Moka Only)Evidence4:05
20."Black Magic" (featuring DJ Swamp)Rob the Viking3:58
21."Brothers"Double Dragon3:51

Credits

Additional personnel

Additional credits

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 22
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 21
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 19

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Music OMH review Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Okayplayer review Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Swollen Members". PopMatters.
  5. ^ "Swollen Members :: Black Magic :: Battle Axe Records". rapreviews.com.
  6. ^ Black Magic (Independent Albums chart), Billboard, October 7, 2006.
  7. ^ Canoe inc. "CANOE - JAM! Timberlake, Justin: Timberlake disc makes loud debut". canoe.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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