Violator: The Album

Violator: The Album is the first installment in the Violator hip hop compilations series. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Violator/Def Jam Recordings. It was the first release through the imprint Violator Records, a spin-off of Mona Scott & Chris Lighty's Violator Management company. A number of then-Violator Management clients and associates appear on the album, among them Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, and Noreaga.

Violator: The Album
Compilation album by
Violator
ReleasedAugust 10, 1999 (1999-08-10)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length1:14:15
Label
ProducerThe Beatnuts, DJ Scratch, Diamond D, Havoc, Q-Tip, Swizz Beatz
Violator chronology
Violator: The Album
(1999)		 Violator: The Album, V2.0
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The LP features production from The Beatnuts, DJ Scratch, Diamond D, Havoc, Nottz, Q-Tip and Swizz Beatz, and featured Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Mobb Deep, Ja Rule, The Hot Boys and the first appearance of well-known Bronx rapper Mysonne. Violator proved to be a success, making it to #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned one sequel, Violator: The Album, V2.0, in 2001. Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing", the first solo single for the former A Tribe Called Quest member, was the album's first single and a major pop success. "Say What", by LL Cool J, was the album's second single.

The album was certified gold on September 29, 1999.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Rich Nice2:54
2."Vivrant Thing" (featuring Q-Tip)
Q-Tip3:10
3."Whatcha Come Around Here For" (featuring Flipmode Squad)
Nottz4:13
4."I Wanna Fuck You" (featuring Noreaga and Scarlett)
Ez Elpee3:55
5."Say What" (featuring LL Cool J)
Vinnie Biggs3:51
6."First Degree" (featuring Da Franchise and Ja Rule)
Vibesmen4:01
7."Heavyweights" (featuring Fat Joe, Big Pun and 8Ball)
T-Mix4:29
8."Ohh Wee" (featuring Cru)
Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham3:52
9."Do What Playas Do" (featuring Mysonne, Ma$e and 8Ball)
Mo-Suave' House Productions4:08
10."Nobody Likes Me" (featuring Mobb Deep)
Havoc4:05
11."Nobody" (featuring Next and Mysonne)
  • Raphael Brown
  • Robert Huggar
  • Terry Brown
  • Linen
  • Eric Johnson
  • Christopher Jennings
  • Eric Johnson
  • Christopher Jennings
4:45
12."Thugged Out Niggaz" (featuring Capone-N-Noreaga, Final Chapter, Imam Thug, Scarlett and Maze & Musaliny)
  • V. Santiago
  • Brandon Burke
  • Michael Butler
  • Kiam Holley
  • Shatiqua Velasquez
  • Michael Allen
  • Musa Abdallah
  • Kevin Ravenell
Kyze3:42
13."Shit That He Said" (featuring Big Noyd)
Havoc3:48
14."Beatnuts Forever" (featuring The Beatnuts and Triple Seis)
The Beatnuts3:05
15."What My Niggas Want" (featuring Cam'ron and Busta Rhymes)
  • Darrell "Digga" Branch
  • Lance 'Un' Rivera
2:41
16."The Truth" (featuring Mysonne)
  • Linen
  • Robert 'Shim' Kirkland
Robert 'Shim' Kirkland4:13
17."Who Can I Trust" (featuring Cormega and Hot Boys)
4:02
18."Bus-A-Bus (Diamond D Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
DJ Scratch3:33
19."Violators" (featuring L Boogie, Sonja Blade, Noreaga, Mysonne, Prodigy and Busta Rhymes)
  • Lordikim Allah
  • Sonja Shenelle Holder
  • V. Santiago
  • Linen
  • A. Johnson
  • T. Smith
  • Kasseem Dean
Swizz Beatz5:37
20."Outro"  0:11
Total length:1:14:15

Charts

See also

References
  1. Farley, Keith. "Violator: The Album - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. "Various Artists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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