For the People is the debut album by American hip-hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. It was released on May 20, 1997, via Priority Records and re-released as Still For the People on April 24, 2007, via Duck Down Music. The recording sessions took place from September 1996 to March 1997 at D&D Studios and at Chung King Studios in New York. The production was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown, Buckshot, Shawn J Period, Tony Touch, BJ Swan, Shaleek, EZ Elpee, Squia and Louieville Sluggah. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Track listing
Notes
- On the track 2 the Boot Camp Clik is credited as 'everyone & their mother'
- Track 13 is listed as bonus track and performed by The Fab 5
Sample credits
- Track 2 contains a sample from "Mt. Airy Groove" written by Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd and Cedric A. Napoleon as recorded by Pieces Of A Dream
- Track 11 contains an interpolation of "Louie Louie" written by Richard Berry
Personnel
Boot Camp Clik (The Great 8)
- Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake â vocals <small>(tracks: 2âÂÂ4, 7, 14)</small>, additional vocals <small>(track 11)</small>, producer <small>(tracks: 3, 8, 13, 14)</small>, executive producer
- Darrell "Steele" Yates, Jr. â vocals <small>(tracks: 2âÂÂ4, 7, 8, 13, 14)</small>, additional vocals <small>(track 10)</small>, executive producer
- Tekomin "Tek" Williams â vocals <small>(tracks: 2âÂÂ4, 9, 13)</small>, additional vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
- Barret "Louieville Sluggah" Powell â vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 8, 11, 13)</small>, additional vocals <small>(track 5)</small>, producer <small>(track 11)</small>
- Jack "Starang Wondah" McNair â vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 8, 9, 13)</small>
- Dashawn "Top Dog" Yates â vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 10, 13)</small>
- Jahmal "Rock" Bush â vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 13)</small>, additional vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
- Sean "Ruck" Price â vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 6, 13)</small>
Guest performers
- The Original K.I.M. â vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
- LaVoice McGee â additional vocals <small>(track 3)</small>
- Demetrio "Supreme" Muniz â vocals <small>(tracks: 5, 8)</small>
- Louis "Lidu Rock" Johnson â vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
- Wayne "Illa Noyz" Evans â vocals <small>(tracks: 6, 8)</small>
- Mada Rocka â vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
- Jacob "LS" Clarke â vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
- Derwin "BJ Swan" Benoit â vocals <small>(tracks: 8, 14)</small>, producer <small>(track 4)</small>
- M.S. â vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
- Antoine "Twanie Ranks" Cassidy â vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
- Daniel "D. Real" Brown â vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
- J. "El Sha" J. Smith â vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
- A. "Lil' Knock" Nash â vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
- F.L.O.W. â vocals <small>(track 14)</small>
Technical
- Joseph "Tony Touch" Hernandez â producer <small>(track 2)</small>
- Mark "Boogie" Brown â producer <small>(tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14)</small>
- Darryl "Shaleek" Pearson â producer <small>(track 5)</small>
- Shawn M. Jones â producer <small>(tracks: 6, 12)</small>
- Lamont "EZ Elpee" Porter â producer <small>(track 9)</small>
- Squia â producer <small>(track 10)</small>
- Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman â executive producer
- Leo "Swift" Morris â engineering <small>(tracks: 2âÂÂ5, 8, 11)</small>
- Kieran Walsh â engineering <small>(tracks: 5âÂÂ7, 9, 10, 12)</small>
- Joe Quinde â engineering <small>(track 8)</small>
- Joseph M. Palmaccio â mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links