Not 4 Sale (Kardinal Offishall album)
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Samples and interpolations
- "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" – Contains an interpolation of "The Tide Is HighThe Tide Is High"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 song written by John Holt and originally performed by The Paragons with John Holt as lead singer. The song went mainly unnoticed in the rest of the world until it was rediscovered in 1980 when it became a US/UK number 1 hit for the band Blondie...
" by The ParagonsThe ParagonsThe Paragons were a rocksteady band from Kingston, Jamaica, active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member, John Holt.-Career:... - "Ill Eagle Alien" – Contains an interpolation of "Englishman in New YorkEnglishman in New York"Englishman in New York" is a song by Sting, from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun. The "Englishman" in question is the famous eccentric Quentin Crisp. Sting wrote the song not long after Crisp moved from London to an apartment in New York's Bowery...
" by Sting - "Nina" – Contains excerpts from "My Conversation" by Slim SmithSlim SmithSlim Smith was a ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. In their book Reggae: The Rough Guide , Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton described Smith as "the greatest vocalist to emerge in the rocksteady era".-Biography:Smith first came to prominence as a member of the Victors Youth Band, who were highly...
& The UniquesThe Uniques (Jamaican group)The Uniques were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal group, formed in 1966 and active with varying line-ups until the late 1970s.-History:...
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
8 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
105 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
40 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
7 |
Personnel
- Hakim Abdulsamad – Producer
- Chris Athens – Mastering
- Leslie Brathwaite – Mixing
- Bryan Brock – Art Direction, Design
- Danny Reid Carter – A&R
- Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos – Engineer
- Cliff Feiman – Production Supervisor
- Jeremy Harding – Mixing
- Shawn Holiday "Tubby" – Executive Producer, A&R
- Jason Joshua – Mixing
- Tyson Kuteyi – Mixing, Vocal Mixing
- Glenn Lewis – Composer
- Paul Marshall – Engineer
- Martin Riley – Composer
- Fareed Salamah – Mixing Assistant
- James "Scrappy" Stassen – Engineer
- Devyne Stephens – Executive Producer
- Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – Producer, Executive Producer
- Lloyd Tyrell – Composer
- Ianthe Zevos – Creative Art
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Canada | September 9, 2008 |
| United States | |
| United Kingdom | September 29, 2008 |