Overproof
Encyclopedia
Overproof is the first full length album by the American
hip hop
duo Substance Abuse
. The Los Angeles based group have garnered much acclaim following the release of the album, particularly for its incorporation of legendary MC Kool Keith
and the ever present MF Doom
on the songs 'Night On The Town' and 'Profitless Thoughts' respectively. The album received four stars in URB and Scratch Magazine.
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Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
duo Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse (Artist)
Substance Abuse is a Los Angeles based hip-hop group consisting of the duo Subz and Eso Tre . Their debut album, Overproof, was released in 2006, and features cameos from Kool Keith, MF Doom, Motion Man, Saafir, and Rasco. The group is getting ready to release their sophomore effort, "Background...
. The Los Angeles based group have garnered much acclaim following the release of the album, particularly for its incorporation of legendary MC Kool Keith
Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
and the ever present MF Doom
MF Doom
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
on the songs 'Night On The Town' and 'Profitless Thoughts' respectively. The album received four stars in URB and Scratch Magazine.
Track listing
- "Fake Contacts" – 2:52
- "Night on the Town" (feat. Kool KeithKool KeithKeith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
) – 4:31 - "Profitless Thoughts" (feat. MF DOOMMF DoomDaniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
) – 3:29 - "Mercy Killings" (feat. Deranged, Mawnstr & Nebz) – 4:44
- "No Guarantees" – 5:42
- "Myka Nyne (Interlude)" – 0:29
- "Everyone's a Critic" (feat. RascoRascoKeida Brewer , known professionally as Rasco , is a rapper from San Francisco, California, United States, whose early recordings were released on Stones Throw Records...
) – 4:24 - "The Graduate" – 4:32
- "Sickness" – 3:54
- "Check" (feat. Motion Man) – 5:28
- "Withdrawals, Pt. 2" – 3:23
- "Can't Call It" (feat. P.E.A.C.E., Deranged & Mawnstr) – 5:30
- "I Don't Mean to Talk Shit (Ill Spoken Skit)" – 2:03
- "Collateral Damage" (feat. Prego W/ Zest) – 3:21
- "Fractured Form" (feat. Erik Solo)" – 4:30
- "Sickness (Remix)" (feat. SaafirSaafirReggie Gibson, better known as Saafir is an emcee, producer and actor from Oakland, California. After moving from Fresno, California to Oakland, he lived with Tupac Shakur and became a dancer for Digital Underground...
) – 3:09