The 911 Report: The Ultimate Conspiracy
Encyclopedia
Report: The Ultimate Conspiracy is the third album from the Hip Hop
group The Lost Children of Babylon
, released in 2005 on Sevent Cathedral Recordings and re-released in 2006 on Babygrande Records
. The album's theme is the 9/11 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
, and it is considered one of the most controversial hip hop albums of recent times.
On the first track "Warning: Boxcutterz on Airplanes" the band retell the attack from the perspective of the lead hijacker Mohamed Atta
. The LCOB don't glorify the event and they criticise the terrorists in the outro of the song. In the next song they pay tribute to all victims of the attack and the following wars. The following songs are about the events before 9/11, that may have led to the attack, and about the aftermath. Many conspiracy theories are presented along with the facts.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group The Lost Children of Babylon
The Lost Children of Babylon
The Lost Children of Babylon are a Philadelphia based underground hip-hop group founded by Rasul Allah in the mid-90s. They first appeared in 1996 on Jedi Mind Tricks "Amber Probe EP". The group is known for their conscious and spiritual style with lyrics influenced by Nuwaubian philosophy, Islam...
, released in 2005 on Sevent Cathedral Recordings and re-released in 2006 on Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records is an independent record label based in New York City founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by the The Orchard, and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.-Discography:...
. The album's theme is the 9/11 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
, and it is considered one of the most controversial hip hop albums of recent times.
On the first track "Warning: Boxcutterz on Airplanes" the band retell the attack from the perspective of the lead hijacker Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta was one of the masterminds and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, crashing the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks.Born in 1968...
. The LCOB don't glorify the event and they criticise the terrorists in the outro of the song. In the next song they pay tribute to all victims of the attack and the following wars. The following songs are about the events before 9/11, that may have led to the attack, and about the aftermath. Many conspiracy theories are presented along with the facts.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | Allison, J. Tarpey |
| 2 | "Warning: Boxcutterz on Airplanez" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson, DJ Loose Change, DJ M-80 |
| 3 | "America's Fallen Heroes" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson, Nina Capone, Goldilocks |
| 4 | "Dear Mr. President" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson, M. McGlynn |
| 5 | "Political Prisoners" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson, DJ M-80 |
| 6 | "Never Die" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson |
| 7 | "Insurgentz" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson, M. McGlynn, Stretch, Omar da Muhmeen |
| 8 | "By Any Means Necessary" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | M. McGlynn, A. Mack, R. Watson |
| 9 | "Who Speaks For Us" | Stretch; Co: Voluptuous | R. Watson, M. McGlynn, A. Mack, R. Childs |
| 10 | "Conspiracy Theory" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | M. McGlynn, A. Mack, R. Childs |
| 11 | "Media" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Watson, M. McGlynn, R. Childs, A. Mack, K. Anderson |
| 12 | "Propaganda" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Watson, A. Mack, M. McGlynn, R. Childs |
| 13 | "Legend Of The Fall" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, A. Mack, R. Watson, M. McGLynn |
| 14 | "Closed Caption" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Watson, R. Childs, A. Mack |
| 15 | "Interlude" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | *Interlude* |
| 16 | "Baptized By Fire" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Watson, M. McGlynn, R. Childs |
| 17 | "Shatterd Dreamz" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Watson, R. Childs |
| 18 | "Q'Uraan & The Kolishnikov" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, M. McGlynn, R. Watson |
| 19 | "Guerilla Militia" | Stretch; Co: Rasul Allahu and Richard Raw | R. Childs, R. Watson, M. McGlynn, A. Mack, K. Anderson, Haz Lo, Goldilocks, DJ M-80 |