The Darkest Cloud is the debut album by Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 rapper Vakill

Vakill

Vakill is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Vakill is known through his association with Chicago Hip Hop collective The Molemen, and for his literate, witty, punch line-filled lyricism and detailed story-telling.-Early years:Raised on the South side of Chicago on 119th Street, Vakill was...

, released May 5, 2003 on Molemen Records []. The album came eight long years after the rapper's 1995 debut EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 Who's Afraid? []. The album drew acclaim from underground fans and critics alike, due to its dark production and advanced lyricism http://www.mvremix.com/urban/reviews/2003/vakill.shtml. The Darkest Cloud features production from members of The Molemen

Molemen

Molemen is a trio of Hip Hop producers from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Panik , Memo and PNS. The trio runs Molemen Records, which features a stable of affiliated artists, including Vakill, DJ Presyce, Scheme, Astonish, Decay, and Longshot...

, and guest appearances from Slug

Slug (rapper)

Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug or "'Sep Seven'", is an American rapper. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with Derek Turner...

 (of Atmosphere

Atmosphere (music group)

Atmosphere is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group is composed of rapper Slug and DJ/Producer Ant...

), Copywrite

Copywrite (hip-hop)

Peter William Nelson is an underground hip hop artist from Columbus, Ohio. His ancestry consists of mixed Irish and Italian...

, Camu Tao

Camu Tao

Camu Tao was an American rapper and producer who was signed to the Definitive Jux label. He was a member of several groups: S.A...

, Breez Evahflowin and Jakki Da Motamouth http://hiphop.discogs.com/release/728686. The album's lead single is "End of Days" b/w "Sickplicity" b/w "The Creed" http://hiphop.discogs.com/release/389951.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"		*Interlude*
2	"The Darkest Cloud"	Memo	Vakill
3	"The Creed"	Memo	Vakill
4	"Til the World Blows Up"	Panik	Vakill
5	"Sickplicity"	Panik	Vakill
6	"Dear Life"	DJ Contakt	Vakill
7	"Forbidden Scriptures"	Panik	Vakill, Breez Evahflowin, Camu Tao, Copywrite, Jakki Da Motamouth
8	"American Gothic"	Memo	Vakill
9	"Forever"	Panik	Vakill
10	"Fallen"	Panik	Vakill, Slug
11	"Cry You a River"	Mixx Massacre	Vakill
12	"Sweetest Way to Die"	Memo	Vakill
13	"The Crown Don't Move"	Panik	Vakill / Contains sample of "Estábamos Juntos" (1974) by José José José José José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...
14	"The Flyer"	Panik	Vakill
15	"End of Days"	Panik	Vakill

Album singles

Single information
"End of Days" Released: 2003 B-Side: "Sickplicity", "The Creed"