The Last Shall Be First (Dwellas album)
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The Last Shall Be First is the second and final album released by rap group, The Dwellas
(Formally Cella Dwellas). It was released on September 26, 2000, and like the group's previous album was released through Loud Records
and mostly produced by Nick Wiz, with additional production by Rockwilder
, Large Professor
and Ayatollah
.
The album was met with positive reviews, but it was not a commercial success, not making it to any Billboard charts.
Cella Dwellas
Cella Dwellas are an underground hip hop duo from Flatbush, Brooklyn, consisting of emcees UG and Phantasm. The group is largely known for their dark beats and excellent lyricism...
(Formally Cella Dwellas). It was released on September 26, 2000, and like the group's previous album was released through Loud Records
Loud Records
Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992.Loud was a hip hop label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit,...
and mostly produced by Nick Wiz, with additional production by Rockwilder
Rockwilder
Rockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman's hit single "Da Rockwilder"...
, Large Professor
Large Professor
Large Professor , also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as a frequent collaborator with Nas...
and Ayatollah
Ayatollah (producer)
Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
.
The album was met with positive reviews, but it was not a commercial success, not making it to any Billboard charts.
Track listing
- "Leakage"- 3:05
- "Dwellas"- 3:06
- "The Last Shall Be First"- 3:10 (Featuring Large ProfessorLarge ProfessorLarge Professor , also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as a frequent collaborator with Nas...
) - "Stand Up"- 3:39
- "I'm Tellin' U"- 3:48
- "Verbal Slaughter"- 3:38 (Featuring Inspectah DeckInspectah DeckJason Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper, producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...
) - "On the Run"- 3:52
- "Da Ruckus"- 3:36
- "Ready to Rock"- 3:54
- "You've Been Warned"- 3:24
- "Frontline"- 3:54 (Featuring Cocoa BrovasSmif-N-WessunSmif-n-Wessun is a hip hop duo consisting of members Tek and Steele . Smif-n-Wessun comprise two-fifths of the Brownsville, Brooklyn supergroup Boot Camp Clik, with Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C...
) - "Once Again"- 3:58
- "Ill Collabo"- 4:20 (Featuring Pharoahe MonchPharoahe MonchPharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...
) - "Game of Death"- 4:39
- "Main Aim"- 3:31