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Surviving and Building

by Art Thugs

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1.
Saint Louis 02:08
2.
Battleplan 02:13
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4.
Interlude A 01:01
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6.
Fantastic 04:39
7.
Rhymesquare 04:20
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Interlude B 00:46
11.
Slow Lane 05:29
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13.
One Eighth 02:19
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15.
Interlude C 01:00
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17.
Fake Shit 02:54
18.
Outro 02:13
19.

credits

released September 14, 2002

Grilla - bass:3-5,7-11,14,16,18,19 keys:3,12,13,16 backing vocals:1,3,6,14 bong:13

Mathias - vocals:1-3,6-8,11-14,16,17,19 bong:13

Katt - vocals: 3,7,14,16,17,19 and bonus track 1

Dj K-Nine - 1,2,8,9,12,14

Mr. Ish - keys:2,6,10,11,14,19 and bonus track 1 bong:13 backing vocals:1,13

Lynus - vocals:5,14,16

Jia - vocals:3,7,12

C-Rock - guitar:8,9,16

Dj Hiest - 3,16,19

Intellect - vocals:16

Deffy - drums:8

Shameless - vocals:5

Wik - vocals:8

J. Bass - vocals:11

Iceberg - guitar:10,11

Kamma - vocals:8

Metasac - vocals:9

Santone - vocals:7

Zoey & Dork (not pictured) - backup vocals on tr. 6

All songs tracked at Sam's Crib (St. Louis, MO) except:
"What Does It Take?", recorded poolside @ the Hilton in Rye, NY
"Rhymesquare" recorded @ the HoJo on 8th Ave, Manhattan, NY
"The Fantastic Road" recorded @ the Extended Stay in Long Island, NY
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered on a shitty PC by Grilla for Telic Vibe Productions (ASCAP)

Album design by Grilla
Art Thug characters by Jim Mahfood (40ozcomics.com)
Art Thugs "tag" by HiestboneXXL

Art Thugs would like to express love and thanks to all of our friends, family, and supporters: Word to Lisa Andris, F5, The Committee, Memphix, Perfect Strangers, A.L.F.A., Greyhounds, E-Dubbo, MIlton, Lojic, RSP, T Menace, G, The Davis Family, Sounds Good, Ozomatli, and Bob

Go out and find these albums from members of the Art Thugs:
Jive Turkey Post Modern Ambition
Core Project United
Core Project Fluid Forward Motion
Bits n' Pieces Hip-Hop
Bits n' Pieces Poverty's Cry
Midwest Avengers Avengers Assemble
Fat Monkey Guerilla Warfare
Tha Game Playazz 40's & Blunts

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Art Thugs Saint Louis, Missouri

Art Thugs was many things.. an edgy, underground hip-hop group out of St. Louis being the main thing. First and foremost though.. it rhymed with spark plugs, which is how they stumbled upon their name.
Key members included: Mathias, Grilla & Ish, Katt & Jia Davis, and DJ K-Nine.
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