Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey

Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
Studio album by Kurupt
Released	July 17, 2001
Recorded	December 2000–April 2001
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap; hardcore hip hop;
Length	67:07
Label	Antra; Artemis;
Producer	Fredwreck (also exec.); Chris Arms; Damizza; Daz Dillinger; DJ Lethal; DJ Quik; Jeeky Man; Jon B.; Mike Dean; Soopafly;
Kurupt solo studio albums chronology
Kurupt chronology
Singles from Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
	"It's Over"; Released: July 2001;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
HipHopDX	3/5^[3]
NME	^[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[5]

Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey is the third solo studio album by American rapper Kurupt. It was released on July 17, 2001, through Antra/Artemis Records. The album was produced by Daz Dillinger, Chris Arms, Damizza, DJ Lethal, DJ Quik, Jeeky Man, Jon B., Mike Dean, Soopafly, and Fredwreck, who also served as executive producer together with Joe Marrone. It features guest appearances from Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger, DJ Lethal, Butch Cassidy, Damani, DJ Quik, Everlast, Fred Durst, Goldie Loc, Jon B, Lil' ½ Dead, MC Ren, Natina Reed, Snoop Doggy, Soopafly, and Xzibit.

The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It also reached number 75 in France, number 81 on the UK Albums Chart, and number 89 in Australia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blast Off" (Intro)			1:50
2.	"Space Boogie" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Ricardo Brown Nathaniel Hale Farid Nassar	Fredwreck	4:11
3.	"Hate on Me" (featuring Soopafly and Damani)	Brown Priest Brooks Damani Washington	Soopafly	3:48
4.	"On da Grind" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Brown Delmar Arnaud Danny E. Means	Daz Dillinger	3:39
5.	"It's Over" (featuring Natina Reed)	Brown Natina Reed Christopher Arms Darrin Lockings	Charm Jeekyman	3:24
6.	"Can't Go Wrong" (featuring DJ Quik and Butch Cassidy)	Brown David Blake Means	DJ Quik	4:03
7.	"On, Onsite" (featuring Lil' ½ Dead)	Brown Donald Smith Nassar	Fredwreck	4:19
8.	"Sunshine" (featuring Jon B.)	Brown Jonathan Buck	Jon B.	4:52
9.	"The Hardest Mutha Fucka's" (featuring Xzibit, Nate Dogg and MC Ren)	Brown Alvin Joiner Hale Lorenzo Patterson Nassar Sean Cruse	Fredwreck	4:31
10.	"Gangsta's"	Brown Arnaud Michael Dean	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:30
11.	"Bring Back That G Shit" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg and Goldie Loc)	Brown Calvin Broadus Keiwan Spillman Nassar Traci Nelson Cruse	Fredwreck	4:30
12.	"Lay It On Back" (featuring Fred Durst, DJ Lethal and Nate Dogg)	Brown William Durst Hale Nassar Cruse	Fredwreck	3:59
13.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring DJ Lethal)	Brown Leor Dimant	DJ Lethal	5:00
14.	"At It Again"	Brown Damion Young Gene Griffin Johnny Kemp Howie Hersh Teddy Riley Aaron Hall	Damizza	3:33
15.	"Kuruption" (featuring Everlast)	Brown Erik Schrody Nassar	Fredwreck	5:53
16.	"Fuck da World" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Brown Arnaud Nassar	Fredwreck	5:05
Total length:				1:07:11

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Bitches" (featuring Roscoe and Butch Cassidy)	Brown David Williams Means Young Hersh	Damizza	3:34

Best Buy added value track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"The Life I Live" (featuring Krook)	Brown Kevin Strickland John Stary John Hiersekorn	Fingazz John Hiersekorn	5:18

Transworld added value track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Have Fun" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks)	Brown Eric Brooks James Robinson Rico Smith	E-Swift	4:24

Notes

Track 1 also listed as "Countdown" on some editions.

Sample credits

Track 14 contains samples of "Just Got Paid", written by Gene Griffin and Johnny Kemp and performed by Johnny Kemp.

Personnel

Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals
Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale – vocals (tracks: 2, 9, 12)
Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – vocals & producer (track 3), keyboards (track 15)
Damani Nkosi Washington – vocals (track 3)
Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud – vocals (tracks: 4, 16), producer (tracks: 4, 10)
Natina Reed – vocals (track 5)
Anita McCloud – vocals (track 5)
David "DJ Quik" Blake – vocals & producer (track 6)
Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – vocals (track 6)
Donald "Lil' ½ Dead" Smith – vocals (track 7)
Jonathan "Jon B." Buck – vocals & producer (track 8)
Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 9)
Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson – vocals (track 9)
Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (track 11)
Keiwan "Goldie Loc" Spillman – vocals (track 11)
Traci Nelson – vocals (tracks: 11, 16)
Jerry Buddy "Kokane" Long, Jr. – vocals (track 11)
William Frederick "Fred" Durst – vocals (track 12)
Erik "Everlast" Schrody – vocals & guitar (track 15)
Dominique Gonzales – vocals (track 15)
Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – guitar (track 2), harpsichord (track 7), keyboards (tracks: 9, 11, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16), recording (tracks: 2, 11, 16), mixing (tracks: 2, 7, 11, 15, 16), executive producer
The Velvet Orchestra – strings (track 2)
Sean Cruse – guitar (tracks: 7, 9, 11, 12), bass (tracks: 9, 11)
Tim Kobza – guitar (track 8)
Jason Schweitzer – flute & engineering assistant (track 9), recording & mixing (track 13)
Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – scratches (tracks: 12, 13), producer (track 13)
Christian Olde Wolbers – bass (track 12)
Anthony Mazza – guitar (track 14)
Stevie Blacke – violin (track 16)
Christopher "Charm" Arms – producer & recording (track 5)
Darrin "Jeeky Man" Lockings – producer & recording (track 5)
Mike Dean – producer & mixing (track 10)
Damion "Damizza" Young – producer (track 14)
Richard "Segal" Huredia – recording (tracks: 2, 9, 12, 16), mixing (tracks: 2, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16)
Tim Nitz – recording (tracks: 3, 15), mixing (track 3)
Michael Tarsia – mixing (track 5)
Regula Mirz – recording (track 7), engineering assistant (track 16)
Florian Ammon – Pro Tools programming (track 14)
Michael Schlesinger – recording & mixing (track 14)
James McCrone – engineering assistant (track 2)
Farah Fima – engineering assistant (track 11)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
Joe Marrone – executive producer
Glenn Orenstein – design, additional photography
Mick Rock – photography
Sean Bouldin – A&R
Darryl Lindsey – production manager

Charts

Chart performance for *Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey*
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	89
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	75
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	81
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[9]	16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[10]	12
US Billboard 200^[11]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1