Firing Squad (album)

Firing Squad is the second studio album by American hip hop duo M.O.P. from Brownsville, New York. It was released on October 22, 1996, via Relativity Records. It was produced by DJ Premier, Big Jaz, Ali Dee, M.O.P. & Laze E Laze and it also features a guest appearance from Kool G Rap. The whole album was mixed and overseen by DJ Premier, who continued the work for the next two M.O.P. albums. The album is broken down track-by-track by M.O.P. in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[3]

Firing Squad
Studio album by M.O.P.
Released	October 22, 1996
Studio	D&D Studios Gabriella Studios Fire House Studios
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:04:58
Label	Relativity
Producer	Laze E Laze (also exec.) DJ Premier M.O.P Jaz-O Ali Dee
M.O.P. chronology
To the Death (1994) Firing Squad (1996) First Family 4 Life (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:50
2.	"Firing Squad" (Skit)			0:41
3.	"Firing Squad" (featuring Teflon)	E. Murray J. Grinnage C. Martin	DJ Premier	4:21
4.	"New Jack City" (featuring Teflon)	E. Murray J. Grinnage C. Martin	DJ Premier	2:53
5.	"Stick to Ya Gunz" (featuring Kool G Rap)	E. Murray J. Grinnage N. Wilson C. Martin	DJ Premier	3:51
6.	"Anticipation"	E. Murray J. Grinnage L. Parker L. Elliott C. Martin	M.O.P. Laze E Laze (co.)	4:38
7.	"Born 2 Kill"	E. Murray J. Grinnage J. Burks	Big Jaz	4:33
8.	"Brownsville"	E. Murray J. Grinnage C. Martin	DJ Premier	4:41
9.	"Salute"	E. Murray J. Grinnage C. Martin	DJ Premier	2:14
10.	"World Famous"	E. Murray J. Grinnage J. Burks C. Mann D. Hathaway R. Flack	Big Jaz	4:11
11.	"Downtown Swinga ('96)"	E. Murray J. Grinnage C. Martin	DJ Premier	3:41
12.	"Lifestyles of a Ghetto Child"	E. Murray J. Grinnage J. Burks	Big Jaz	3:50
13.	"Revolution"	E. Murray J. Grinnage L. Elliott	Laze E Laze M.O.P.	5:33
14.	"Illside of Town"	E. Murray J. Grinnage L. Elliott	Laze E Laze M.O.P.	3:35
15.	"Nothin' 2 Lose"	E. Murray J. Grinnage A. Theodore	Ali Dee	4:31
16.	"Dedication"			1:19
17.	"Dead and Gone" (featuring Battle)	E. Murray J. Grinnage L. Elliott C. Mayfield	Laze E Laze M.O.P.	4:58
18.	"Born 2 Kill" (Jazz Mix)		Big Jaz	4:38
Total length:				1:04:58

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[4]	94
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	12

References

1. Mills, Brad. "Firing Squad – M.O.P." Allmusic. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
2. Malko, Terry (December 1996). "M.O.P. :: Firing Squad :: Relativity". RapReviews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
3. Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.
4. "M.O.P. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "M.O.P. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.