From Where???
From Where??? is the debut album by underground Hip Hop artist Mad Skillz, now known as Skillz. The album was praised for its strong lyrical content and production, however, suffered from low sales, possibly due to being released the same day as 2Pac's All Eyez On Me and The Fugees's The Score. Producers for the album included Jay Dee, The Beatnuts, Buckwild, Large Professor, and DJ Clark Kent. The singles "The Nod Factor" and "Move Ya Body" received moderate radio and video airplay.[2]
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| Studio album by Mad Skillz | ||||
| Released | February 13, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 61:49 | |||
| Label | Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Jay Dee The Beatnuts Buckwild Nick Wiz Large Professor Diallo DJ Clark Kent Shawn J. Period EZ Elpee | |||
| Mad Skillz chronology | ||||
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| Singles from From Where??? | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
| # | Title | Producer | Performer |
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| 1 | "From Where??? [Intro]" | Mad Skillz | *Interlude* |
| 2 | "It's Goin' Down" | Jay Dee | Mad Skillz |
| 3 | "The Nod Factor" | The Beatnuts | Mad Skillz |
| 4 | "VA in the House" | Buckwild | Mad Skillz |
| 5 | "Tongues of the Next Shit" | Mad Skillz Diallo |
Mad Skillz, Kalonji The Immortal |
| 6 | "Doin' Time in the Cypha" | Buckwild | Mad Skillz |
| 7 | "Tip of the Tongue" | Nick Wiz | Mad Skillz |
| 8 | "Extra Abstract Skillz" | Large Professor | Mad Skillz, Large Professor, Q-Tip |
| 9 | "WMAD [Interlude]" | *Interlude* | |
| 10 | "Get Your Groove On" | Buckwild | Mad Skillz |
| 11 | "The Jam" | Jay Dee | Mad Skillz |
| 12 | "Move Ya Body" | DJ Clark Kent | Mad Skillz |
| 13 | "Street Rules" | Shawn J. Period | Mad Skillz |
| 14 | "All in It" | Shawn J. Period | Mad Skillz |
| 15 | "Unseen World" | EZ Elpee | Mad Skillz, Lonnie B, Kalonji The Immortal, Dr. Mynbenda, Lil' Roc, Javon The Medieval |
| 16 | "Inherit the World" | Shawn J. Period | Mad Skillz |
Samples
It's Goin' Down
- "Boa Palavra" by Sérgio Mendes
The Nod Factor
- "Superman Lover" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
VA in the House
- "Fly With the Wings of Love" by Joe Sample
Tongues of the Next Shit
- "Night Breeze" by Bobby Lyle
Doin' Time in the Cypha
- "Come into Knowledge" by R.A.M.P.
Extra Abstract Skillz
- "Song Sung Long" by Carla Bley
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Allen Toussaint
Get Your Groove On
- "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
- "The Breakdown (Part II)" by Rufus Thomas
The Jam
- "Canto de Ossanha" by Dorothy Ashby
Move Ya Body
- "I'm Only Human" by Jeffrey Osborne
Street Rules
- "Modaji" by Dave Grusin
Unseen World
- "Brown Ballad" by Quincy Jones
- "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Heatseekers | ||
| 1996 | From Where??? | #154 | #18 | #5 |
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1995 | "The Nod Factor" | - | #76 | #26 | #16 |
| 1996 | "Move Ya Body" | - | #85 | #27 | #8 |
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