# Generation EFX

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1998 studio album by Das EFX

Generation EFX Studio album by Das EFX Released March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) Studio Ian London Studios (East Islip, NY) Music Palace (Hempstead, NY) The Sewer Mirror Image (Dix Hills, NY) Quad Recording (Times Square, NY) Northshore Soundworks (Long Island, NY) Niles Studio Genre East Coast hip hop Length 50:22 Label EastWest Records America Producer PMD (also exec.) Agallah Mike Lowe Rashad Smith Solid Scheme Tony L. Das EFX chronology Hold It Down (1995) Generation EFX (1998) How We Do (2003) Singles from Generation EFX "Rap Scholar" Released: 1997

***Generation EFX*** is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo [Das EFX](/source/Das_EFX). It was released on March 24, 1998 via [EastWest Records America](/source/EastWest_Records_America). [Production](/source/Hip_hop_production) was handled by [Agallah](/source/Agallah), Solid Scheme, [Rashad Smith](/source/Rashad_Smith_(producer)), Mike Lowe, Tony L, and [PMD](/source/PMD_(rapper)), who also served as executive producer. Unlike the first three Das EFX albums, it features a number of guest appearances from [Redman](/source/Redman_(rapper)), Agallah, [EPMD](/source/EPMD), [Miss Jones](/source/Miss_Jones_(radio_personality)), [M.O.P.](/source/M.O.P.), Nocturnal and Teflon. The album debuted and peaked at number 48 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200), selling 22,000 copies in its first week. In its second week of release, the album dropped to number 89 on the *Billboard* 200, selling 14,000 copies bringing the two week total to 36,000 copies.[1]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] RapReviews 6/10[3] The Source [4]

[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)'s [Stephen Thomas Erlewine](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine) called it "a hard-hitting return to form" for the group, noting their trademark sound being "harder and hipper than before", concluding that: "Like all their albums, Generation EFX relies more on style than substance -- not all of the hooks hold, some of the grooves just lie there -- but on the whole, it's their best album since [Straight Up Sewaside](/source/Straight_Up_Sewaside)."[2] In a 2020 retrospective review, Steve 'Flash' Juon of *RapReviews* wrote that: "The bottom line on "Generation EFX" is that it's not a terrible album, but it's not an **important** one either, and it continues a sad trend of Das EFX albums becoming less meaningful with each release."[3]

## Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" 0:31 2. "Raw Breed" Andre Weston William Hines Chris Charity Derek Lynch Angel Aguilar Solid Scheme 8-Off 3:02 3. "Shine" Weston Hines T. Williams Mark Adams Steve Arrington Mark Hicks Ray Turner Danny Webster Tony L. 4:04 4. "Somebody Told Me" (featuring 8-Off and Nocturnal) Weston Hines Aguilar Yasin Muhammedi 8-Off 3:38 5. "Set It Off" Weston Hines Rashad Smith Armando Colon (co.) 4:17 6. "No Doubt" (featuring M.O.P. and Teflon) Weston Hines Eric Murray Jamal Grinnage Linwood Starling Charity Lynch Solid Scheme 3:41 7. "Rap Scholar" (featuring Redman) Weston Hines Reginald Noble Parrish Smith Raymond Ransom Reggie Hargis Edward Irons Rashad Smith Armando Colon (co.) PMD (co.) 3:21 8. "Generation EFX" (featuring EPMD) Weston Hines Smith Erick Sermon Aguilar Frank Sullivan PMD 8-Off (co.) 3:46 9. "Rite Now" Weston Hines Michael Lowe Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita Mike Lowe 2:58 10. "Whut Goes Around" (featuring Miss Jones) Weston Hines Tarsha Jones Smith PMD 3:34 11. "Make Noize" Weston Hines Charity Lynch Solid Scheme 3:10 12. "New Stuff" Weston Hines Smith Aguilar Charlie Marotta PMD 8-Off (co.) Charlie Marotta (co.) 3:28 13. "Take It Back" (featuring PMD) Weston Hines Smith PMD 2:18 14. "Change" Weston Hines Aguilar Brian May 8-Off 4:35 15. "Rap Scholar (Original Version)" (featuring Redman) Weston Hines Noble Smith Ransom Hargis Irons PMD 3:59 Total length: 50:22

## Personnel

- Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston – main artist

- Willie "Skoob" Hines – main artist

- Angel "[8-Off Agallah](/source/Agallah)" Aguilar – featured artist (track 4), producer (tracks: 2, 4, 14), co-producer (tracks: 8, 12)

- Yasin "Nocturnal" Muhammedi – featured artist (track 4)

- Eric "[Billy Danze](/source/Billy_Danze)" Murray – featured artist (track 6)

- Jamal "[Lil' Fame](/source/Lil'_Fame)" Grinnage – featured artist (track 6)

- Linwood "Teflon" Starling – featured artist (track 6)

- Reginald "[Redman](/source/Redman_(rapper))" Noble – featured artist (tracks: 7, 15)

- Parrish "[PMD](/source/PMD_(rapper))" Smith – featured artist (track 8), producer (tracks: 8, 10, 12, 13, 15), co-producer (track 7), executive producer

- [Erick Sermon](/source/Erick_Sermon) – featured artist (track 8)

- [Tarsha "Miss" Jones](/source/Miss_Jones_(radio_personality)) – featured artist (track 10)

- Chris Charity – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11)

- Derek Lynch – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11)

- Tony L. Williams – producer (track 3)

- [Rashad Smith](/source/Rashad_Smith_(producer)) – producer (tracks: 5, 7)

- Michael "Mike Loe" Lowe – producer (track 9)

- Armando Colon – co-producer (tracks: 5, 7)

- Charlie Marotta – co-producer (track 12), engineering, mixing

- Eliud "Lou" Ortiz – engineering, mixing

- Tom Ciante – engineering

- John Decatur – engineering

- Bob Fudjinski – engineering

- Dave Greenberg – engineering

- Paul Gregory – engineering

- Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez – mixing

- Greg Burke – art direction, design

- [Danny Clinch](/source/Danny_Clinch) – photography

- Agnes Cammock – styling

## Charts

Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 48 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 10

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MTV_1-0)** Reiss, Randy (April 8, 1998). ["Gang Starr Rises From Rap Underground To #6"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191209062727/http://www.mtv.com/news/151373/gang-starr-rises-from-rap-underground-to-6/). *[MTV](/source/MTV)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mtv.com/news/151373/gang-starr-rises-from-rap-underground-to-6/) on December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AM_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AM_2-1) [Erlewine, Stephen Thomas](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine). ["Generation EFX - Das EFX"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/generation-efx-mw0000597899). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130507125219/https://www.allmusic.com/album/generation-efx-mw0000597899) from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RR_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RR_3-1) Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 10, 2020). ["Das EFX Generation EFX"](https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/11/das-efx-generation-efx/). *RapReviews*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201204170347/https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/11/das-efx-generation-efx/) from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Callahan-Bever, Noah (May 1998). "Record Report: Das EFX – Generation EFX". *[The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine))*. No. 104. New York. p. 148.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Das_EFX_5-0)** "[Das EFX Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Das-EFX/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Das_EFX_6-0)** "[Das EFX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Das-EFX/chart-history/BLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

## External links

- *[Generation EFX](https://www.discogs.com/master/97451)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

v t e Das EFX Krazy Drayz Skoob Studio albums Dead Serious Straight Up Sewaside Hold It Down Generation EFX How We Do Singles "They Want EFX" "Mic Checka" "Straight Out the Sewer" "Freakit" "Baknaffek" "Real Hip-Hop" "Microphone Master" Featured artist "Check Yo Self" "Rugged-n-Raw" Related articles Discography Hit Squad

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