# Novakane > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Novakane > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Novakane.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novakane > Source revision: 1330250081 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2001 studio album by Outlawz Novakane Studio album by Outlawz Released October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23) Recorded 2000–2001 Genre Hip-hop Length 56:44 Label Outlaw Koch Producer Floss P Joey Glasses L.T. Hutton Mack 4 Mike Dean Muhammad "Madball" Bell Poli Paul Quimmy Quim Reefologist Shorty B Outlawz chronology Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us (2000) Novakane (2001) Neva Surrenda (2002) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] HipHopDX 3/5[2] RapReviews 6/10[3] ***Novakane*** is the third studio album by American hip-hop group the [Outlawz](/source/Outlawz). It was released on October 23, 2001, through [Outlaw Recordz](/source/Outlaw_Recordz) with distribution via [Koch Entertainment](/source/MNRK_Music_Group). Production was handled by Reefologist Da Street Criminologist, [L.T. Hutton](/source/L.T._Hutton), Floss P, Joey Glasses, Mack 4, [Mike Dean](/source/Mike_Dean_(record_producer)), Muhammad "Madball" Bell, Poli Paul, Quimmy Quim and Shorty B. It features [guest appearances](/source/Guest_appearance) from Ed Bone, Hellraza, Kamikaze, [Seal](/source/Seal_(musician)) and T-Low. The album debuted at number 100 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200), number 24 on the [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums) and number 3 on the [Independent Albums](/source/Independent_Albums) charts in the United States. ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" 0:24 2. "Rize" Malcolm Greenidge Mutah Beale Rufus Cooper Tyruss Himes Katari Cox K. Beale Reefologist Da Street Criminologist 3:59 3. "This Is the Life" M. Beale Greenidge Cooper Muhammad Bell William Irving Madball Bill Blast (co.) 3:59 4. "Ghetto Gutta" Greenidge Cox Stuart Jordan Shorty B. 3:54 5. "Our Life" M. Beale Greenidge Cooper Cox Paul Poli S. Smith L. Walker Poli Paul 4:02 6. "Y'all Can't Do" M. Beale Greenidge Cooper Cox Lenton Hutton L.T. Hutton 4:23 7. "Interlude 1" 0:30 8. "Red Bull & Vodka" Cooper M. Beale Greenidge Hutton L.T. Hutton 3:24 9. "2nd Hand Smoke" Cooper M. Beale Cox J. Worthy Joey Glasses 4:50 10. "Interlude 2" 1:08 11. "Boxspring Boogie" Cooper Greenidge Muntaquim Farid Quimmy Quim 4:05 12. "History" Cooper Greenidge M. Beale Cox Henry Samuels K. Beale Reefologist Da Street Criminologist Mikal Kamil (add.) 4:25 13. "So Many Stories" M. Beale Cooper Kamil Beale Cox Harold Moret Floss P. 3:39 14. "World Wide Remix" Tupac Shakur Greenidge M. Beale Cooper Johnny Lee Jackson James Reigart DJ Felli Fel Bosko (add.) 5:10 15. "Die If U Wanna" M. Beale Michael Dean Mike Dean 3:14 16. "Interlude 3" 1:18 17. "Loyalty" Greenidge M. Beale Kamikaze Cooper Cox Ed Bone Mack 4 4:20 Total length: 56:44 **Sample credits** - Track 17 contains resung elements from "[The Message](/source/The_Message_(Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_song))" written by [Edward Fletcher](/source/Duke_Bootee), [Sylvia Robinson](/source/Sylvia_Robinson), [Melvin Glover](/source/Melle_Mel) and [Clifton Chase](/source/Clifton_%22Jiggs%22_Chase). ## Personnel - Malcolm "[E.D.I. Mean](/source/E.D.I._Mean)" Greenidge – vocals, mixing (tracks: 4, 6, 8) - Rufus "[Young Noble](/source/Young_Noble)" Cooper III – vocals - Mutah "[Napoleon](/source/Napoleon_(rapper))" Beale – vocals - Katari "[Kastro](/source/Kastro_(rapper))" Cox – vocals - Tyruss "[Big Syke](/source/Big_Syke)" Himes – vocals (track 2) - [Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel](/source/Seal_(musician)) – vocals (track 12) - Kamil "Hellraza" Beale – vocals (track 13) - Tupac "[2Pac](/source/Tupac_Shakur)" Shakur – vocals (track 14), executive producer - Terrance "T-Low" Brown – vocals (track 14) - Crysis – additional backing vocals (track 14) - Bosko Kante – talkbox & additional producer (track 14) - Kamikaze – vocals (track 17) - Ed Bone – vocals (track 17) - Mac Robinson – guitar (track 5) - Hans Johansson – guitar (track 12) - James "D.C." Wilson, III – keyboards (track 12) - Valarie King – flute (track 12) - Vonette Yama Quinuma – electric harp (track 12) - Sebastian Aymanns – drums (track 12) - Jimmy Jean-Louis – djembe (track 12) - Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham – guitar & mixing (track 14) - Reefologist Da Street Criminologist – producer (tracks: 2, 12) - Muhammad "Madball" Bell – producer & mixing (track 3) - William "Bill Blast" Irving – co-producer & mixing (track 3) - Stuart "Shorty B." Jordan – producer (track 4) - Paul Poli – producer (track 5) - Lenton "[LT](/source/L.T._Hutton)" Hutton – producer (tracks: 6, 8) - Joey Glasses – producer (track 9) - Muntaquim "Quimmy Quim" Farid – producer (track 11) - Mikal Kamil – additional producer (track 12) - Flossy P – producer & engineering (track 13) - James "[DJ Felli Fel](/source/DJ_Felli_Fel)" Reigart – remix producer & mixing (track 14) - [Mike Dean](/source/Mike_Dean_(record_producer)) – producer (track 15) - Mack 4 – producer (track 17) - Lance Pierre – mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17) - William Lucas – engineering (tracks: 2–6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 17) - Ryan Freeland – mixing (track 5) - Marc Friedlander – engineering (track 14) - Eddy Schreyer – mastering - [Yafeu Akiyele Fula](/source/Yaki_Kadafi) – executive producer - Dexter Browne – photography ## Charts Chart (2001) Peak position UK R&B Albums (OCC)[4] 38 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5] 28 US Billboard 200[6] 100 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 24 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 3 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Birchmeier, Jason. ["Novakane - Outlawz | Album | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/novakane-mw0000591238). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Low, Adam (December 12, 2001). ["Outlawz - Novakane"](https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.125/title.outlawz-novakane). *[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)*. Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jost, Matt (March 12, 2002). ["Outlawz :: Novakane – RapReviews"](https://www.rapreviews.com/2002/03/outlawz-novakane/). *www.rapreviews.com*. Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_UKR&B_4-0)** "[Official R&B Albums Chart on 11/11/2001 – Top 40](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20011111/115/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_UKIndependent_5-0)** "[Official Independent Albums Chart on 11/11/2001 – Top 50](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20011111/131/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The Billboard 200"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2001-11-24/?rank=100). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 113, no. 47. [Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) November 24, 2001. p. 77. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2001-11-24/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 113, no. 47. [Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) November 24, 2001. p. 28. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved April 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Top Independent Albums"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2001-11-24/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 113, no. 47. [Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) November 24, 2001. p. 79. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved April 14, 2025. ## External links - *[Outlawz – Novakane](https://www.discogs.com/master/174322)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Outlawz Yaki Kadafi 2Pac King Kastro Napoleon EDIDON Hussein Fatal Young Noble Big Syke Mopreme Shakur Albums Still I Rise Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us Novakane Neva Surrenda Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P. Against All Oddz We Want In: The Street LP Killuminati 2K11 Perfect Timing Collaboration albums Street Warz Can't Sell Dope Forever Thug Brothers Soldier 2 Soldier All Eyez on Us Doin' It Big Fast Life The Year of the Underdogz The Code Related albums In the Line of Fire Noble Justice Thug in Thug Out The Lost Songs Vol. 1 The Lost Songs Vol. 2 The Lost Songs Vol. 3 The Stash Spot Son of God O.G. Est. 1992 The Hope Dealer, Pt. 1 Powerful Singles "Hit 'Em Up" "Hail Mary" "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" Related articles Discography Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Novakane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novakane) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novakane?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.