Hostile Environment

For the book, see Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats. For other uses, see Hostile environment.

2001 studio album by Rasco

Hostile Environment

Studio album by

Rasco

Released| August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14)
Genre| Underground hip hop
Label| Copasetik Recordings
Producer|

* D.L. Jones
* J. Rawls
* Memo
* Mr. Khaliyl
* Panik
* Protest
* Rasco
* Roddy Rod
* Shake Diggy

Rasco chronology
| Time Waits for No Man
(1998)  | Hostile Environment
(2001)  | Escape from Alcatraz
(2003)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
NME| [2]
The Source| [3]
Spin| 6/10[4]
XXL| XL (4/5)[5]

Hostile Environment is the second full-length solo studio album by American rapper Rasco. It was released on August 14, 2001 via Copasetik Recordings. Production was handled by Memo, Protest, Roddy Rod, Mr. Khaliyl, Panik, D.L. Jones, J. Rawls, Shake Diggy, and Rasco himself. It features guest appearances from 427, Ed O.G., El Da Sensei, Protest, Reks, and his Cali Agents partner Planet Asia.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Intro"| Memo|
2.| "Hostile Environment"| Protest|
3.| "Lay Low"| Roddy Rod|
4.| "No Guarantees (My People)"| Panik|
5.| "Who Woulda Thought" (featuring El Da Sensei)| D.L. Jones|
6.| "This Is It Y'All"| Memo|
7.| "Interlude"|

* Shake Diggy
* Rasco

8.| "The Jamm"| Protest|
9.| "Message From the Bottle"| Panik|
10.| "Thin Line"| Mr. Khaliyl|
11.| "Living Voices"| J. Rawls|
12.| "We Live This" (featuring Protest)| Protest|
13.| "Rockin It"| Roddy Rod|
14.| "Interlude"| Rasco|
15.| "Sunshine (Ayanna)"| Mr. Khaliyl|
16.| "Gunz Still Hot (Remix)" (featuring Ed O.G. and Reks)| Memo|
17.| "What Y'All Want" (featuring Planet Asia and 427)| Roddy Rod|

## References

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1. ^ Azpiri, Jon. "Rasco - Hostile Environment Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
2. ^ Fadele, Dele (September 12, 2005). "Rasco : Hostile Environment". NME. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
3. ^ Reeves, Mosi (September 2001). "Rasco – Hostile Environment". Record Report. The Source. No. 144\. New York. p. 327.
4. ^ Drumming, Neil (September 2001). "Rasco – Hostile Environment". Reviews. Spin. Vol. 17, no. 9\. SPIN Media LLC. p. 170\. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Google Books.
5. ^ Browne, Mahogany L. (September 2001). "Rasco – Hostile Environment". Critical Breakdown. XXL. Vol. 5, no. 8\. New York: Harris Publications. pp. 199, 201.

## External links

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* Rasco – Hostile Environment at Discogs (list of releases)

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Rasco

Studio albums|

* Time Waits for No Man
* Hostile Environment
* Escape from Alcatraz
* The Dick Swanson Theory
* Global Threat
* The Untouchables - Al Capone's Vault (w/ DJ Wich)
* The Wonder Year
* United Fakes Of America

EPs|

* The Birth

Compilations|

* 20,000 Leagues Under the Street, Vol. 1
* Presents Hip-Hop Classics, Vol. 1
* The Minority Report

with Planet Asia|

* How the West Was One
* Head of the State
* Fire & Ice

Related articles|

* Cali Agents

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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