Street Music (album)

This article is about the Defari album. For the Redrama album, see Redrama.

2006 studio album by Defari

Street Music

Studio album by

Defari

Released| August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08)
Studio|

* Soundproof (Los Angeles, CA)
* Unsung Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA)
* Likwit Studio (Los Angeles, CA)

Genre| Hip hop
Length| 56:30
Label| ABB Records
Producer|

* Alchemist
* DJ Babu
* E-Swift
* Evidence
* Mike City
* Superstar Quamallah

Defari chronology
| The L.J.'s
(2005)  | Street Music
(2006)  | Rare Poise
(2017)

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Singles from  Street Music

1. "Make My Own"
Released: August 8, 2006

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllHipHop| [1]
HipHopDX| 3/5[2]
PopMatters| 5/10[3]
RapReviews| 6.5/10[4]

Street Music is the third studio album by American rapper and Likwit Crew member Defari. It was released on August 8, 2006 via ABB Records. Recording sessions took place at Soundproof, Unsung Studios and Likwit Studio in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Evidence, Mike City, DJ Babu, Superstar Quamallah, Alchemist and E-Swift, with Beni B and Defari serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Dilated Peoples, J-Ro, Boo Kapone, B-Real, Threat and Tuffy.

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Hardworker"|

* Duane A. Johnson Jr.
* Michael Perretta

| Evidence| 3:14
2.| "Either Dead or in Jail" (featuring Tuffy and Boo Kapone)|

* Johnson Jr.
* Vincent Morgan
* J. Johnson
* Michael Flowers

| Mike City| 4:17
3.| "Congratulations"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Perretta

| Evidence| 4:16
4.| "Peace and Gangsta"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Perretta

| Evidence| 2:41
5.| "Make My Own" (featuring Evidence and Noelle Scaggs)|

* Johnson Jr.
* Perretta
* Alan Maman

| Alchemist| 3:53
6.| "West West" (featuring Noelle Scaggs)|

* Johnson Jr.
* Flowers

| Mike City| 3:38
7.| "We've Been Doin' This" (featuring Threat and J-Ro)|

* Johnson Jr.
* Corey Lloyd Brown
* James Robinson
* Eric Brooks

| E-Swift| 3:44
8.| "Burn Big"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Chris Oroc

| DJ Babu| 3:36
9.| "Barwork"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Perretta

| Evidence| 3:37
10.| "Deepest Regards" (featuring B-Real and J-Ro)|

* Johnson Jr.
* Louis Freese
* Robinson
* Flowers

| Mike City| 3:58
11.| "People Trip"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Perretta

| Evidence| 3:53
12.| "Clowns" (featuring Dilated Peoples)|

* Johnson Jr.
* Perretta
* Rakaa Taylor
* John Patton Jr.

| Superstar Quamallah| 4:16
13.| "The Bizness"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Patton Jr.

| Superstar Quamallah| 3:13
14.| "Don't Be Mad at Me"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Flowers

| Mike City| 3:37
15.| "Vultures"|

* Johnson Jr.
* Oroc

| DJ Babu| 4:37
Total length:| 56:30

## Personnel[edit]

* Duane "Defari" Johnson – vocals, executive producer
* Vincent "Tuffy" Morgan – vocals (track 2)
* J. "Boo Kapone" Johnson – vocals (track 2)
* Michael "Evidence" Peretta – vocals (tracks: 5, 12), producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9, 11), recording (tracks: 1, 3-5, 9, 11-13), mixing (track 4)
* Noelle Scaggs – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 6)
* Corey Lloyd Brown – vocals (track 7)
* James "J-Ro" Robinson – vocals (tracks: 7, 10)
* Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals (track 10)
* Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor – vocals (track 12)
* Chris "DJ Babu" Oroc – scratches (tracks: 11, 12), producer & recording (tracks: 8, 15)
* Michael "Mike City" Flowers – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 10, 14)
* Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer (track 5)
* Eric "E-Swift" Brooks – producer & recording (track 7)
* John "Superstar Quamallah" Patton Jr. – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
* Francis Graham – recording (track: 2, 6, 10, 14)
* Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing (tracks: 1-3, 5-15)
* Gene Grimaldi – mastering
* Ben "Beni B" Nickleberry Jr. – executive producer
* Justin Herman – cover
* Barry Underhill – photography
* Tyler Shields – photography
* Diane M. Payes – marketing, publicity

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dufresne, Jessica (August 22, 2006). "Street Music". AllHipHop. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
2. ^ Goodson, Dave (August 15, 2006). "Defari - Street Music". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
3. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (October 12, 2006). "Defari: Street Music, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
4. ^ Zilva, Jason De (August 22, 2006). "Defari :: Street Music – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Defari – Street Music at Discogs (list of releases)

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Likwit Crew

Groups|

* Barbershop MCs
* Lootpack
* Tha Alkaholiks

Members|

* Chuck Hustle
* Declaime
* Defari
* E-Swift
* J. Wells
* J-Ro
* King T
* Montageone
* Phil Da Agony
* Styliztik Jones
* Tash
* The Barber Kiz
* Xzibit

Related|

* King T discography
* Xzibit discography

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