A Brand You Can Trust

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Released July 14, 2009 Length 57:36 Release date 14 July 2009		Recorded 2006-2009 Artist La Coka Nostra Label Suburban Noize Records

A Brand You Can Trust (2009) Masters of the Dark Arts (2012) Genres Underground hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Political hip hop Producers DJ Lethal, Everlast, The Alchemist, Q-Unique, Ill Bill, Sicknature Similar Ill Bill albums, Hardcore hip hop albums

A Brand You Can Trust is the debut album From Hip Hop group La Coka Nostra. It was released on July 14, 2009 on Suburban Noize Records and Uncle Howie Records. The major delay of this album was due to solo records released by Everlast and Ill Bill. The album was originally for a release of September 11, 2007 alongside Ill Bill's The Hour of Reprisal album before it got pushed back as well.

The album took over 3 years to make due to solo projects from Everlast, Slaine, and Ill Bill. in Late 2008 The group with the help of former Non Phixion DJ DJ Eclipse and Cypress Hill Members Sen Dog and DJ Muggs got the group signed with West Coast Punk/Hip Hop Label "Suburban Noize Records". The album was recorded and mixed at DJ Lethal's studio and at the Soul Assassins Studio in Los Angeles, California with additional mixing done in Brooklyn, New York at Ill Bill's in home studio known as "Cult Leader Media".

"Fuck Tony Montana" first Appeared on the Ill Bill Mixtape Ill Bill Is The Future Vol. 2: I'm a Goon! released on December 5, 2006. "That's Coke" was remixed for the album due to sample clearance issues of the original version which used portions from Bobby Byrd's "I'm Not To Blame".

Personnel

La Coka Nostra

Everlast – performer, writing, production (4)

Ill Bill – performer, writing, production (8)

Slaine – performer (1-8, 10-15), writing (1-8, 10-15)

Danny Boy – performer (2, 10, 14), executive production, art direction, design, photography, writing (14)

DJ Lethal – writing (1-3, 5-7, 10, 11, 14, 15), production (1-3, 5-8, 10, 11, 14, 15), scratching (3, 5, 14)

Other personnel

Sen Dog – performer (1)

Big Left – performer (1), writing (1, 3)

Grisha Dimant – guitars (1)

Baby Jesus – bass guitar (2)

Russel Ali – additional guitars (2)

Snoop Dogg – performer (3)

B-Real – performer (5, 15), writing (5, 15)

Sicknature – production (5)

Sick Jacken – performer (6, 11, 15), writing (6, 11, 15)

Bun B – performer (9), writing (9)

The Alchemist – writing (9), production (9)

Cynic – writing (12), production (12)

Q-Unique – performer (13), writing (13), production (13)

Immortal Technique – performer (13), writing (13)

Brad X – executive production

Kevin Zinger – executive production

Dez Einswell – art direction, design

Casey Quintal – design, layout

Mike D. – photography

Songs

1Bloody SundaySen Dog3:13
2Get You By4:01
3Bang BangSnoop Dogg3:31

References

A Brand You Can Trust Wikipedia

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