4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up

Infobox Album |
Name = 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
Type = Album
Artist = The Gift of Gab


Released = May 11, 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative hip hop
Length = 46:55
Label = Quannum/Epitaph
Producer = Vitamin D, Jake One
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lf9fs30wa3vg link]
*RapReviews.com rating|9|10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_07_4thdimensional.html link]
*Tiny Mix Tapes Rating|4|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/spip.php?article1747&var_recherche=blackalicious link]
Last album =
This album = "4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up"
(2004)
Next album = "Supreme Lyricism"
(2006)

"4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up" is The Gift of Gab's first solo album, released in 2004.

Track listing

# "The Ride of Your Life" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 2:59
# "Rat Race" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 2:52
# "Way of the Light" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 4:24
# "Stardust" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 3:17
# "Flashback" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 3:05
# "Up" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 1:55
# "The Writz" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 3:47
# "To Know You" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 3:26
# "Real MCs" (D. Brown/T. Parker/M. Irving) – 4:02
#* featuring VURSATYL
# "Hold On" (J. Dutton) – 1:02
# "In a Minute Doe" (J. Dutton/T. Parker/S. Spears) – 2:59
# "Evolution" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 2:55
# "Moonshine" (J. Dutton/T. Parker) – 4:01
# "Ride On" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 2:30
# "Just Because" (D. Brown/T. Parker) – 3:33

Credits

*The Gift of Gab - executive producer, lyrics and vocals
*Jake One - producer (1,2,5,6,8,10,11,12,13)
*Vitamin D - producer (3,4,7,9,14,15), co-producer ("To Know You"), mixing, scratching
*VURSATYL - vocals/lyrics ("Real MCs"), background vocals (3,7,14)
*Herman (Pops) Brown - guitar (4,8)
*Omega Rae - background vocals (5,11)
*Samson - co-producer ("In A Minute Doe")
*Choklate - background vocals (13,14)
*Will King - background vocals ("Moonshine")
*Kris Stiell - recording engineer
*John Cuniberti - mastering
*HVW8.COM - artwork/design

Miscellanea

* The chorus for "The Writz" is loosely based on the 1929 oldie "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin.