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The Rude Awakening is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun. It was released on March 31, 1998, via Priority Records under the name Cocoa Brovaz. The duo was forced to drop their original name after they were sued by the Smith & Wesson firearms company.
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The Rude Awakening is the second album from rappers Tek and Steele, their first under the name Cocoa Brovaz. The duo was forced to drop their original name, Smif-N-Wessun, after they were sued...
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is the second studio album by American Hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun. It was released on March 31, 1998 through Duck Down Records and Priority Records under the name Cocoa Brovaz. After their debut release, the duo recieved a cease and desist order over the group name by the Smith & Wesson firearms company. In 1995, the duo changed their name to Cocoa Brovaz to avoid the lawsuit. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios, D&D Studios and Streetlight Studios in New York City and at Trophsphere Studios in New Jersey from May 1997 to January 1998. Production was handled by Mr. Walt, Sean Cane, Baby Paul, Filthy Rich, Shaleek, Lord Self, Shawn J. Period, Sir Gav, Suite 1200, Face N Triple Beam, Keylord and Jeff "JB" Brown, with co-production from Steele himself. It features guest appearances by Sean Price, Buckshot, Raekwon (of Wu-Tang Clan), Hurricane G, Tony Touch, F.L.O.W., Professor X (of X Clan), Smack Man, Head Arabic, Storm, Big Ol' Pimp Cook, Eek-A-Mouse, Jahdan Blakkmore and Deidra Artis.
The album peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. The Rude Awakening released the singles: "Black Trump", "Won on Won", "Spanish Harlem" and "Bucktown USA".
1."Off the Wall" (feat. Professor X and Jahdan Blakkamore) - 5:13
2."Still Standing Strong" - 4:00
3."Won on Won" - 3:57
4."Live At the Garden (Skit)" - 0:40
5."Blown Away" (feat. Buckshot) - 4:22
6."Money Talks" - 0:49
Off The Wall
•"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy
Still Standing Strong
•"Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Iron Butterfly
•"Don't Mess With Cupid" by Otis Redding
•"Survival of the Fittest" by Mobb Deep
Apr 29, 2016 · This article will be looking at the most under-appreciated crew perhaps in the entire game, the Boot Camp Clik. Seen as the underground Wu-Tang Clan, the collective consisted of Buckshot, 5FT, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, and OGC.
In 1997, Cocoa Brovaz joined up with the Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and Originoo Gunn Clappaz for Boot Camp Clik debut collaborative effort For the People. In early 1998, the duo dropped their second album The Rude Awakening. The release was met with mixed reviews and moderate sales.
Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun, and the only one released under the name Tek & Steele (formerly known as Cocoa Brovaz due to a lawsuit with the Smith & Wesson firearms company in 1995).
The Rude Awakening, an Album by Cocoa Brovaz. Released 31 March 1998 on Duck Down (catalog no. P2 50699; CD). Genres: East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap. Rated #946 in the best albums of 1998.
