The 5% Album

The 5% Album
The 5% Album
Studio album by Lord Jamar
Released	June 27, 2006
Recorded	2005–06
Studio	7G Studios
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:05:59
Label	Babygrande
Producer	Chuck Wilson (exec.); Lord Jamar (also exec.); Big Throwback; Bronze Nazareth; Gensu Dean; Preservation; Reality Allah; Young Justice;
Lord Jamar chronology
Singles from The 5% Album
	"Deep Space" / "The Streets, The Corner"; Released: 2006;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	^[1]
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[2]
PopMatters	7/10^[3]
RapReviews	6.5/10^[4]

The 5% Album is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Lord Jamar. It was released on June 27, 2006 via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by DJ Preservation, Gensu Dean, Big Throwback, Bronze Nazareth, Reality Allah, Young Justice, and Jamar himself, who also served as executive producer together with Chuck Wilson. It features guest appearances from 40 Bandits, Horse, Kasim Allah, Popa Wu, Prodigal Sunn, Queen Tahera Earth, Raekwon, Reality Allah, RZA, Young Dirty Bastard, Young Justice, Lord Jamar's son Young Lord, and fellow Brand Nubian members Grand Puba and Sadat X. The album peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The album's title and subject matter are taken from the Nation of Gods and Earths teachings that only five percent of the population is enlightened, good, and willing to help those who are oppressed.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lorenzo DeChalus	Lord Jamar	1:23
2.	"Original Man" (featuring Kasim Allah and Raekwon)	L. DeChalus Marvin Whittle Corey Woods Jean Daval	Preservation	5:32
3.	"I.S.L.A.M."	L. DeChalus	Lord Jamar	4:04
4.	"Supreme Mathematics (Born Mix)"	L. DeChalus Daval	Preservation	3:25
5.	"W-G.O.D. (Skit)"	L. DeChalus Whittle	Lord Jamar	0:31
6.	"Freedom (Papa Wu) Interlude"	David Turner Daval	Preservation	1:42
7.	"The Corner, The Streets" (featuring Grand Puba)	L. DeChalus Maxwell Dixon Raynold Edward Jenkins	Big Throwback	4:35
8.	"Same Ole Girl" (featuring Prodigal Sunn)	L. DeChalus Lamar Ruff Justin Cross	Bronze Nazareth	4:00
9.	"P.S.A. (Skit)"		Lord Jamar	0:50
10.	"Revolution" (featuring Horse and Reality Allah)	L. DeChalus D. Duncan E. DeChalus	Reality Allah	3:38
11.	"Deep Space" (featuring RZA)	L. DeChalus Robert Diggs Daval	Preservation	4:25
12.	"Young Godz" (featuring Young Justice, Young Dirty Bastard and Young Lord)	Karim Justice Grice Barson Unique Jones Young Lord	Young Justice	2:31
13.	"Yakub da Jeweler (Skit)"	L. DeChalus Whittle	Lord Jamar	0:44
14.	"Advance the Game"	L. DeChalus	Lord Jamar	3:56
15.	"The Cipher" (featuring 40 Bandits)	L. DeChalus A. Ali-El A. Bey J. Glenn R. Glenn Eddie Alexander	Gensu Dean	4:18
16.	"The Interview (Skit)"	L. DeChalus Whittle	Lord Jamar	1:35
17.	"Givin' Up"	L. DeChalus	Lord Jamar	3:11
18.	"Study Ya Lessons" (featuring Queen Tahera Earth and Sadat X)	L. DeChalus B. Satz M. Herbert Derek Murphy Alexander	Gensu Dean Lord Jamar	4:08
19.	"Freedom (Papa Wu) (Reprise)"	Turner Daval	Preservation	1:32
20.	"Greatest Story Never Told"	L. DeChalus Alexander	Gensu Dean	6:13
21.	"Supreme Mathematics (Knowledge Mix)"	L. DeChalus	Lord Jamar	3:46
Total length:				1:05:59

Personnel

Lorenzo "Lord Jamar" DeChalus – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 14, 16–18, 21), executive producer
Jean "DJ Preservation" Daval – producer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 11, 19)
Big Throwback – producer (track 7)
Justin "Bronze Nazareth" Cross – producer (track 8)
Reality Allah – producer (track 10)
Karim "Young Justice" Grice – vocals & producer (track 12)
Eddie "Gensu Dean" Alexander – producer (tracks: 15, 18, 20)
Chris Conway – mixing, recording
Michael Sarsfield – mastering
Charles "Chuck" Wilson, Jr. – executive producer, concept
Todd DeChalus – photography
James "Dreddy Kruger" Dockery – A&R
Jill Shehebar – management
Jesse Stone – marketing

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	94

References

^ Dufresne, Jessica (June 21, 2006). "The 5% Album". AllHipHop. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Love, Bret (June 25, 2006). "Lord Jamar - The 5% Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Huff, Quentin B (June 27, 2006). "Lord Jamar: The 5% Album, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Matson, Andrew (June 27, 2006). "Lord Jamar :: The 5% Album – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

External links

The 5% Album at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Dufresne, Jessica (June 21, 2006). "The 5% Album". AllHipHop. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[2] Love, Bret (June 25, 2006). "Lord Jamar - The 5% Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[3] Huff, Quentin B (June 27, 2006). "Lord Jamar: The 5% Album, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[4] Matson, Andrew (June 27, 2006). "Lord Jamar :: The 5% Album – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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