Black October is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sadat X. It was released on October 3, 2006 through Riverside Drive Records. Recording sessions took place at The Thingamajig Lab, The Dojo and The Dewgarde Crib Of Hits in New York, at Rum Blanc Recordings LLC, at Hills Have Eyes Studio, and at Clutch Recordings. Production was handled by Scotty Blanco, Ayatollah, Da Beatminerz, Diamond D, DJ Pawl, DJ Spinna, Gensu Dean, Greg Nice, J-Zone, Marco Polo, Spencer Doran, The Asmatik and Vin The Chin, with Peter Agoston serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Big Meg, Boss Money Gangstas, Brand Nubian, Greg Nice and Tommy Gibbs.

Black October
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
Studio
  • The Thingamajig Lab (Brooklyn)
  • Rum Blanc Recordings LLC
  • The Dojo (Brooklyn)
  • Hills Have Eyes Studio
  • Clutch Recordings
  • The Dewgarde Crib Of Hits (New York)
GenreHip hop
Length64:36
LabelRiverside Drive Records
Producer
Sadat X chronology
Experience & Education
(2005)
Black October
(2006)
Generation X
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cokemachineglow70%/100%[2]
HipHopDX3.5/5[3]
Now4/5[4]
RapReviews7.5/10[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Black October"DJ Spinna4:37
2."Throw tha Ball"Ayatollah3:44
3."The Post"Diamond D3:31
4."If You" (featuring Boss Money Gangstas, Big Meg, and Tommy Gibbs)Marco Polo4:41
5."Million Dolla Deal"Scotty Blanco3:56
6."X Is a Machine"J-Zone3:25
7."Interlude"Spencer Doran1:19
8."Eternally Yours"The Asmatik4:12
9."Untraceable"Scotty Blanco3:27
10."My Mind" (featuring Greg Nice)Greg Nice3:44
11."Chosen Few" (performed by Brand Nubian)Gensu Dean4:48
12."On tha Come Thru"Da Beatminerz3:49
13."Who"paWL4:03
14."Momentary Outro" 4:05
15."God Is Back (Spencer Doran Remix)" (CD only hidden bonus track)Spencer Doran5:41
16."Why" (CD only hidden bonus track)Vin The Chin3:43
Total length:1:04:36

Personnel

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  • Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – vocals
  • Eddie "Cheeba" Faison – vocals (track 4)
  • MC Tray Bag – vocals (track 4)
  • Big Meg – vocals (track 4)
  • Y. "Tommy Gibbs" Prince – vocals (track 4)
  • Gregory "Greg Nice" Mays – vocals & producer (track 10)
  • Maxwell "Grand Puba" Dixon – vocals (track 11)
  • Lorenzo "Lord Jamar" Dechalus – vocals (track 11)
  • Vincent "DJ Spinna" Williams – scratches & producer (track 1)
  • Lamont "Ayatollah" Dorrell – producer (track 2)
  • Joe "Diamond D" Kirkland – producer (track 3)
  • Marco Bruno – producer (track 4)
  • Scotty Blanco – producer (tracks: 5, 9), recording
  • Jay "J-Zone" Mumford – scratches & producer (track 6)
  • Spencer Doran – scratches & producer (track 7), remixing (track 15)
  • The Asmatik – producer (track 8)
  • Eddie "Gensu Dean" Alexander – producer (track 11)
  • Walter V. "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde, Jr. – producer (track 12)
  • Ewart C. "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde – producer (track 12)
  • Paul "DJ paWL" Iannacchino – producer (track 13)
  • Vin Mostacciuolo – producer (track 16)
  • Pablo Martin – mastering
  • Peter Agoston – executive producer
  • Charles Tremblay – project coordinator
  • Jon Gray – project coordinator
  • Kevin Shand – project coordinator
  • Antonio Depietro – design, layout
  • Oliver Bernardt – photography

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Sadat X - Black October Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Newell, Aaron (October 25, 2006). "Sadat X: Black October (Riverside Drive; 2006) | Record Reviews". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Love, Bret (October 25, 2006). "Sadat X - Black October". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Richards, Jason (November 16, 2006). "music feature -> DISC GUIDE : HIPHOP". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Tomer, Matt (September 19, 2006). "Sadat X :: Black October – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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