Let It Beat is the second studio album by American rapper Shwayze. It was first announced by Cisco Adler on February 4, 2009, via his Myspace page. He also confirmed the song "Make A Lil Love" in that blog post.[3] A few days later he posted another blog update, which confirmed the track "Livin' It Up," It also confirmed guest appearances from The Knux, and Tabi Bonney.[4] On May 8, 2009 Cisco announced that the album is entitled Let It Beat, and was currently being mixed and mastered. Although Shwayze's previous debut album only had one guest appearance, this album has guest appearances from The Knux, Tabi Bonney, and Snoop Dogg. Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains plays bass on a track called "Crazy For You," and Ric Ocasek of The Cars plays guitar on the same track.[5] Roy Bittan the pianist of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band plays piano on the track Heart and Soul. The first single, "Get U Home" was released on June 28.

Let It Beat
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Recorded2009
Bannabeat Studios
(Malibu, California)
Electric Lady Studios
(New York, New York)
Bu' Haven
(Malibu, California)
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length58:06
LabelSuretone
ProducerJordan Schur (exec.)
Cisco Adler, Ric Ocasek, Kool Kojak
Shwayze chronology
Shwayze
(2008)
Let It Beat
(2009)
Island in the Sun
(2011)
Singles from Let It Beat
  1. "Get U Home"
    Released: June 28, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blast Magazine[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Livin' It Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg)A. Smith, C. Adler, C. BroadusCisco Adler3:03
2."Get U Home"C. Adler, A. SmithCisco Adler3:14
3."Crazy for You"A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler, Ric Ocasek4:13
4."Maneatrr"A. Smith, C. Adler, A. GrigggCisco Adler, Kool Kojak3:20
5."Sally Is a..."A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler4:22
6."Dirty Little Girl" (featuring The Knux)A. Smith, C. Adler, K. Lindsey, A. LindseyCisco Adler3:48
7."Down at the Motel"A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler3:23
8."Daze Like This"A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler3:44
9."Wait All Night" (featuring Tabi Bonney)A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler3:19
10."Perfect for Me"A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler4:37
11."Make a Lil' Love"A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler3:46
12."Heart and Soul"A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler, Roy Bittan5:20
13."Digital Girlfriend" (itunes exclusive)A. Smith, C. Adler,Cisco Adler4:20
14."Rock n Roll" (amazon mp3 exclusive)A. Smith, C. AdlerCisco Adler 

Personnel

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Shwayze

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Additional musicians

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Chart positions

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 55
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums 10
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 22

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Blast Magazine review
  3. ^ "CISCO UPDATES FROM THE STUDIO van Shwayze op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. ^ "2/26 - NEW UPDATE FROM THE STUDIO van Shwayze op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  5. ^ "Suretone News". Suretone.com. 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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