Scifentology II is the second full-length studio album by American rapper Yak Ballz. It was released on January 29, 2008 via FloSpot Records. Recording sessions took place at S.T.F.U. Studios in Hoboken, The Crib Piece Studios, and Gotham Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Chapter 7, Mondee, Camu Tao, Adept, Aesop Rock, Chris Maestro and Govone. It features guest appearances from Cage, Peter Toh, Slow Suicide Stimulus, Tame One and Thomas Phenomas.[3][4]

Scifentology II
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length51:16
LabelFloSpot
Producer
Yak Ballz chronology
Scifentology
(2006)
Scifentology II
(2008)
Gas Galaxy
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX3/5[1]
PopMatters6/10[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blind Faith"
Adept4:42
2."YBTV"
  • Zadeh
  • Armando Torres
Mondee3:38
3."Out of Range"Camu Tao3:20
4."Nuclear Society" (featuring Tame One)
Chapter 73:45
5."War in My Head"
  • Zadeh
  • Torres
Mondee5:14
6."Dirt Empire"Aesop Rock3:54
7."Future Deluxe" (featuring Slow Suicide Stimulus)
  • Zadeh
  • Charles Zaffarese
  • Gary Falcone
Govone4:01
8."A Billion Ways" (featuring Peter Toh)
Mondee4:00
9."Chaching (Clap Your Hands)"
  • Zadeh
  • Desino
Chapter 73:19
10."Taking Good Care" (featuring Thomas Phenomas)
  • Zadeh
  • Smith
  • Zaffarese
Camu Tao3:36
11."Underrated"
  • Zadeh
  • Christopher Gheeron
Chris Maestro3:55
12."New Communications" (featuring Cage)
Chapter 74:17
13."Trust Is a Timebomb"
  • Zadeh
  • Desino
Chapter 73:35
Total length:51:16

Personnel

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  • Yashar "Yak Ballz" Zadeh – vocals, executive producer
  • Rahem Ross "Tame One" Brown – vocals (track 4)
  • Charles "Charlie Chan" Zaffarese – vocals (track 7), additional vocals (track 11), additional programming (tracks: 3, 4, 10, 12, 13), executive producer
  • Peter Toh – vocals (track 8)
  • Thomas "Phenomas" Haehnel – vocals (track 10), additional keyboards (track 12)
  • Chris "Cage" Palko – vocals (track 12)
  • Malachi De Lorenzo – additional vocals (track 5), bass (track 8)
  • Gary "Govone" Falcone – additional vocals (track 11), producer (track 7)
  • Melvin "DJ Melski" Alston Jr. – scratches (tracks: 3, 12)
  • DJ Big Wiz – scratches (track 4)
  • Adam "Adept" Polc – producer (track 1)
  • Armando "Mondee" Torres – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 8)
  • Tero "Camu Tao" Smith – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
  • Mike "Chapter 7" DeSino – producer (tracks: 4, 9, 12, 13)
  • Ian "Aesop Rock" Bavitz – producer (track 6)
  • Christopher "Chris Maestro" Gheeron – producer (track 11)
  • Joey Raia – mixing
  • Ken Heitmueller – mastering
  • Ewok One 5MH – artwork, layout

References

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  1. ^ "Yak Ballz - Scifentology II". HipHopDX. February 4, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Catania, Chris (April 22, 2008). "Yak Ballz: Scifentology II, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Yak Ballz: Scifentology 2". AllHipHop. February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Acharya, Neil (February 19, 2008). "Yak Ballz | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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