The Swarm is a 1998 compilation album by the Wu-Tang Killa Bees. All of the rappers on the album are either affiliated with or direct members of the Wu-Tang Clan. The album was largely produced by RZA.

The Swarm
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
GenreHip hop
Length58:36
LabelPriority Records
ProducerRZA
Inspectah Deck
Darkim Be Allah
Mathematics
The Blaquesmiths
R. Brown
Remedy
DJ Devastator
Wu-Tang Clan & Wu-Tang Killa Bees chronology
The Swarm
(1998)
The Sting
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Track listing

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Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic.[1][2]

The Swarm
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:30
2."Legacy" (Royal Fam)2:20
3."Concrete Jungle" (Sunz Of Man)
  • The RZA
4:41
4."Co-Defendant" (Shyheim featuring Hell Raiza)
  • The RZA
4:37
5."S.O.S." (Inspectah Deck featuring Street Life)3:42
6."Execute Them" (Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Street Life, Masta Killa)
  • The RZA
3:40
7."Bronx War Stories" (A.I.G.)3:27
8."And Justice For All" (Bobby Digital featuring Killarmy & Method Man)
  • The RZA
4:55
9."Punishment" (Black Knights of The North Star)4:54
10."Bastards" (Ruthless Bastards)
  • M. Perry
  • M. White
  • R. Daniels
  • S. Daniels
  • D. Logan
  • M. McDonald
  • J. Brand
  • The Blaquesmiths
4:19
11."On The Strength" (The Beggaz)5:01
12."Cobra Clutch" (Ghostface Killah)
  • Mathematics
3:42
13."Never Again" (Remedy)4:09
14."Where Was Heaven" (Wu Syndicates)
  • DJ Devastator
3:22
15."'97 Mentality" (Cappadonna featuring Ghostface Killah)
  • The RZA
3:41
16."Fatal Sting" (Black Knights of The North Star)
  • R. Bean
  • Q. Bennet
  • R. Dimeko
  • D. Cunningham
  • D. Rose
  • A. Brown
  • A. Johnson
  • Mathematics
4:09
Total length:58:36

Notes

  • "Legacy" is wrongly credited to A.I.G. in the booklet of the album.
  • The Intro to “And Justice for All” samples Martin Luther King speech at The Albany, Georgia Movement Vol.2 1961-1962

Personnel

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  • Sherin Baday – Production Coordination, Art Direction
  • J. Brand – Producer
  • R. Brown – Producer
  • Cappadonna – Performer
  • James Cruz – Mastering
  • D.B. Allah – Producer
  • Mitchell Diggs – Executive Producer
  • Robert Diggs – Executive Producer
  • Bobby Digital – Performer
  • R. Filler – Producer
  • Ghostface Killah – Performer
  • Arlene Godfrey – Production Coordination
  • Inspectah Deck – Producer, Performer
  • Killarmy – Performer
  • Marotta – Engineer
  • Mathematics – Producer
  • M. McDonald – Producer
  • Method Man – Performer
  • Nolan "Dr. No" Moffitte – Engineer
  • Raekwon – Performer
  • RZA – Producer
  • Shyheim – Performer
  • Steve Sola – Engineer
  • Sunz of Man – Performer
  • David Walker – Producer
  • The Wu Elements – Producer

References

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  1. ^ The Swarm Volume 1 (booklet). Wu-Tang Killa Bees. Priority Records. 1998. P2-50013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "The Swarm, Vol. 1 - Wu-Tang Killa Bees". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2020.