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2005 studio album by Z-Trip
Shifting Gears is the debut studio album by American DJ
Z-Trip .
[5] It was released through
Hollywood Records in 2005.
[6]
[7]
[8] It includes guest appearances from Soup,
Whipper Whip ,
Lyrics Born ,
Busdriver ,
Supernatural , Luke Sick,
Murs ,
Aceyalone ,
Mystic ,
Chester Bennington , and
Chuck D .
[9]
Critical reception
David Jeffries of
AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a reminiscing album that is in love with a time when breakdancers and b-boys ruled and living without your Adidas was just impossible."
[1] Bill Werde of
Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "These fifteen original tracks deploy sharp sampling, jazzy scratches and the sheer joy of old-school hip-hop."
[4]
Track listing
Title 1. "Intro" 0:28 2. "Listen to the DJ" (featuring Soup) 4:16 3. "All About the Music" (featuring
Whipper Whip ) 3:22 4. "The Get Down" (featuring
Lyrics Born ) 3:46 5. "About Face" 2:51 6. "Furious" 4:04 7. "Take Two Copies" (featuring
Busdriver ) 4:25 8. "For My People" (featuring
Supernatural ) 4:10 9. "Bury Me Standing" (featuring Luke Sick) 4:27 10. "Breakfast Club" (featuring
Murs and Supernatural) 4:53 11. "3rd Gear" 3:53 12. "Everything Changes" (featuring
Aceyalone and
Mystic ) 5:23 13. "Walking Dead" (featuring
Chester Bennington ) 4:33 14. "Shock and Awe" (featuring
Chuck D ) 4:39 15. "Revolution (STR Parts 1+2)" 15:21
Charts
References
^
a
b
c Jeffries, David.
"Shifting Gears - DJ Z-Trip" .
AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^ Durig, Jim (May 25, 2005).
"Z-Trip - Shifting Gears" .
IGN . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^ O'Neil, Tim (April 25, 2005).
"Z-Trip: Shifting Gears" .
PopMatters . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
a
b Werde, Bill (April 21, 2005).
"Shifting Gears : DJ Z-Trip : Review" .
Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^ Turenne, Martin (August 18, 2005).
"On the aptly titled "Shifting Gears", Z-Trip moves beyond the mash-up" .
The Georgia Straight . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
"Z-Trip - Shifting Gears" .
Amazon.com . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
"Shifring Gears - DJ Z-Trip" .
Bandcamp . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
"Shifting Gears by Z-Trip" .
iTunes .
Apple Inc. Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
"Z-Trip 'Gears' Up For Debut CD" .
Billboard . February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
"DJ Z-Trip - Chart history - Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^
"DJ Z-Trip - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" .
Billboard . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
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