Nighthawks (Nighthawks album)

Nighthawks is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Nighthawks, which consisted of rappers Cage and Camu Tao.^[4] It was released on November 26, 2002, under Eastern Conference Records.^[5] The album is a rap opera concept album.

Nighthawks
Studio album by Nighthawks
Released	November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	41:35
Label	Eastern Conference Records
Producer	Camu Tao DJ Mighty Mi True-Skill
Cage chronology
Movies for the Blind (2002) Nighthawks (2002) Weatherproof (2003)
Camu Tao chronology
Nighthawks (2002) Blair Cosby: Cape Cod (Going for De Gold) (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	7/10[1]
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	Mixed[3]

Background

Nighthawks came to be through Cage's love for police movies.^[3] It puts Cage and Camu Tao in the personas of fictional police detectives "Deke DaSilva" and "Matthew Fox". The album was created in a one-week creative binge.^[6]

Music

The album is mostly produced by Camu Tao and DJ Mighty Mi, with one song's production by DJ Trueskillz. Guest appearances include Tame One, Metro of S.A. Smash, Space and The High & Mighty.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"The Briefing"	DJ Mighty Mi	0:51
2.	"N.R.A"	Camu Tao DJ Mighty Mi	4:30
3.	"The Trailor" (featuring Tame One)	Camu Tao DJ Mighty Mi	4:42
4.	"Cop Hell"	DJ Mighty Mi	3:52
5.	"Strip Search (Skit)"	DJ Mighty Mi	0:37
6.	"Keep The City Up"	Camu Tao DJ Mighty Mi	3:51
7.	"Car Chase" (featuring Metro)	Camu Tao	3:07
8.	"NY.PD (Skit)"	DJ Mighty Mi	1:41
9.	"Count Crackula" (featuring Space)	DJ Trueskillz	3:55
10.	"Nighthawks"	Camu Tao	4:14
11.	"Let 'Em Go Matt (Skit)"	DJ Mighty Mi	0:38
12.	"P.C. (Police Crime)"	DJ Mighty Mi	3:15
13.	"Bomb Beach" (featuring The High & Mighty)	DJ Mighty Mi	2:14
14.	"Street Poly"	Camu Tao	4:08

References

^[8]

1. "Nighthawks :: Nighthawks :: Eastern Conference Records". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
2. "Nighthawks - Nighthawks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
3. "Nighthawks: Nighthawks". Avclub.com. 2003-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
4. "To Hell and Back: An Interview with Cage". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
5. "Nighthawks LP, by Cage and Camu Tao". Cagewm.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
6. "Cage Interview". Leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
7. "Nighthawks - Nighthawks - CD - buy, cover art, release date". Undergroundhiphop.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
8. "Nighthawks (Cage & Camu Tao) - Samples, Covers and Remixes". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

External links

• Nighthawks at Bandcamp
• Nighthawks at Discogs