The Soul Assassins, Chapter I

Muggs Presents... The Soul Assassins, Chapter I is the first studio album by American hip hop collective Soul Assassins. It was released on March 4, 1997, via Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Larrabee Sound Studios and at Ameraycan Studios in Los Angeles, at The Hit Factory, at D&D Studios and at Chung King Studios in New York, and at The Hill. Produced entirely by DJ Muggs, it features contributions from B-Real, Dr. Dre, Goodie Mob, RZA, GZA, La the Darkman, MC Eiht, KRS-One, Mobb Deep, Infamous Mobb, Call O' Da Wild and Wyclef Jean. The album peaked at number 20 in the United States, at number 28 in France, at number 80 in the Netherlands, and at number 86 in the UK. Its sequel, Soul Assassins II, was released on October 3, 2000.

The Soul Assassins, Chapter I
Studio album by Soul Assassins
Released	March 4, 1997
Recorded	1996
Studio	Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles) Ameraycan (Hollywood) The Hit Factory (New York City) The Hill D&D (New York City) Chung King (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:31
Label	Columbia
Producer	DJ Muggs
Soul Assassins chronology
The Soul Assassins, Chapter I (1997) Soul Assassins II (2000)
Singles from The Soul Assassins, Chapter I
"Puppet Master" Released: February 18, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	6/10[2]
The Source	[3]
Spin	7/10[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Time Has Come"	Lawrence Muggerud	1:17
2.	"Puppet Master" (with Dr. Dre and B-Real)	Andre Young Louis Freese Muggerud Richard Vick Isaac Hayes Alvertis Isbell	5:00
3.	"Decisions, Decisions" (with Goodie Mob)	Thomas Callaway Cameron Gipp Robert Terrance Barnett Willie Knighton Muggerud	4:29
4.	"Third World" (with RZA and GZA)	Robert Diggs Gary Grice Muggerud	4:11
5.	"Battle of 2001" (with B-Real)	Freese Muggerud	3:18
6.	"Devil in a Blue Dress" (with La the Darkman)	Lason B. Jackson Muggerud	3:35
7.	"Heavy Weights" (with MC Eiht)	Aaron Tyler Muggerud	4:10
8.	"Move Ahead" (with KRS-One)	Lawrence Parker Muggerud	4:38
9.	"It Could Happen to You" (with Mobb Deep)	Kejuan Muchita Albert Johnson Muggerud	4:23
10.	"Life Is Tragic" (with Infamous Mobb)	James T. Chandler Lionel B. Cooper Jamal Abdul Raheem Muggerud	4:20
11.	"New York Undercover" (with Call O' Da Wild)	Barron Ricks Muggerud	2:31
12.	"John 3:16" (with Wyclef Jean)	Nel Ust Wyclef Jean Muggerud	3:39
Total length:			45:31

All music is composed by DJ Muggs

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	80
French Albums (SNEP)[6]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	86
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[8]	14
US Billboard 200[9]	20
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[10]	6

References

1. Bush, John. "Muggs Presents the Soul Assassins, Chapter I - DJ Muggs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
2. Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Dj Muggs Presents: The Soul Assassins" (PDF). Muzik. No. 23. p. 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. Alvarez, Gabriel (March 1997). "Record Report: DJ Muggs – Soul Assassins". The Source. No. 90. New York. p. 116.
4. Berrett, Jesse (April 1997). "SPIN". SPIN. Vol. 13, no. 1. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 156–157. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Muggs Presents... – The Soul Assassins - Chapter I" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
6. "Lescharts.com – Muggs Presents... – The Soul Assassins - Chapter I". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
8. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
9. "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of March 22, 1997". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
10. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 22, 1997. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

External links

• Muggs Presents The Soul Assassins (Chapter 1) at Discogs (list of releases)