Loud Rocks

Loud Rocks is a rap rock compilation album by American hip hop record label Loud Records, composed of remixes, covers and collaborations between rock and hip hop music artists. It was released on September 5, 2000 in four editions: one with explicit lyrics, a clean version, a Japanese and a Canadian version (each including a bonus track).

Loud Rocks
Compilation album by various artists
Released	September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05)
Studio	Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) Track Record (North Hollywood, CA) Studio 56 (California) Encore Studios (Burbank, CA) Wayne's House (California) NRG Studios (North Hollywood, CA) 123 Studios (Peckham, UK) Conway Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA) Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA) Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, NY) Olympic Studios (Barnes, UK) The Blue Room (Woodland Hills, CA) Machine Sound Spin Studios (Astoria, Queens, NY)
Genre	Rap rock nu metal rap metal
Length	52:57
Label	Loud
Producer	Amy Finnerty Armand Majidi Bob Marlette Butch Vig Dante Ross DJ Homicide Epic Mazur Incubus John Seymour Jose Reynoso Josh Abraham Machine Rick Rubin Sevendust Wayne Static

Recording sessions took place at Capitol Studios, Track Record, Studio 56, Encore Studios, NRG Studios, 123 Studios, Conway Studios, Westlake Audio, Stankonia Recording, Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, Olympic Studios, The Blue Room, Machine Sound, and Spin Studios.

Production was handled by Rick Rubin, Armand Majidi, Bob Marlette, Butch Vig, Dante Ross, DJ Homicide, Epic Mazur, Incubus, John Seymour, Jose Reynoso, Josh Abraham, Machine, Sevendust, Wayne Static, and Amy Finnerty, who also served as executive producer.

It features contributions from Wu-Tang Clan, Tha Alkaholiks, Big Pun, Xzibit, Chad Smith, Crazy Town, Dead Prez, Endo, Everlast, Grunge Is Dead, Incubus, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Ozzy Osbourne, Sevendust, Shootyz Groove, Sick of It All, Static-X, Sugar Ray, System of a Down, Tom Morello and Tony Iommi.

The album debuted at number 108 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and at number 94 on the Offizielle Deutsche Charts in Germany.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Select	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Village Voice	A−[5]

Select gave the album a two out of five rating.^[3] The review compared the album to the Judgment Night Soundtrack stating that it "did much the same thing, but it found room for curious hybrids like Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul. Only Everlast and Mobb Deep's 'Shook Ones'...shows anything like the same ambition here".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shame" (performed by System of a Down & RZA of Wu-Tang Clan)	Dennis Coles Robert Diggs Lamont Hawkins Clifford Smith Corey Woods Gary Grice Jason Hunter Russell Jones	Rick Rubin	2:40
2.	"Make Room" (performed by Sugar Ray & Tha Alkaholiks)	Ricardo Smith James Robinson Eric Brooks	DJ Homicide	3:59
3.	"Hip-Hop" (performed by Static-X & dead prez)	Clayton Gavin Lavonne Alford Vonkeli Williams Andrew Mair	Wayne Static	3:52
4.	"Los Angeles Times" (performed by Endo & Xzibit)	Alvin Joiner Melvin Bradford	Amy Finnerty Jose "Choco" Reynoso	4:05
5.	"Shook Ones Part II" (performed by Everlast)	Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita	Dante Ross	4:16
6.	"Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing ta Fuck Wit" (performed by Tom Morello, Chad Smith, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & RZA)	Hunter C. Smith Diggs Coles Hawkins Woods Grice Jones	Rick Rubin	3:52
7.	"Only When I'm Drunk" (performed by Crazy Town)	R. Smith Robinson Brooks August Moon William Thomas	Epic Mazur Josh Abraham Shifty Shellshock (add.)	4:54
8.	"What U See Is What U Get" (performed by Sevendust & Xzibit)	Joiner	Sevendust	5:12
9.	"How Bout Some Hardcore" (performed by Grunge Is Dead & M.O.P.)	Eric Murray Jamal Grinnage David Brown Bryan Vigorson	Butch Vig	3:28
10.	"For Heaven's Sake 2000" (performed by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi & Wu-Tang Clan)	Wu-Tang Clan Darryl Hill John Michael Osbourne Anthony Frank Iommi	Bob Marlette	4:55
11.	"Caribbean Connection" (performed by Shootyz Groove & Big Pun)	Christopher Rios Richard Frierson Wyclef Jean	Machine	3:46
12.	"Survival of the Fittest" (performed by Sick of It All & Mobb Deep)	Johnson Muchita	Armand Majidi John Seymour	3:46
13.	"Still Not a Player" (performed by Incubus & Big Pun)	Joseph Thomas Rodney Jerkins Japhe Tejeda Jolyon Skinner Michele Williams	Incubus	4:12
Total length:				52:57

Canadian bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Daaam!" (performed by Finger Eleven & Tha Alkaholiks)	4:27

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Reign of the Tec 2000" (performed by YKZ & The Beatnuts)	4:44

Personnel

1. "Shame"
   • Wu-Tang Clan
     • The RZA
   • System of a Down
     • Serj Tankian – vocals
     • Daron Malakian – guitar
     • Shavo Odadjian – bass guitar
     • John Dolmayan – drums
   • Rick Rubin – producer
   • Rich Costey – mixing
   • David Schiffman – engineer
   • Choco "The Panelist" – engineer
   • Lindsay Chase – production coordinator
2. "Make Room"
   • Tha Alkaholiks
     • Tash
     • J-Ro
     • E-Swift
   • Sugar Ray
     • Mark McGrath – vocals
     • Rodney Sheppard – guitar
     • Murphy Karges – bass guitar
     • DJ Homicide – beats, vocals, producer
     • Stan Frazier – vocals, drums
     • Dave Holdredge – guitar, Pro Tools engineer
   • Dave Aron – mixing
3. "Hip Hop"
   • dead prez
     • M1
     • stic
   • Static-X
     • Wayne Static – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing
     • Ken Jay – drums
     • Tony Campos – bass guitar
     • Koichi Fukuda – guitar, programming
   • Sean Cane – mixing
   • Blair Wells – additional Pro Tools mixing and editing
4. "Los Angeles Times"
   • Xzibit
   • Endo
     • Gil Bitton – vocals
     • Zelick – bass guitar
     • Joel Swartz – drums
     • Eli Parker – guitars
   • Amy Finnerty – producer, engineer, mixing
   • Choco "The Panelist" – producer, engineer, mixing
5. "Shook Ones Part II"
   • Everlast – vocals, rhythm guitar
   • Keefus – keyboards
   • Bron Tieman – steel guitar
   • Truly Odd – DJ
   • Dante Ross – producer
   • Jamey Staub and the Stimulated Dummies – mixing
   • John Gamble – production coordinator
6. "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing ta Fuck Wit"
   • Wu-Tang Clan
     • The RZA
     • Inspectah Deck
     • Method Man
   • Tom Morello – guitar, bass guitar
   • Chad Smith – drums
   • Rick Rubin – producer
   • Rich Costey – mixing
   • David Shiffman – engineer
   • Choco "The Panelist" – engineer
   • Lindsay Chase – production coordinator
7. "Only When I'm Drunk"
   • Crazy Town
     • "Mr. Shifty" Seth Binzer – vocals, additional production
     • Epic Mazur – vocals, producer, additional production
     • Faydoedeelay – bass guitar
     • Rust Epique – guitar
     • Trouble Valli – guitar
     • DJ A.M. – turntables
     • James Bradley, Jr. – drums
   • Josh Abraham – producer, mixing
   • Brian Virtue – mixing
   • Wil Martin – side artist
   • HM Wollman – production coordinator
8. "What U See Is What U Get"
   • Xzibit
   • Sevendust
     • Lajon Witherspoon – vocals, producer
     • Clint Lowery – guitars, producer
     • John Connolly – guitars, producer
     • Vince Hornsby – bass guitar, producer
     • Morgan Rose – drums, producer
   • Sean "Big Red" Johnson – mixing, engineer
   • Matt Still – assistant and Pro Tools engineer
   • DJ Hurricane – scratching
9. "How Bout Some Hardcore"
   • M.O.P.
     • Bill
     • Fame
   • Grunge Is Dead
     • Butch Vig – loops, programming, producer, remixing
     • Billy Bush – guitars, engineer
     • Pea Podd – bass guitar
   • Cameron Webb – 2nd engineer
   • Suzanne Ybarra – production coordiantor
10. "For Heaven's Sake 2000"
    • Wu-Tang Clan
    • Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
    • Tony Iommi – guitar
    • Bob Marlette – programming, keyboards, producer, mixing
    • Mark Binder – additional programming
11. "Caribbean Connection"
    • Big Pun
    • Shootyz Groove
      • Kasper Gomez – vocals
      • Season – vocals
      • Dose-Big – drums
      • Donny – guitars
      • Paul Freak – bass guitar
    • Machine – producer, mixing
12. "Survival of the Fittest"
    • Mobb Deep
      • Prodigy
      • Havoc
    • Sick of It All
      • Lou Koller – vocals
      • Pete Koller – guitar
      • Armand Majid – drums, producer, mixing
      • Craig Setari – bass guitar
    • John Seymour – producer, mixing
    • Brian Montgomery – engineer
    • Pete Benjamin – engineer
    • Jason Kanter – assistant engineer
13. "Still Not a Player"
    • Big Pun
    • Incubus
      • Brandon Boyd – vocals, producer
      • Michael Einziger – guitar, producer
      • Alex Katunich – bass guitar, producer
      • José Pasillas II – drums, producer
      • Chris Kilmore – DJ, producer
    • Rick Will – mixing
    • Dave Holdredge – mixing, engineer
    • Michael Baskette – engineer

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	94
US Billboard 200[7]	108
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	68

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Various Artists - Loud Rocks Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
2. Browne, David (September 8, 2000). "Music Review: 'Loud Rocks'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
3. Lynskey, Dorian (October 2000). "Album reviews". Select. EMAP Metro: 109. ISSN 0959-8367.
4. Haider, Arwa (September 1, 2000). "Songs of impossible lust | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
5. Christgau, Robert (October 24, 2000). "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Oct. 24, 2000: Ina Dancehall Groove--Finally". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – various artists – Loud Rocks" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
7. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 39. September 23, 2000. p. 92. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 23, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 39. September 23, 2000. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 23, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

External links

• Loud Rocks at Discogs (list of releases)