The Chosen Few (Boot Camp Clik album)

The Chosen Few is the second studio album by American hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. It was released on October 8, 2002 through Duck Down Music, making it the first album released from the group or any affiliate since 1999. Production was handled by Da Beatminerz, Eric "Coptic" Matlock, Curt Cazal, Dan the Man, Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman, Alchemist, Bink!, Hi-Tek, Producers Coalition of America and TY Deals. The album features contributions from seven of the eight original members with Heltah Skeltah's Rock being the only absent member, as well as guest appearances from Jahdan Blakkamoore, Illa Noyz, Rufus Blaq, Scratch and Supreme.

The Chosen Few
Studio album by Boot Camp Clik
Released	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
Recorded	2001–02
Studio	Audiology Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:02:24
Label	Duck Down
Producer	Buckshot (exec.) Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (also exec.) Alchemist Bink! Curt Cazal Da Beatminerz Dan the Man Eric "Coptic" Matlock Hi-Tek The Producers Coalition Of America Inc. TY Deals
Boot Camp Clik chronology
Basic Training (2000) The Chosen Few (2002) The Last Stand (2006)
Singles from The Chosen Few
"And So... / Whoop His Ass" Released: September 10, 2002 "Think Back / That's Tough" Released: November 26, 2002 "Ice Skate" Released: May 6, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	4/5[2]
RapReviews	8/10[3]
Vibe	4/5[4]

The effort received very strong reviews, and the singles "And So" and "Think Back" received moderate video play. The Chosen Few was the first Boot Camp album released on an independent label, with sales reaching just over 60,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: YO Boot Camp!"		Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman Dan The Man	1:19
2.	"And So"	Tekomin Williams Sean Price Kenyatta Blake Darrell Yates Jr. Dashawn Yates Curtis Small	Curt Cazal	3:49
3.	"Let's Get Down 2 Bizness"	Price Blake Jack McNair Yates Jr. Yates Wayne Evans Alan Maman	The Alchemist	4:20
4.	"Let's Roll"	Barret Powell Yates Williams McNair Blake Yates Jr. Paul Hendricks	Baby Paul	4:51
5.	"Welcome to Bucktown USA" (featuring Supreme and Scratch)	Yates Jr. Blake Williams Demetrio Muniz Eric Matlock	Coptic	5:25
6.	"That's Tough (Little Bit)"	Blake Yates Jr. Williams Roosevelt Harrell	Bink!	4:42
7.	"Yeah What Eva" (Skit)	Yates Jr. Price	Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman Dan The Man	1:16
8.	"Had It Up 2 Here" (featuring Illa Noyz)	Yates Jr. Blake Williams McNair Yates Price Evans Walter Dewgarde	Da Beatminerz	4:43
9.	"Whoop His Ass" (featuring Rufus Blaq)	Blake Williams Yater Jr. Rufus Moore Francis Palacios Ross Sloane Darrol Durant Roger Munroe	The Producers Coalition Of America Inc.	4:05
10.	"Daddy Wanna"	McNair Price Blake Williams Yates Jr. Yates Ewart Dewgarde	Da Beatminerz	5:16
11.	"Ice Skate"	Price Blake Yates Jr. Yates Tony Cottrell	Hi-Tek	4:41
12.	"Just Us"	Williams Blake Powell Yates Jr. Yates T. Walker	TY Deals	5:24
13.	"Think Back" (featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore)	Blake Yates Jr. Williams Price W. Dewgarde	Da Beatminerz	4:35
14.	"The Chosen Few (Live for This)"	McNair Powell Price Williams Blake Yates Jr. Matlock Eugene Dixon Lena Thompson	Coptic	5:09
15.	"Outro: Word's From Tek"	Williams	Coptic	2:49
Total length:				1:02:24

Notes

• Track 10 features additional vocals by Little Cook WTW2 and Queenia
• Track 11 features additional vocals by Danielle Henry

Sample credits

• Track 14 contains elements from "Tomorrow I May Not Feel the Same" written by Eugene Dixon and Lena Thompson and performed by Gene Chandler

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	17

References

1. Bush, John. "The Chosen Few - Boot Camp Clik | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. Oduro, Mike (November 5, 2002). "Boot Camp Clik - The Chosen Few". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 3, 2003). "Boot Camp Clik :: The Chosen Few :: Duck Down Music Ltd". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
4. Kwak, Donnie (November 2002). "Vibe". Vibe Vixen. 10 (11). Vibe Media Group: 158. ISSN 1070-4701.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
5. "Boot Camp Clik Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Boot Camp Clik Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• Boot Camp Clik – The Chosen Few at Discogs (list of releases)