That's Them

That's Them
That's Them
Studio album by Artifacts
Released	April 15, 1997
Studio	Platinum Island Studios (New York, NY); Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY); Master Cutting Room (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	59:31
Label	Big Beat; Atlantic;
Producer	Baby Paul; Gruff Rhino; Lord Finesse; Mr. Walt; Rob "Reef" Tewlow; Shawn J. Period; V.I.C.;
Artifacts chronology
Singles from That's Them
	"Art of Facts"; Released: August 27, 1996; "The Ultimate"; Released: March 4, 1997;

That's Them is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Artifacts. It was released on April 15, 1997 via Big Beat/Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios, Unique Recording and Master Cutting Room in New York. Production was handled by Shawn J Period, Baby Paul, V.I.C., Gruff Rhino, Lord Finesse, Mr. Walt and Rob "Reef" Tewlow, with co-producer Tame One and additional producer Showbiz. It features guest appearances from Lord Finesse and Lord Jamar.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	8.5/10^[2]

The album debuted at number 134 on the Billboard 200, number 25 on the Top R&B Albums and number 3 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "Art of Facts" and "The Ultimate".

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Art of Scratch" (Intro)		Rob "Reef" Tewlow	1:14
2.	"Art of Facts"	Rahem Ross Brown William E. Williams Shawn M. Jones	Shawn J Period	4:23
3.	"31 Bumrush"	Brown Williams Jones	Shawn J Period	3:42
4.	"To Ya Chest"	Brown Williams Jones	Shawn J Period	3:20
5.	"Where Yo Skillz At?"	Brown Williams Jones	Shawn J Period	4:30
6.	"Collaboration of Mics" (featuring Lord Finesse and Lord Jamar)	Brown Williams Robert Hall Lorenzo Dechalus	Lord Finesse	4:20
7.	"The Ultimate"	Brown Williams Paul Anthony Hendricks Paul L. Blaize Sean Williamson Steven Workman	Baby Paul	4:42
8.	"It's Gettin' Hot"	Brown Williams Walter Dewgarde	Mr. Walt	4:07
9.	"This Is da Way"	Brown Williams Victor Padilla	V.I.C.	3:47
10.	"The Interview"	Brown Williams Padilla	V.I.C.	3:39
11.	"Break It Down"	Brown Williams Jones	Shawn J Period	4:01
12.	"Skwad Training"	Brown Williams Hendricks	Baby Paul	4:30
13.	"Ingredients to Time Travel"	Brown	Gruff Rhino Tame One (co.)	3:38
14.	"Return to da Wrongside"	Brown Williams Jones Benjamin Maupin	Shawn J Period	4:30
15.	"Who's This?"	Brown Williams Jones	Shawn J Period	4:39
16.	"The Ultimate" (Showbiz Remix)	Brown Williams Hendricks Rodney LeMay Blaize Williamson Workman	Showbiz (add.)	4:25
Total length:				59:31

Sample credits

Track 5 contains elements from "Izzum Man" performed by Diesel Don & The Governer.
Track 9 contains elements from "Rock the House" written by Russell Simmons and Joseph Simmons and performed by Run-DMC.
Tracks 11 and 13 contain material performed by Redman.
Track 14 contains elements from "Winds of Change" performed by Bennie Maupin.

Personnel edit

Rahem Ross "Tame One" Brown – vocals, co-producer (track 13)
William E. "El Da Sensei" Williams – vocals
Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall Jr. – vocals & producer (track 6)
Lorenzo "Lord Jamar" DeChalus – vocals (track 6)
Shawn "DJ Kaos" Perry – scratches (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12, 15, 16)
Andrew "Dr. Butcher" Venable – scratches (track 5)
Michael "DJ Mike Loe" Warren – scratches (track 6)
Anthony "Tone The Backbone" Scott – bass (track 8)
Rob "Reef" Tewlow – producer (track 1), executive producer, A&R
Shawn M. "Shawn J Period" Jones – producer (tracks: 2-5, 11, 14, 15)
Paul "Baby Paul" Hendricks – producer (tracks: 7, 12)
Walter "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde – producer (track 8)
Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (tracks: 9, 10)
Kirkland Rick "Gruff Rhino" Ward – producer (track 13)
Rodney "Showbiz" LeMay – additional producer & re-mixing (track 16)
Josh Chervokas – recording (tracks: 1, 16), mixing (track 1)
Ken "Duro" Ifill – recording (tracks: 2-12, 14, 15), mixing (tracks: 2-8, 11, 12, 14, 15)
Troy Hightower – mixing (tracks: 9, 10)
DJ Nastee – recording (track 15)
"Commissioner" Gordon Williams – mixing (track 16)
Bill Importico – engineering assistant
Paul Shatraw – engineering assistant
Vaughn Sessions – engineering assistant
Tom Coyne – mastering
Courtney Burgess – executive producer
Eric Altenburger – art direction, design
Christian Lantry – photography

Charts edit

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	134
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	25
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	3

References edit

^ Bush, John. "That's Them - The Artifacts | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 26, 1997). "Artifacts :: That's Them :: Big Beat/Atlantic". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1997. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1997. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ "Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1997. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

External links edit

Artifacts – That's Them at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Bush, John. "That's Them - The Artifacts | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 26, 1997). "Artifacts :: That's Them :: Big Beat/Atlantic". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[3] "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1997. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[4] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1997. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[5] "Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1997. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

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