Scifentology II

Scifentology II
Scifentology II
Studio album by Yak Ballz
Released	January 29, 2008
Studio	S.T.F.U. Studios (Hoboken, NJ); The Crib Piece Studios; Gotham Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:16
Label	FloSpot
Producer	Adept; Aesop Rock; Camu Tao; Chapter 7; Chris Maestro; Govone; Mondee;
Yak Ballz chronology

Scifentology II is the second full-length studio album by American rapper Yak Ballz. It was released on January 29, 2008 via FloSpot Records. Recording sessions took place at S.T.F.U. Studios in Hoboken, The Crib Piece Studios, and Gotham Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Chapter 7, Mondee, Camu Tao, Adept, Aesop Rock, Chris Maestro and Govone. It features guest appearances from Cage, Peter Toh, Slow Suicide Stimulus, Tame One and Thomas Phenomas.^[3]^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3/5^[1]
PopMatters	6/10^[2]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blind Faith"	Yashar Zadeh Adam Polc	Adept	4:42
2.	"YBTV"	Zadeh Armando Torres	Mondee	3:38
3.	"Out of Range"	Zadeh Tero Smith	Camu Tao	3:20
4.	"Nuclear Society" (featuring Tame One)	Zadeh Rahem Ross Brown Mike Desino	Chapter 7	3:45
5.	"War in My Head"	Zadeh Torres	Mondee	5:14
6.	"Dirt Empire"	Zadeh Ian Bavitz	Aesop Rock	3:54
7.	"Future Deluxe" (featuring Slow Suicide Stimulus)	Zadeh Charles Zaffarese Gary Falcone	Govone	4:01
8.	"A Billion Ways" (featuring Peter Toh)	Zadeh Peter Toh Torres	Mondee	4:00
9.	"Chaching (Clap Your Hands)"	Zadeh Desino	Chapter 7	3:19
10.	"Taking Good Care" (featuring Thomas Phenomas)	Zadeh Smith Zaffarese	Camu Tao	3:36
11.	"Underrated"	Zadeh Christopher Gheeron	Chris Maestro	3:55
12.	"New Communications" (featuring Cage)	Zadeh Chris Palko Desino	Chapter 7	4:17
13.	"Trust Is a Timebomb"	Zadeh Desino	Chapter 7	3:35
Total length:				51:16

Personnel edit

Yashar "Yak Ballz" Zadeh – vocals, executive producer
Rahem Ross "Tame One" Brown – vocals (track 4)
Charles "Charlie Chan" Zaffarese – vocals (track 7), additional vocals (track 11), additional programming (tracks: 3, 4, 10, 12, 13), executive producer
Peter Toh – vocals (track 8)
Thomas "Phenomas" Haehnel – vocals (track 10), additional keyboards (track 12)
Chris "Cage" Palko – vocals (track 12)
Malachi De Lorenzo – additional vocals (track 5), bass (track 8)
Gary "Govone" Falcone – additional vocals (track 11), producer (track 7)
Melvin "DJ Melski" Alston Jr. – scratches (tracks: 3, 12)
DJ Big Wiz – scratches (track 4)
Adam "Adept" Polc – producer (track 1)
Armando "Mondee" Torres – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 8)
Tero "Camu Tao" Smith – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
Mike "Chapter 7" DeSino – producer (tracks: 4, 9, 12, 13)
Ian "Aesop Rock" Bavitz – producer (track 6)
Christopher "Chris Maestro" Gheeron – producer (track 11)
Joey Raia – mixing
Ken Heitmueller – mastering
Ewok One 5MH – artwork, layout

References edit

^ "Yak Ballz - Scifentology II". HipHopDX. February 4, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ Catania, Chris (April 22, 2008). "Yak Ballz: Scifentology II, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Yak Ballz: Scifentology 2". AllHipHop. February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ Acharya, Neil (February 19, 2008). "Yak Ballz | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links edit

Scifentology II at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Yak Ballz - Scifentology II". HipHopDX. February 4, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[2] Catania, Chris (April 22, 2008). "Yak Ballz: Scifentology II, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[3] "Yak Ballz: Scifentology 2". AllHipHop. February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[4] Acharya, Neil (February 19, 2008). "Yak Ballz | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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