FreeMan 2 is the eighth album by Filipino rapper Francis Magalona, released on September 23, 2000, by BMG Records (Pilipinas) and Greater East Asia Music. The album is the follow-up to 1995's FreeMan.[1][2] The song "Watawat" was previously released on the EP Interscholastic, with its music video paying tribute to the evolution of the Philippine flag. The carrier single "Luv 4 Lyf" a song about war and man's struggle for freedom.[3]
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| Released | September 23, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Genre | Pinoy rap, Pinoy rock | |||
| Length | 1:08:41 | |||
| Language | Filipino, English | |||
| Label | Greater East Asia Music & BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. | |||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ollie" | 0:42 | |
| 2. | "Meltdown" | Francis Magalona / A. Tamayo | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Watawat" | Francis Magalona / A. Tamayo | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Cokimon" | DJ Coki | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Good Friends" | 0:56 | |
| 6. | ""Pintados"" | Francis Magalona / A. Tamayo / F. Villanueva | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Senseless" | F. Magalona /A. Rozul / Pantera | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Imachination" | F. Magalona / A. Rozul | 1:23 |
| 9. | "Sunglasses" | F. Magalona / J. Juanillo/ P. Pfiffiner / Hardware Syndrome / C. Hart | 6:59 |
| 10. | "Wala Ka!" | F. Magalona / C. Sison / B. Aquino / F. Villanueva) | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Magna Cum Nakaw" | F. Magalona / A. Rozul / Helmet | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Bilib Ka Ba" | 0:22 | |
| 13. | "Kaligtasan (Featuring Andrew E.)" | F. Magalona / A. Espiritu / N. Mendez | 4:36 |
| 14. | "Spirit Warriors" | F. Magalona / C. Sison / B. Aquino / F. Villanueva | 4:36 |
| 15. | "Luv 4 Lyf" | F. Magalona / P. De Castro | 4:13 |
| 16. | "Life Goes By" | Francis Magalona / A. Tamayo | 3:59 |
| 17. | "DJ Mainland" | 0:14 | |
| 18. | "Wisdomination" | F. Magalona / V. Rodriguez / J. Luna | 5:02 |
| 19. | "Migraine" | F. Magalona | 3:32 |
| 20. | "Cokewalk Version 2000" | DJ Coki | 2:10 |
| 21. | "Dubaiyistic" | 0:27 | |
| 22. | "Nais Ko" | Ryan Cayabyab | 3:31 |
| 23. | "Kimo's Groove II" | DJ Kimozave | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 1:08:41 | ||
Personnel edit
Francis Magalona - Vocals
Hardware Syndrome Members:
- Boyet Aquino - Drums & Percussions
- Carlo Sison - Guitar
- Francis Villanueva - Bass
- DJ Kimozave - Turntable & Drum Machine
Additional Musicians:
- Evil Stepsisters - Additional Vocals
- Perfecto De Castro, Noel Mendez - Additional Guitars, back up vocals on "Luv 4 Lyf"
- Ollie Marasigan: Spoken Words On "Ollie"
- Michael V: Spoken Words On "Bilib Ka Ba?"
- Chris Haranhan: Spoken Words on "Good Friends"
- Miguel Jeteau: French Spoken Words on "Wala Ka"
- Andrew E - Rap on "Kaligtasan"
- Johnny Krush And Caine - Rap on "Sunglasses"
- Mastaplann - Rap on "Wisdomination"
Album Credits edit
- Executive Producer: Rudy Tee
- A & R Executive: Vic Valenciano
- All songs are produced by: Francis Magalona except "Luv 4 Lyf" produced by Perfecto De Castro & Francis M, "Wisdomination" produced by Johnny Luna and Butch Velez of True Asiatik Tribe Production & Francis Magalona
- All songs are recorded, engineered, tweaked, mixed, mastered and fixed by: Angee Rozul at Tracks Studios except "Meltdown", "Pintados", "Watawat" and "Life Goes By" which was done at: Prodigi Audio by Albert Tamayo
References edit
- ^ Francis M, Freeman once again – Sounds Familiar | Philstar.com
- ^ "Rap Music is Alive and raring to kick some butt". Poch Concepcion. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Francis Magalona Campus Concert". 23 September 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2022.