Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency

Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency
Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency
Studio album by Bill Cosby
Released	October 20, 2009 (digital); November 14, 2009 (CD);
Recorded	2008
Studio	World Alert Music (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	57:55
Label	World Alert Music
Producer	Bill Cosby (exec.); Spaceman Patterson; Ced-Gee (co.);
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Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency is a studio album by American entertainer Bill Cosby. It was released digitally on October 20, 2009, and in physical form on November 24, 2009 via World Alert Music. Audio production of the project was handled by Cosby's longtime musical colleague William "Spaceman" Patterson and Ultramagnetic MCs' co-founder Cedric "Ced Gee" Miller. It featured guest appearances from rappers Jace the Great, Hahz the Ripper, and Supa Nova Slom.^[2]^[3]

Professional ratings
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Track listing edit

All music is composed by Spaceman Patterson and Ced-Gee

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"State of Emergency"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	3:54
2.	"Why?"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	3:30
3.	"Runnin'"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	4:24
4.	"Fear No Man"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller D. Torain J. Gary	4:14
5.	"Take Time"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	3:58
6.	"Where Did I Go Wrong?"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	4:39
7.	"But First"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	3:57
8.	"Perfect World"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller D. Torain H. McMillan J. Gary	3:45
9.	"Dad's Behind the Glass"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller H. McMillan J. Gary	3:50
10.	"The Safe of Your Heart"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller D. Torain H. McMillan J. Gary	5:21
11.	"Where's the Parade"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson D. Torain J. Gary	4:14
12.	"Get on Your Job"	W. H. Cosby C. Miller H. McMillan	3:14
13.	"Look Into the Eyes"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller D. Torain J. Gary	4:16
14.	"I Wish"	W. H. Cosby W. S. Patterson C. Miller J. Gary	4:38
Total length:			57:55

Personnel edit

William Henry Cosby Jr. - vocals, concept, percussion, keyboards, executive producer
William "Spaceman" Patterson - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer, horns, trumpet, sitar, whistle, arranging, mixing, producer
Cedric Ulmont Miller - vocals, drum programming, keyboards, arranging, mixing, co-producer
Hassan McMillan - vocals, keyboards, arranging
Jamal Ali Gary - vocals
Daoud Torain - vocals
Jeff Jones - vocals, mixing, recording
Norman G. Bullard - vocals, additional engineering
Taharqa Patterson - backing vocals
Preston Vismala - keyboards
Stanton Davis - trumpet
Bob Stewart - tuba
Tony Dawsey - mastering
Alonzo Wright - additional engineering
Erika Ranee - artwork

References edit

^ Jeffries, David. "Bill Cosby Presents: The Cosnarati State of Emergency - Bill Cosby". Allmusic. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ Current Interests (2008). Retrieved from Bill Cosby.com on June 16, 2008. Archived June 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Paste Magazine (2008-01-30). "Bill Cosby to Release Hip-Hop Album Titled State of Emergency". Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11.

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[1] Jeffries, David. "Bill Cosby Presents: The Cosnarati State of Emergency - Bill Cosby". Allmusic. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[2] Current Interests (2008). Retrieved from Bill Cosby.com on June 16, 2008. Archived June 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Paste Magazine (2008-01-30). "Bill Cosby to Release Hip-Hop Album Titled State of Emergency". Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11.

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