White Sunday is the debut solo studio album by New Zealand rapper Mareko. It was released in 2003 via Dawn Raid Entertainment.[2] The album's title is a reference to a Samoan holiday that happens on the second Sunday in October.
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 2:13:31 | |||
| Label | Dawn Raid | |||
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| Singles from White Sunday | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The New Zealand Herald |   [1] |
Production was handled by the Ghetto Professionals, P-Money, Celph Titled, Cochise, Da Beatminerz, DJ Shan, Emile, E-Swift, John Chong-Nee, Scram Jones, The Beat Digglerz and The Beatnuts, with Brotha D and YDNA serving as executive produces. It features guest appearances from Celph Titled, Deceptikonz, DJ Sir-Vere, E-Swift, Inspectah Deck, J-Ro, Psycho Les, Roc Raida, Sadat X and Scram Jones. The album debuted at number 4 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Two of its singles, "Mareko (Here to Stay)" and "Stop Drop & Roll", also went on charted, reaching number 4 and 6, respectively, on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
In March 2006, a double CD package was released, including a second instrumentals disc and two bonus tracks self-produced by Mareko. The album's sequel entitled White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark was released in 2008.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Espionage" | The Beat Digglerz | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Oh Shit" (featuring Psycho Les) | The Beatnuts | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Street Rap" (featuring Inspectah Deck) | V.I.C. | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Mareko (Here to Stay)" | V.I.C. | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Why Is That?" | Da Beatminerz | 4:19 |
| 6. | "White Sunday Sermon" | 1:52 | |
| 7. | "Legacy" | John Chong-Nee | 3:47 |
| 8. | "City Line" | P-Money | 5:54 |
| 9. | "Big Dummy" (featuring Celph Titled) | Celph Titled | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Don't Need Protection" (featuring Scram Jones and Roc Raida) | Scram Jones | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Suburban Legend" | DJ Shan | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Let Y'all Know" (featuring J-Ro and E-Swift) | E-Swift | 3:44 |
| 13. | "This Is Me" | Emile | 3:18 |
| 14. | "My Lady" | Cochise | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Major Flavour" (featuring Sadat X and DJ Sir-Vere) | Ghetto Pros. | 4:12 |
| 16. | "Stop, Drop and Roll" (featuring the Deceptikonz) | P-Money | 3:54 |
| 17. | "Espionage" (Instrumental) | 4:05 | |
| 18. | "Oh Shit" (Instrumental) | 4:07 | |
| 19. | "Street Rap" (Instrumental) | 3:52 | |
| 20. | "Mareko (Here to Stay)" (Instrumental) | 4:00 | |
| 21. | "Why Is That" (Instrumental) | 4:22 | |
| 22. | "Legacy" (Instrumental) | 3:51 | |
| 23. | "City Line" (Instrumental) | 5:57 | |
| 24. | "Big Dummy" (Instrumental) | 3:51 | |
| 25. | "Don't Need Protection" (Instrumental) | 4:27 | |
| 26. | "Suburban Legend" (Instrumental) | 3:33 | |
| 27. | "Let Y'all Know" (Instrumental) | 3:44 | |
| 28. | "This Is Me" (Instrumental) | 3:23 | |
| 29. | "My Lady" (Instrumental) | 4:44 | |
| 30. | "Major Flavour" (Instrumental) | 4:15 | |
| 31. | "Stop, Drop and Roll" (Instrumental) | 3:55 | |
| 32. | "Crunch" (featuring the Deceptikonz) | Mareko | 4:00 |
| 33. | "99 Bottles" | Mareko | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 2:13:31 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] | 4 |
References
edit- ^ Baillie, Russell. "Mareko: White Sunday - Lifestyle News". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Zemke-White, Kirsten (2005). "NESIAN STYLES (RE)PRESENT R'N' B:THE APPROPRIATION, TRANSFORMATION AND REALIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY R'N'B WITH HIP HOP BY URBAN PASIFIKA GROUPS IN AOTEAROA". Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies. 2 (1). doi:10.11157/sites-vol2iss1id54.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Mareko – White Sunday". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
External links
edit- Mareko – White Sunday at Discogs (list of releases)