For the People (album)

For the People is the debut album by American hip hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. It was released on May 20, 1997 via Priority Records and re-released as Still For the People on April 24, 2007 via Duck Down Music. Recording sessions took place from September 1996 to March 1997 at D&D Studios and at Chung King Studios in New York. Production was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown, Buckshot, Shawn J Period, Tony Touch, BJ Swan, Shaleek, EZ Elpee, Squia and Louieville Sluggah. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

For the People
Studio album by
Boot Camp Clik
ReleasedMay 20, 1997
RecordedSeptember 1996 – March 1997
Studio
Genre
Length1:06:32
LabelPriority
Producer
Boot Camp Clik chronology
For the People
(1997)		 Basic Training
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Source[2]

Consisting of Buckshot, Cocoa Brovaz, Originoo Gunn Clappaz and Heltah Skeltah, the crew officially organized in 1994, with all eight members appearing on the song "Cession At Da Doghillee" from Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin'. The album features a different sound than that heard on previous Camp-related releases, with the group abandoning their past production crew Da Beatminerz, instead recording with live instrumentation. The sound put off many fans, and the album received mediocre reviews and went on to sell just over 350,000 copies in the United States. The interludes on the album feature snippets from real phone calls received on their official phone line.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."1-900 Get Da Boot" (featuring the Original K.I.M.) "The people"1:21
2."Down by Law" Tony Touch3:01
3."Night Riders" (featuring LaVoice)
5:14
4."Headz Are Reddee, Pt. 2"
  • BJ Swan
  • Mark "Boogie" Brown
5:08
5."Watch Your Step" (featuring the Representativz)
  • Demetrio Muniz
  • Louis Johnson
  • Darryl Pearson
Shaleek4:56
6."Illa Noyz" (featuring Illa Noyz)
  • Shawn M. Jones
  • Wayne Evans
  • Price
  • Bush
Shawn J. Period4:10
7."Rag Time" (featuring Mada Rocka and LS)
  • Yates Jr.
  • Blake
  • Jacob Clarke
Mark "Boogie" Brown5:19
8."Blackout" (featuring BJ Swan, Supreme and Illa Noyz)
  • Bennoit
  • Bush
  • McNair
  • Powell
  • Muniz
  • Yates Jr.
  • Evans
  • Buckshot
  • Mark "Boogie" Brown
5:15
9."Ohkeedoke" (featuring MS)
  • Williams
  • McNair
  • M.S.
EZ Elpee5:16
10."Rugged Terrain" (featuring Twanie Ranks)
  • Yates
  • Antoine Cassidy
Squia3:47
11."The Dugout"
  • Mark Brown
  • Powell
5:10
12."Go for Yours" (featuring The B.T.J.'s)
  • Daniel Brown
  • J. Smith
  • A. Nash
  • Jones
Shawn J. Period5:43
13."Likkle Youth Man Dem"
  • Williams
  • Yates Jr.
  • Yates
  • Powell
  • McNair
  • Buckshot
  • Mark "Boogie" Brown
5:42
14."Last Time" (featuring BJ Swan and FLOW)
  • Blake
  • Bennoit
  • Yates Jr.
  • F. Goldsberry
  • D. Ellis
  • Buckshot
  • Mark "Boogie" Brown
6:30
Total length:1:06:32
Notes
  • On the track 2 the Boot Camp Clik is credited as 'everyone & their mother'
  • Track 13 is listed as bonus track and performed by The Fab 5
Sample credits
  • Track 2 contains a sample from "Mt. Airy Groove" written by Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd and Cedric A. Napoleon as recorded by Pieces Of A Dream
  • Track 11 contains an interpolation of "Louie Louie" written by Richard Berry

Personnel

Boot Camp Clik (The Great 8)

  • Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 7, 14), additional vocals (track 11), producer (tracks: 3, 8, 13, 14), executive producer
  • Darrell "Steele" Yates, Jr. – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 7, 8, 13, 14), additional vocals (track 10), executive producer
  • Tekomin "Tek" Williams – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 9, 13), additional vocals (track 10)
  • Barret "Louieville Sluggah" Powell – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 11, 13), additional vocals (track 5), producer (track 11)
  • Jack "Starang Wondah" McNair – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 9, 13)
  • Dashawn "Top Dog" Yates – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 13)
  • Jahmal "Rock" Bush – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 13), additional vocals (track 5)
  • Sean "Ruck" Price – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 13)

Guest performers

  • The Original K.I.M. – vocals (track 1)
  • LaVoice McGee – additional vocals (track 3)
  • Demetrio "Supreme" Muniz – vocals (tracks: 5, 8)
  • Louis "Lidu Rock" Johnson – vocals (track 5)
  • Wayne "Illa Noyz" Evans – vocals (tracks: 6, 8)
  • Mada Rocka – vocals (track 7)
  • Jacob "LS" Clarke – vocals (track 7)
  • Derwin "BJ Swan" Benoit – vocals (tracks: 8, 14), producer (track 4)
  • M.S. – vocals (track 9)
  • Antoine "Twanie Ranks" Cassidy – vocals (track 10)
  • Daniel "D. Real" Brown – vocals (track 12)
  • J. "El Sha" J. Smith – vocals (track 12)
  • A. "Lil' Knock" Nash – vocals (track 12)
  • F.L.O.W. – vocals (track 14)

Technical

  • Joseph "Tony Touch" Hernandez – producer (track 2)
  • Mark "Boogie" Brown – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14)
  • Darryl "Shaleek" Pearson – producer (track 5)
  • Shawn M. Jones – producer (tracks: 6, 12)
  • Lamont "EZ Elpee" Porter – producer (track 9)
  • Squia – producer (track 10)
  • Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – executive producer
  • Leo "Swift" Morris – engineering (tracks: 2-5, 8, 11)
  • Kieran Walsh – engineering (tracks: 5-7, 9, 10, 12)
  • Joe Quinde – engineering (track 8)
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 4

References
  1. Stanley, Leo. "For the People - Boot Camp Clik | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. Chow, Durwin (1997). "HipHop-TheGoldenEra: Album Review : Boot Camp Click - For The People - 1997". HipHop-TheGoldenEra. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. "Boot Camp Clik Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  4. "Boot Camp Clik Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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