Loyalty (Screwball album)

Loyalty is the second studio album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on June 26, 2001 via Hydra Entertainment/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio in New York. Production was mainly handled by Godfather Don and Ayatollah. It features guest appearances from Black Attack, Complexion, Cormega, Kool G Rap, Matrix Bars, M.O.P., Nature, N.O.R.E. and Tragedy Khadafi. The album peaked at number 185 on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, Lee Stone-produced "Torture", made it to #78 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Loyalty
Studio album by
Screwball
ReleasedJune 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Recorded2000–01
StudioC Mo' Greens Studio (New York, NY)
GenreHip hop
Length1:06:44
Label
Producer
Screwball chronology
Y2K: The Album
(2000)		 Loyalty
(2001)		 Screwed Up
(2004)
Singles from Loyalty
  1. "Torture"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Gorillas (Remix)"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Too High, Too Low / Real Niggaz"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews6/10[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Intro"
Ayatollah1:50
2."Like a Gangsta" (featuring Matrix Bars)
  • Bass
  • Kenneth Lewis
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah4:42
3."Where You At?" (featuring Nature)
Godfather Don4:10
4."Live and Let Die"
  • Lewis
  • Ivey
  • Jones
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah3:54
5."Torture" (featuring M.O.P.)
Stone3:06
6."Check the Resume" DJ G.I. Joe0:33
7."When the Sun Goes Down"
  • Bass
  • Lewis
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah3:20
8."Turn It Up"
  • Bass
  • Lewis
  • Ivey
  • Jones
F Bee4:21
9."I Spit" (featuring Black Attack)
  • Ivey
  • Jones
  • Sean Boston
  • R. Chapman
Godfather Don4:08
10."Loyalty" (featuring Cormega)
Godfather Don4:26
11."Real Niggaz"
  • Jones
  • Dorrell
Ayatollah4:19
12."Gorillas" (featuring Kool G Rap and Noreaga)
Godfather Don3:55
13."My Niggas"
  • Bass
  • R. Chapman
Godfather Don3:24
14."Too High, Too Low" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi)
Mike Heron3:20
15."Street Life"
  • Ivey
  • R. Chapman
Godfather Don3:50
16."The Booth"  0:59
17."The Bio"BassGoodie Goodman4:01
18."Gotta Believe" (featuring Complexion)
  • Lewis
  • Edwin Almonte
SPK4:04
19."Screwed Up"
The Beatnuts4:22
Total length:1:06:44

Personnel
  • Wilbur "The Poet" Bass – performer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12-14, 17, 19), associate producer
  • Kenneth "KL" Lewis – performer (tracks: 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19), associate producer
  • Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – performer (tracks: 3-5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19)
  • Kyron "Solo" Jones – performer (tracks: 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 19)
  • Matrix Bars – featured artist (track 2)
  • Jermaine "Nature" Baxter – featured artist (track 3)
  • Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – featured artist (track 5)
  • Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – featured artist (track 5)
  • Sean "Black Attack" Boston – featured artist (track 9)
  • Cory "Cormega" McKay – featured artist (track 10)
  • Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – featured artist (track 12)
  • Victor "Noreaga" Santiago – featured artist (track 12)
  • Percy "Tragedy Khadafi" Chapman – featured artist (track 14)
  • Complextion – featured artist (track 18)
  • Lamont "Ayatollah" Dorrell – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
  • Rodney "Godfather Don" Chapman – producer (tracks: 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15)
  • Lee Stone – producer (track 5)
  • Joseph P. "G.I. Joe" Rivera – producer (track 6)
  • F Bee – producer (track 8)
  • Mike "Heron" Herrard – producer (track 14)
  • Goodie Goodman – producer (track 17)
  • Edwin "S.P.K." Almonte – producer (track 18)
  • The Beatnuts – producers (track 19)
  • Max Vargas – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18), engineering (tracks: 3, 10, 12, 13)
  • Dino Z. – engineering (track 19)
  • Duncan Stanbury – mastering
  • Jerry Famolari – executive producer, A&R
  • Robert "Bob" Perry – associate producer
  • Trevor "Karma" Gendron – art direction, design & layout

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 185
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 11

References
  1. Jost, Matt (April 2, 2013). "Screwball :: Loyalty :: Hydra Entertainment/LandSpeed". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. "Screwball Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. "Screwball Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. "Screwball Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. "Screwball Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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