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Built from Scratch
Studio album by The X-Ecutioners
Released	February 26, 2002
Recorded	1999–2001
Genre	Hip hop rap rock
Length	68:02
Label	Loud Records Columbia
Producer	Sean Cane The X-Ecutioners Beat Junkies Chris Frantz CJ Moore Dan the Automator DJ Apollo DJ Premier Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra Knobody Large Professor Lo-Fidelity Allstars Mike Shinoda Tina Weymouth
The X-Ecutioners chronology
X-Pressions (1997) Built from Scratch (2002) Scratchology (2003)
Singles from Built from Scratch
"It's Goin' Down" Released: March 2002

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AllMusic
RapReviews.com
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Built from Scratch is the second studio album by New York City DJ group The X-Ecutioners. It was released on February 26, 2002, through Loud Records and Columbia Records. The album was produced by Beat Junkies, Chris Frantz, CJ Moore, Dan the Automator, DJ Apollo, DJ Premier, Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra, Knobody, Large Professor, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Mike Shinoda of American rock band Linkin Park, Sean Cane, The X-Ecutioners, Tina Weymouth, and was executive produced by Peter Kang.

History

The record only spawned one hit single from the album, entitled "It's Goin' Down", which was released in March 2002. The single was heavily written, produced, and performed by Linkin Park members Shinoda and Hahn. They both appear in the official music video along with other Linkin Park members, including Rob Bourdon and Dave "Phoenix" Farrell on drums and bass respectively, with Wayne Static from American rock band Static-X on the guitars. However, Bourdon and Phoenix of Linkin Park, and Static of Static-X were all not involved with the recording session for the single in the studio.

The main album cover is based on Public Enemy's first album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show; an alternative cover simply shows the DJ group's logo and album title on a scratched orange surface (similar as the "It's Goin' Down" single cover).

Critical reception

In a reviewing article for Resident Advisor, it clearly describes The X-Ecutioners as a "four-man DJ battle group as a team that consists of Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Total Eclipse and Roc Raida coming out with a new album, Built from Scratch, to take the music genre of turntablism from an underground phenomenon to a more accessible sound. The record is more than a P.Diddy record, as it is a straight up hip-hop record of 2002 using the techniques being more built up from the days when Grandmaster Flash had his own adventure behind the wheel."

"No hip-hop record is complete nowadays without the usual intro," as described from the article via Resident Advisor, "and ever since producer Prince Paul (formerly De La) brought them out the Skit. A lot of albums really have skits that are wack and get way too played out. However, The X-Ecutioners pulled off decent skits and incorporated a lot of scratching routines into 'em, as well as being quite funny."

"The album isn't just about skits," continuously being described from Resident Advisor, "but all about the hip-hop music and turntablism, and proper tracks that have all been done quite well. All the skits and the songs appear on this album as listed in the record."

Track listing

Notes

• "Play That Beat" features uncredited rap vocals from Fatman Scoop

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1. Hopkin, Kenyon. "Built from Scratch - The X-ecutioners". Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 26, 2002). "X-Ecutioners :: Built From Scratch :: Loud Records". RapReviews. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
3. Caramanica, Jon (April 11, 2002). "The X-ecutioners Built from Scratch". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 22, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
4. ^ DJ Robotek RA Reviews: X-ecutioners - Built from Scratch on Sony (Album) Resident Advisor Retrieved July 31, 2014
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
6. "Lescharts.com – X-Ecutioners – Built from Scratch". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
7. "X-Ecutioners Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
8. "X-Ecutioners Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
9. "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
10. "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

External links

• The X-Ecutioners at Rolling Stone Magazine
• The X-Ecutioners at IGN Music

• 2002 albums
• The X-Ecutioners albums
• Albums produced by Dan the Automator
• Albums produced by DJ Premier
• Albums produced by Large Professor
• Albums produced by Mike Shinoda