Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency

(Redirected from State of Emergency (Bill Cosby album)) 2009 studio album by Bill Cosby

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 chronology

The Bill Cosby Collection
(2004)

Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency
(00000000)

Keep Standing
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic

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.

Track listing

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

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

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.

External links

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Comedy albums	Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963) I Started Out as a Child (1964) Why Is There Air? (1965) Wonderfulness (1966) Revenge (1967) To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968) 200 M.P.H. (1968) It's True! It's True! (1969) 8:15 12:15 (1969) Sports (1969) Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) When I Was a Kid (1971) For Adults Only (1971) Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972) Fat Albert (1973) My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977) Bill's Best Friend (1978) Bill Cosby: Himself (1982) Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986) Oh, Baby! (1991)
Music albums	Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971) Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972) At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974) Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) Disco Bill (1977) State of Emergency (2009)
Compilations	The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) Bill (1973) Down Under (1975)
Singles	"Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" (1967)
Television	The Bill Cosby Show (1969–71) The New Bill Cosby Show (1972–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–85) Cos (1976) Picture Pages (1978–84) The Cosby Show (1984–92) A Different World (1987–93) The Cosby Mysteries (1994–95) Cosby (1996–2000) Little Bill (1999–2004) Fatherhood (2004–05)
Stand-up comedy films and specials	Himself (1983) Bill Cosby 77 (unreleased)
Family	Camille Cosby Ennis Cosby Erika Cosby
Sexual assault cases	Andrea Constand lawsuit Trial of Bill Cosby We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
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