The Book of Shabazz (Hidden Scrollz)
The Book of Shabazz is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Shabazz the Disciple. It was released on October 7, 2003, through Battle Axe Records. Recording sessions took place between 1995 and 2003 at Firehouse Studio, D&D Studios and Streetlight Studios in New York City, at Buhdha's House, at House Of Hits in Chestnut Ridge, at Tucan Studio in Kornwestheim, at YB Studios in São Paulo, and at Frico's Lab in Leonberg. Production was handled by Baby J, DJ Irfane, Lord Jamar, Carlos Bess, Dams & Sla, DJ Friction, DJ Skinny, Jose "Choco" Reynoso, MistaJam, The Prunes, Zé Gonzales, and Shabazz himself, with Madchild serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Freestyle, Killah Priest, Lil' Dap, Lord Jamar, Poetic, R.H. Bless and Young Anutt.
Personnel
- David "Shabazz the Disciple" Collins – vocals, producer
- Young Anutt – vocals
- Lorenzo "Lord Jamar" DeChalus – vocals, producer
- Walter "Killah Priest" Reed – vocals
- James "Lil' Dap" Heath – vocals
- Anthony Ian Berkeley – vocals
- Robert "Freestyle" Wallace – vocals
- Rasheen "R.H. Bless" Hill – vocals
- Dams & Sla – producers
- Peter "MistaJam" Dalton – producer & engineering
- DJ Skinny – producer
- Christopher Irfane Khan-Acito – producer
- José Henrique Castanho de Godoy Pinheiro – producer
- Simon Bonde – producer
- Christian Buksti – producer
- Peder Pedersen – producer
- Carlos Bess – producer, recording, mixing
- Jose "Choco" Reynoso – producer
- Anthony "Q-Unique" Quiles – producer
- Martin "DJ Friction" Welzer – producer & engineering
- Jonathan "Baby J" Hewitt – producer & mixing
- Richard "Joe Buhdha" Douglas – recording & mixing
- Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – recording, mixing
- Elliott Thomas – mixing, recording
- Tejo Damasceno – recording, mixing
- Martin Renius – recording, mixing
- Ralf Christian Mayer – recording
- Wolfgang Amadeus – mixing
- Benn Starr – recording, mixing
- Shane "Madchild" Bunting – executive producer