Sour Diesel (album)
Sour Diesel is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Doap Nixon. It was released on July 18, 2008 via Babygrande Records. Recording sessions took place at Found Sound Recording in Philadelphia, Cru-Cut Studios and 100 Proof Studios. Production was handled by Stu Bangas, Vanderslice, Cence, Chris Kearns, Cimer Amor, J.$crilla, Rhythmatik, Snowgoons and Undefined. It features guest appearances from Reef the Lost Cauze, OuterSpace, Demoz, Good Money, Cynthia Holliday, King Magnetic, King Syze, Nature, N.I.Z. and Vinnie Paz.
The album's cut "The Wait Is Over" appeared on the soundtrack for 2008 video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles. The album's sequel, Sour Diesel II, was released in 2019.
Background
After joining Army of the Pharaohs in 2007 for Ritual of Battle, Doap Nixon unveiled his debut full-length Sour Diesel under Jedi Mind Tricks Presents banner.AllMusic's Matt Rinaldi called the album "an underground rap tour-de-force", praising Nixon's "hardcore lyrical approach that alternates between assault-force aggression and pensive introspection".
Personnel
- Kenneth "Doap Nixon" Greene – vocals
- Jermaine "Nature" Baxter – vocals
- G. "Good Money" Johnson – vocals
- Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey – vocals
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals, executive producer
- Cynthia Holliday – vocals
- Jose "Demoz" Vargas – vocals
- Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals
- Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals
- Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals
- Jason "King Magnetic" Faust – vocals
- N. "N.I.Z." Rodriguez – vocals
- DJ Slipwax – scratches
- Charlie "Rhythmatik" Griggs – producer
- Stuart "Stu Bangas" Hudgins – producer
- Snowgoons – producer & mixing
- M. "Undefined" Henzey – producer
- Cence Chagniot – producer
- Jeff "J Scrilla" Clarkin – producer
- Eric Vanderslice – producer
- Cimer Amor – producer
- Chris Kearns – producer & mixing
- Scott "Supe" Stallone – recording & mixing, mastering
- Charles "Chuck" Wilson, Jr. – executive producer
- Dan Bradley – photography