Beat of Life Vol. 1

Beat of Life Vol. 1 is the second album by Polish-born German hip hop producer DJ Tomekk. It was released on in late 2002 through Modul/BMG. Produced entirely by Tomekk and Thomas Schmidt, it features guest appearances from German musicians Trooper Da Don, G-Style, MC Spontan, Sandra Nasić, Shadee, Tatwaffe, Clumsy & Shegun, as well as American hip hop acts, such as the Perverted Monks, The Beatnuts, Ice-T, Kurupt, Lil' Kim, Trigga tha Gambler, Fatman Scoop, and Jamaican recording artist Prezident Brown. The album peaked at number 55 in Germany. It was supported by two charted singles: "Kimnotyze" and "Beat of Life".

Beat of Life Vol. 1
Studio album by DJ Tomekk
Released	2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:10:10
Label	Modul BMG
Producer	DJ Tomekk Thomas Schmidt
DJ Tomekk chronology
Return of Hip Hop (2001) Beat of Life Vol. 1 (2002) Numma Eyns (2005)
Singles from Beat of Life Vol. 1
"Kimnotyze" Released: 2002 "Beat of Life" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Wheels..." (Intro)	Tomasz Kuklicz Thomas Schmidt	0:37
2.	"Heidi (That Girl...)" (featuring Perverted Monks)	Kuklicz Schmidt Aaron Phillip A. Harper C. Harper Russell Ballanger	3:29
3.	"Viel Zu Sehen" (featuring Trooper Da Don)	Kuklicz Schmidt Toyin Taylor	3:54
4.	"Kimnotyze" (featuring Lil' Kim and Trooper Da Don)	Kuklicz Schmidt Kimberly Jones Taylor	3:29
5.	"0177-DJ Tomekk" (Skit)	Kuklicz Schmidt	2:12
6.	"Unleash the Lion" (featuring Prezident Brown)	Kuklicz Schmidt Fitz Albert Cotterell	5:05
7.	"Ganxtaville Pt. 2" (featuring Kurupt, Tatwaffe and G-Style)	Kuklicz Schmidt Ricardo Brown Alexander Terboven	3:43
8.	"Beat of Life" (featuring Ice-T, Sandra Nasić and Trigga tha Gambler)	Kuklicz Schmidt Tracy Marrow Sandra Nasić Tawan Smith	5:39
9.	"Rasta Soldier" (featuring Prezident Brown)	Kuklicz Schmidt Cotterell	5:57
10.	"Russian Roulette" (featuring Afu-Ra)	Kuklicz Schmidt Phillip	3:59
11.	"Woody" (featuring The Beatnuts)	Kuklicz Schmidt Jerry Tineo	3:40
12.	"1-800-Slave 4 U" (Skit)	Kuklicz Schmidt	1:22
13.	"Supermadl" (featuring Shadee)	Kuklicz Schmidt Igor Kölblinger	2:37
14.	"Holdin It Down" (Skit)	Kuklicz Schmidt	1:21
15.	"Du" (featuring MC Spontan)	Kuklicz Schmidt Zafer Öztürk	4:11
16.	"Beat of Life Radio" (Skit)	Kuklicz Schmidt	1:09
17.	"Nice Girls (Schöne Chicken)" (featuring Clumsy & Shegun)	Kuklicz Schmidt Michael Ongeri George Ogunleye	3:05
18.	"Colorado Part 1 (Live From Japan)" (featuring Fatman Scoop)	Kuklicz Schmidt Isaac Freeman III	2:40
19.	"After the Show" (Skit)	Kuklicz Schmidt	1:21
20.	"How You Like That RMX (Bonus Track)" (featuring Shaquille O'Neal)	Kuklicz Schmidt Shaquille O'Neal	2:45
21.	"Ganxtaville Pt. 1" (featuring Kurupt)	Kuklicz Schmidt Brown	7:55
Total length:			1:10:10

Personnel

• Tomasz "DJ Tomekk" Kuklicz – producer, mixing
• Thomas Kristian Schmidt – producer, mixing
• Hanse Warns – mastering

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2]	55

References

1. Johannesberg, Stefan. "Der Berliner trägt Hip Hop zu Grabe". laut.de (in German). from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
2. "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Tomekk – Beat Of Life Vol. 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links

• Beat Of Life Vol.1 at Discogs (list of releases)