Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey

Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey is the third solo studio album by American rapper Kurupt, It was released on July 17, 2001, through Antra/Artemis Records. Production was handled by Daz Dillinger, Chris Arms, Damizza, DJ Lethal, DJ Quik, Jeeky Man, Jon B., Mike Dean, Soopafly, and Fredwreck, who also served as executive producer together with Joe Marrone. It features guest appearances from Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger, DJ Lethal, Butch Cassidy, Damani, DJ Quik, Everlast, Fred Durst, Goldie Loc, Jon B, Lil' ½ Dead, MC Ren, Natina Reed, Snoop Doggy, Soopafly and Xzibit.

Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
Studio album by Kurupt
Released	July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17)
Recorded	December 2000-April 2001
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop
Length	67:07
Label	Antra Artemis
Producer	Joe Marrone (exec.) Fredwreck (also exec.) Chris Arms Damizza Daz Dillinger DJ Lethal DJ Quik Jeeky Man Jon B. Mike Dean Soopafly
Kurupt solo studio albums chronology
Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha (1999) Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey (2001) Against tha Grain (2005)
Kurupt chronology
Dillinger & Young Gotti (2001) Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey (2001) The Horsemen Project (2003)
Singles from Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
"It's Over" Released: July 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
HipHopDX	3/5^[3]
NME	^[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[5]

The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and at number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It also reached number 75 in France, number 81 on the UK Albums Chart, and number 89 in Australia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blast Off" (Intro)			1:50
2.	"Space Boogie" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Ricardo Brown Nathaniel Hale Farid Nassar	Fredwreck	4:11
3.	"Hate on Me" (featuring Soopafly and Damani)	Brown Priest Brooks Damani Washington	Soopafly	3:48
4.	"On da Grind" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Brown Delmar Arnaud Danny E. Means	Daz Dillinger	3:39
5.	"It's Over" (featuring Natina Reed)	Brown Natina Reed Christopher Arms Darrin Lockings	Charm Jeekyman	3:24
6.	"Can't Go Wrong" (featuring DJ Quik and Butch Cassidy)	Brown David Blake Means	DJ Quik	4:03
7.	"On, Onsite" (featuring Lil' ½ Dead)	Brown Donald Smith Nassar	Fredwreck	4:19
8.	"Sunshine" (featuring Jon B.)	Brown Jonathan Buck	Jon B.	4:52
9.	"The Hardest Mutha Fucka's" (featuring Xzibit, Nate Dogg and MC Ren)	Brown Alvin Joiner Hale Lorenzo Patterson Nassar Sean Cruse	Fredwreck	4:31
10.	"Gangsta's"	Brown Arnaud Michael Dean	Daz Dillinger Mike Dean	4:30
11.	"Bring Back That G Shit" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg and Goldie Loc)	Brown Calvin Broadus Keiwan Spillman Nassar Traci Nelson Cruse	Fredwreck	4:30
12.	"Lay It On Back" (featuring Fred Durst, DJ Lethal and Nate Dogg)	Brown William Durst Hale Nassar Cruse	Fredwreck	3:59
13.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring DJ Lethal)	Brown Leor Dimant	DJ Lethal	5:00
14.	"At It Again"	Brown Damion Young Gene Griffin Johnny Kemp Howie Hersh Teddy Riley Aaron Hall	Damizza	3:33
15.	"Kuruption" (featuring Everlast)	Brown Erik Schrody Nassar	Fredwreck	5:53
16.	"Fuck da World" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Brown Arnaud Nassar	Fredwreck	5:05
Total length:				1:07:11

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Bitches" (featuring Roscoe and Butch Cassidy)	Brown David Willimas Means Young Hersh	Damizza	3:34

Best Buy added value track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"The Life I Live" (featuring Krook)	Brown Kevin Strickland John Stary John Hiersekorn	Fingazz John Hiersekorn	5:18

Transworld added value track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Have Fun" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks)	Brown Eric Brooks James Robinson Rico Smith	E-Swift	4:24

Notes

• Track 1 also listed as "Countdown" on some editions.

Sample credits

• Track 14 contains samples of "Just Got Paid", written by Gene Griffin and Johnny Kemp and performed by Johnny Kemp.

Personnel

• Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals
• Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale – vocals (tracks: 2, 9, 12)
• Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – vocals & producer (track 3), keyboards (track 15)
• Damani Nkosi Washington – vocals (track 3)
• Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud – vocals (tracks: 4, 16), producer (tracks: 4, 10)
• Natina Reed – vocals (track 5)
• Anita McCloud – vocals (track 5)
• David "DJ Quik" Blake – vocals & producer (track 6)
• Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – vocals (track 6)
• Donald "Lil' ½ Dead" Smith – vocals (track 7)
• Jonathan "Jon B." Buck – vocals & producer (track 8)
• Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 9)
• Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson – vocals (track 9)
• Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (track 11)
• Keiwan "Goldie Loc" Spillman – vocals (track 11)
• Traci Nelson – vocals (tracks: 11, 16)
• Jerry Buddy "Kokane" Long, Jr. – vocals (track 11)
• William Frederick "Fred" Durst – vocals (track 12)
• Erik "Everlast" Schrody – vocals & guitar (track 15)
• Dominique Gonzales – vocals (track 15)
• Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – guitar (track 2), harpsichord (track 7), keyboards (tracks: 9, 11, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16), recording (tracks: 2, 11, 16), mixing (tracks: 2, 7, 11, 15, 16), executive producer
• The Velvet Orchestra – strings (track 2)
• Sean Cruse – guitar (tracks: 7, 9, 11, 12), bass (tracks: 9, 11)
• Tim Kobza – guitar (track 8)
• Jason Schweitzer – flute & engineering assistant (track 9), recording & mixing (track 13)
• Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – scratches (tracks: 12, 13), producer (track 13)
• Christian Olde Wolbers – bass (track 12)
• Anthony Mazza – guitar (track 14)
• Stevie Blacke – violin (track 16)
• Christopher "Charm" Arms – producer & recording (track 5)
• Darrin "Jeeky Man" Lockings – producer & recording (track 5)
• Mike Dean – producer & mixing (track 10)
• Damion "Damizza" Young – producer (track 14)
• Richard "Segal" Huredia – recording (tracks: 2, 9, 12, 16), mixing (tracks: 2, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16)
• Tim Nitz – recording (tracks: 3, 15), mixing (track 3)
• Michael Tarsia – mixing (track 5)
• Regula Mirz – recording (track 7), engineering assistant (track 16)
• Florian Ammon – Pro Tools programming (track 14)
• Michael Schlesinger – recording & mixing (track 14)
• James McCrone – engineering assistant (track 2)
• Farah Fima – engineering assistant (track 11)
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Joe Marrone – executive producer
• Glenn Orenstein – design, additional photography
• Mick Rock – photography
• Sean Bouldin – A&R
• Darryl Lindsey – production manager

Charts

Chart performance for Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	89
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	75
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	81
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[9]	16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[10]	12
US Billboard 200^[11]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

References

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2. Serpick, Evan (August 3, 2001). "Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz: Duces 'N Trayz: The Old-Fashioned Way Fashioned Way". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
3. "Kurupt - Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey". HipHopDX. August 1, 2001. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
4. Needham, Alex (September 12, 2005). "Kurupt : Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey". NME. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 31, 2001). "RapReviews.com Feature for July 31, 2001 - Kurupt's "Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey""". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
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8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
9. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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12. "Kurupt Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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External links

• Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey at Discogs (list of releases)