The Swarm (album)

The Swarm is a 1998 compilation album by the Wu-Tang Killa Bees. All of the rappers on the album are either affiliated with or direct members of the Wu-Tang Clan. The album was largely produced by RZA.

The Swarm
Compilation album by Wu-Tang Clan & Wu-Tang Killa Bees
Released	July 21, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:36
Label	Priority Records
Producer	RZA Inspectah Deck Darkim Be Allah Mathematics The Blaquesmiths R. Brown Remedy DJ Devastator
Wu-Tang Clan & Wu-Tang Killa Bees chronology
The Swarm (1998) The Sting (2002)

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Track listing

Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic.^[1][2]

The Swarm

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:30
2.	"Legacy" (Royal Fam)	T. Drayton R. Diggs	The RZA	2:20
3.	"Concrete Jungle" (Sunz Of Man)	C. Smith F. Cuffie V. Ruff R. Diggs	The RZA	4:41
4.	"Co-Defendant" (Shyheim featuring Hell Raiza)	S. Franklin C. Smith R. Diggs	The RZA	4:37
5.	"S.O.S." (Inspectah Deck featuring Street Life)	P. Charles J. Hunter	Inspectah Deck	3:42
6.	"Execute Them" (Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Street Life, Masta Killa)	C. Woods J. Hunter P. Charles E. Turner R. Diggs	The RZA	3:40
7.	"Bronx War Stories" (A.I.G.)	D.B. Allah G. Hall	Darkim Be Allah	3:27
8.	"And Justice For All" (Bobby Digital featuring Killarmy & Method Man)	R. Diggs R. Stevenson S. Murray T. Hamlin C. Smith	The RZA	4:55
9.	"Punishment" (Black Knights of The North Star)	Q. Bennet R. Dimeko D. Cunningham D. Rose A. Brown A. Johnson R. Bean	Mathematics	4:54
10.	"Bastards" (Ruthless Bastards)	M. Perry M. White R. Daniels S. Daniels D. Logan M. McDonald J. Brand	The Blaquesmiths	4:19
11.	"On The Strength" (The Beggaz)	T. Taylor T. Frost R. Griffin P. Fondille R. Brown	Bolo Gah	5:01
12.	"Cobra Clutch" (Ghostface Killah)	D. Coles R. Bean	Mathematics	3:42
13.	"Never Again" (Remedy)	R. Filler	Remedy	4:09
14.	"Where Was Heaven" (Wu Syndicates)	D. Walker T. Turner J. Outlaw C. Heart	DJ Devastator	3:22
15.	"'97 Mentality" (Cappadonna featuring Ghostface Killah)	D. Hill D. Coles R. Diggs	The RZA	3:41
16.	"Fatal Sting" (Black Knights of The North Star)	R. Bean Q. Bennet R. Dimeko D. Cunningham D. Rose A. Brown A. Johnson	Mathematics	4:09
Total length:				58:36

Notes

• "Legacy" is wrongly credited to A.I.G. in the booklet of the album.

Personnel

• Sherin Baday – Production Coordination, Art Direction
• J. Brand – Producer
• R. Brown – Producer
• Cappadonna – Performer
• James Cruz – Mastering
• D.B. Allah – Producer
• Mitchell Diggs – Executive Producer
• Robert Diggs – Executive Producer
• Bobby Digital – Performer
• R. Filler – Producer
• Ghostface Killah – Performer
• Arlene Godfrey – Production Coordination
• Inspectah Deck – Producer, Performer
• Killarmy – Performer
• Marotta – Engineer
• Mathematics – Producer
• M. McDonald – Producer
• Method Man – Performer
• Nolan "Dr. No" Moffitte – Engineer
• Raekwon – Performer
• RZA – Producer
• Shyheim – Performer
• Steve Sola – Engineer
• Sunz of Man – Performer
• David Walker – Producer
• The Wu Elements – Producer

References

1. The Swarm Volume 1 (booklet). Wu-Tang Killa Bees. Priority Records. 1998. P2-50013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "The Swarm, Vol. 1 - Wu-Tang Killa Bees". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2020.