2005 studio album by Z-Trip
Shifting Gears is the debut studio album by American DJ Z-Trip .[ 5] It was released through Hollywood Records in 2005.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] It includes guest appearances from Soup, Whipper Whip , Lyrics Born , Busdriver , Supernatural , Luke Sick, Murs , Aceyalone , Mystic , Chester Bennington , and Chuck D .[ 9]
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a reminiscing album that is in love with a time when breakdancers and b-boys ruled and living without your Adidas was just impossible."[ 1] Bill Werde of Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "These fifteen original tracks deploy sharp sampling, jazzy scratches and the sheer joy of old-school hip-hop."[ 4]
Title 1. "Intro" 0:28 2. "Listen to the DJ" (featuring Soup) 4:16 3. "All About the Music" (featuring Whipper Whip ) 3:22 4. "The Get Down" (featuring Lyrics Born ) 3:46 5. "About Face" 2:51 6. "Furious" 4:04 7. "Take Two Copies" (featuring Busdriver ) 4:25 8. "For My People" (featuring Supernatural ) 4:10 9. "Bury Me Standing" (featuring Luke Sick) 4:27 10. "Breakfast Club" (featuring Murs and Supernatural) 4:53 11. "3rd Gear" 3:53 12. "Everything Changes" (featuring Aceyalone and Mystic ) 5:23 13. "Walking Dead" (featuring Chester Bennington ) 4:33 14. "Shock and Awe" (featuring Chuck D ) 4:39 15. "Revolution (STR Parts 1+2)" 15:21
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