A Vicious Cycle

A Vicious Cycle
A Vicious Cycle
Studio album by Reef the Lost Cauze
Released	November 10, 2008
Studio	The Hot Box (Philadelphia, PA); The Dojo (Brooklyn, NY); Heaven's Basement (Easton, PA); Chop Shop Studio (Langhorne, PA); The Krib; Yaddi Box Studios;
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Fuck You Pay Me Records; Well Done Entertainment;
Producer	Brods; Eyego/Direct; Marco Polo; MTK; Stress The White Boy; The Beatills; The Unknown Soldier;
Reef the Lost Cauze chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[2]

A Vicious Cycle is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Reef the Lost Cauze. It was released on November 10, 2008, via Fuck You Pay Me Records/Well Done Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at The Hot Box in Philadelphia, The Dojo in Brooklyn, Heaven's Basement in Easton, Chop Shop Studio in Langhorne, The Krib and Yaddi Box Studios. Production was handled by Brods, Eyego/Direct, Marco Polo, MTK, Stress The White Boy, The Beatills and The Unknown Soldier. It features guest appearances from Eternia, Ethel Cee, King Magnetic, Scandal, Taragirl, Termanology and Will Guice.

It was re-released on February 10, 2009, with two new remixes of the tracks "Listen to Me" and "Get It? Got It? Good" done by J.J. Brown.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back at It"	Sharif Lacey Jake Eigo Josh Eigo	Eyego/Direct	3:21
2.	"Pay-Per-View"	Lacey Kent Hertzog	The Beatills	3:21
3.	"Problem"	Lacey Jeff Davis	Stress The White Boy	3:52
4.	"I Wonder"	Lacey Marco Bruno	Marco Polo	4:47
5.	"Thug Fantasy"	Lacey Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	4:33
6.	"I Ain't No Rapper"	Lacey Jørgen Sæther Brodshaug	Brods	4:00
7.	"Big Deal"	Lacey Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	4:03
8.	"Not That Easy" (featuring Ethel Cee)	Lacey Kamilah Clark Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	2:48
9.	"Listen to Me"	Lacey Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	3:33
10.	"Get It? Got It? Good"	Lacey Matthew Crabtree	MTK	4:08
11.	"Upside Down" (featuring Scandal and Eternia)	Lacey Anwar Morgan Silk Kaya Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	3:35
12.	"Gone" (featuring King Magnetic and Termanology)	Lacey Jason Faust Daniel Carrillo Davis	Stress The White Boy	3:54
13.	"Amnesia"	Lacey Eigo Eigo	The Beatills	3:15
14.	"Nat Turner"	Lacey The Unknown Soldier	The Unknown Soldier	4:12
15.	"Bad Lieutenant"	Lacey Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	3:37
16.	"When You Get Free" (featuring Will Guice)	Lacey Will Guice Davis	Stress The White Boy	5:26
17.	"Home"	Lacey Crabtree	MTK	3:14
18.	"Still I Rise" (featuring Taragirl)	Lacey Tara Betterbid Eigo Eigo	Eyego/Direct	3:03

No.	Title	Length
19.	"Listen To Me (J.J. Brown Remix)"
20.	"Get It? Got It? Good (J.J. Brown Remix)"

Personnel

Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey – vocals, executive producer, sleeve notes
Kamilah "Ethel Cee" Clark – vocals (track 8)
Anwar "Scandal" Morgan – vocals (track 11)
Silk "Eternia" Kaya – vocals (track 11)
Jason "King Magnetic" Faust – vocals (track 12)
Daniel "Termanology" Carrillo – vocals (track 12)
Will Guice – vocals (track 16)
Tara "Taragirl" Betterbid – vocals (track 18)
Jake Eigo – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7-9, 11, 15, 18), recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9-13, 15, 18)
Josh Eigo – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7-9, 11, 15, 18), recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9-13, 15, 18)
The Beatills – producers (tracks: 2, 13)
Jeff "Stress" Davis – producer (tracks: 3, 12, 16), recording (tracks: 3, 8, 14, 16, 17), mixing (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17)
Marco "Marco Polo" Bruno – producer & recording (track 4)
Jørgen Sæther "Brods" Brodshaug – producer (track 6)
Matthew "MTK" Crabtree – producer (tracks: 10, 17)
The Unknown Soldier – producer (track 14)
Stephen "Zilla Rocca" Zales – recording (track 7)
Nonezeo – recording (track 11)
Byron "Ali Armz" McIntosh – recording (track 12)
Scott "Supe" Stallone – mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 9-12, 15, 18)
DJ Luciano – mixing (tracks: 2, 13)
Joe Nardone – mixing (track 4)
Peter Humphreys – mastering
Luis Valbuena – executive producer, sleeve notes, management
Mike Scott Whitson – photography
Jason "J.J." Brown – re-mixing (tracks: 19, 20)
Dan "The Deacon" Maier – co-producer & mixing (tracks: 19, 20)

References

^ Ketchum III, William (November 20, 2008). "Reef The Lost Cauze - A Vicious Cycle". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ Jost, Matt (June 30, 2009). "Reef the Lost Cauze :: A Vicious Cycle – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

External links

Reef The Lost Cauze – A Vicious Cycle at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Ketchum III, William (November 20, 2008). "Reef The Lost Cauze - A Vicious Cycle". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[2] Jost, Matt (June 30, 2009). "Reef the Lost Cauze :: A Vicious Cycle – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

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