The Ritual (Sabac album)

The Ritual
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Studio album by Sabac
Released	September 30, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Underground hip hop, Political Rap
Label	Psycho+Logical-Records
Producer	Sabac Red (exec.), Blue Sky Black Death, Cimer Amor, Denis Post, Ill Bill, Khrome, Sicknature, Skammadix, Snowgoons, Undefined Beats
Sabac chronology
Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come Instrumentals (2005) The Ritual (2008)

The Ritual is the second studio album by hip hop artist Sabac, it was released on September 30, 2008 by Psycho+Logical-Records.

Featured guests on the album include Ill Bill, Slaine, Jordan Battiste, Cenophia Mitchell, La Bruja and Revolution Of The Mind. The album also includes a full length DVD that features: live footage, European tour '08, The making of the "A Ghange Gon' Come" video, a day in the life of Sabac Red, freestyles and more.

Track listing

1. "The Commitment" (Prod. By Snowgoons)
2. "World Army" (Prod. By Skammadix)
3. "As Children Cry" (Prod. By Skammadix)
4. "Open Book Policy" (Prod. By Undefined Beats)
5. "Empty-V" (Prod. By Cimer Amor)
6. "Death and Destiny" (featuring Slaine and Jordan "Playahnice" Battiste) (Prod. By Sicknature & Dennis Post)
7. "The Ritual" (Prod. By Blue Sky Black Death)
8. "Viva Boricua" (featuring La Bruja) (Prod. By Skammadix)
9. "Americas A Business" (featuring Revolution Of The Mind) (Prod. By Khrome)
10. "The Life I Live" (featuring Ill Bill) (Prod. By Sicknature)
11. "Reality Tell-A-Vision" (featuring Cenophia Mitchell) (Prod. By Skammadix)
12. "When The Lights Go Out" (featuring Ill Bill) (Prod. By Ill Bill)
13. "Breaking Through" (Prod. By Blue Sky Black Death)
14. "Darkness Deepens" (featuring Ill Bill and Slaine) (Prod. By Blue Sky Black Death)
15. "Shift Of The Earth" (Prod. By Blue Sky Black Death)

Samples

• "As Children Cry"
  • "When the Children Cry" by White Lion
• "Breaking Through"
  • "Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love" by Love Unlimited
• "Darkness Deepens"
  • "Jim's Parents (Abide With Me)" by John Murphy
• "Shift of the Earth"
  • "Supertwister" by Camel
• "The Commitment"
  • "Que Sera De Ti" by Sonia Sylvestre

Personnel

• Sabac – Vocals
• Ill Bill - Guest vocals/Producer on track 12
• Slaine - Guest vocals
• Jordan Battiste - Guest vocals
• Cenophia Mitchell - Guest vocals
• La Bruja - Guest vocals
• Revolution Of The Mind - Guest vocals
• Skammadix - Producer on tracks 2, 3, 8 and 11
• Blue Sky Black Death - Producers on tracks 7, 13, 14 and 15
• SickNature - Producer on tracks 6 and 10
• Snowgoons - Producers on track 1
• Krohme - Producer on track 9
• Dennis Post - Producer on track 6
• Undefined Beats - Producer on track 4
• Cimer Armor - Producer on track 5