It's Called Life

It's Called Life
It's Called Life
Studio album by Eternia
Released	October 4, 2005
Studio	Ecto 1 Studio (Toronto, ON); Jigsaaw Studios (Toronto, ON);
Genre	Canadian hip hop
Length	44:15
Label	URBNET
Producer	2Rude; Collizhun; DJ Mercilless; Simahlak; Tone Mason;
Eternia chronology
Singles from It's Called Life
	"Evidence"; Released: 2005; "Understand (If I)"; Released: 2005; "Love"; Released: 2005; "Struggle"; Released: 2005;

It's Called Life is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper Eternia. It was released on October 4, 2005 via URBNET Records. Recording sessions took place at Ecto 1 and Jigsaaw Studios in Toronto. Production was handled by 2Rude, Collizhun, DJ Mercilless, Simahlak and Tone Mason. It features guest appearances from DJ Dopey, Freestyle, Helixx C. Armageddon, Jessica Kaya, Kenn Starr, Wordsworth and Cesar Comanche.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Truth"	Silk Kaya Michael Pompey	DJ Mercilless	0:53
2.	"Evidence"	S. Kaya Pompey	DJ Mercilless	3:27
3.	"Hate"	S. Kaya Richard Coombs	2Rude	4:20
4.	"Beef"	Christopher Robinson		0:41
5.	"Family" (featuring Helixx C. Armageddon and DJ Dopey)	S. Kaya Shantelena Mouzon Jon Ryan Santiago Sydney Chen	Simahlak	3:35
6.	"Time"	S. Kaya Chen	Simahlak	2:15
7.	"Control"	S. Kaya Tristan Graham J Rod Golberg	Collizhun	3:48
8.	"Understand (If I)" (featuring Freestyle)	S. Kaya Robert Wallace Graham	Collizhun	3:53
9.	"Balance"	S. Kaya Kenny Neal Jr.		4:18
10.	"Death"	S. Kaya		1:23
11.	"Love" (featuring Jessica Kaya)	S. Kaya Jessica Kaya Pompey Golberg	DJ Mercilless	4:09
12.	"Struggle" (featuring Wordsworth and Kenn Starr)	S. Kaya Vinson Johnson Ken Jones Anthony McIntyre	Tone Mason	4:18
13.	"Girls"	Robinson		0:31
14.	"Inspiration"	S. Kaya Chen	Simahlak	2:11
15.	"Bang"	S. Kaya Graham	Collizhun	4:05
16.	Untitled			0:28
Total length:				44:15

Silk "Eternia" Kaya – vocals, executive producer, sleeve notes
Richard "2Rude" Coombs – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 15), producer (track 3)
Christopher "Cesar Comanche" Robinson – rant (tracks: 4, 13)
Shantelena "Helixx C. Armageddon" Mouzon – vocals (track 5)
Jon Ryan "DJ Dopey" Santiago – featured artist (track 5)
Jessica Kaya – additional backing vocals (track 6), vocals (track 11)
Chris Akinbode – additional backing vocals (track 6)
Robert "Freestyle" Wallace – vocals (track 8)
Vinson "Wordsworth" Johnson – vocals (track 12)
Ken "Kenn Starr" Jones – vocals (track 12)
George Reefah – additional vocals (track 15)
Matisse – additional keyboards (track 7)
Kenny Neal Jr. – additional guitar & recording (track 9)
Erik Alcock – additional guitar (track 9)
Lisa Marie DiLiberto – cello (track 11)
Michael "DJ Mercilless" Pompey – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 11)
Sydney "Simahlak" Chen – producer (tracks: 5, 6, 14)
Tristan "Collizhun" Graham – producer (tracks: 7, 8, 15)
Anthony "Mellenius" McIntyre – producer (track 12)
J Rod Golberg – vocal producer (tracks: 7, 11), recording (tracks: 1, 11), additional recording (track 7), arranger (track 11)
Rez – recording
Mischa Chillak – recording (track 9)
George Seara – mixing
Tao – mixing (track 8)
Greg Kolchinsky – mixing assistant
Phil Demetro – mastering
Bryan Brock – art direction, design
Andrew Babcock – photography

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