The Equinox is the third and final album by heralded Queens hip hop duo Organized Konfusion. It was released in 1997 on Priority Records.
Background The group branched out to work with a number of outside producers, including Diamond D, Showbiz, Buckwild and Rockwilder. The effort is a concept album about the lives of two Black teens. Included on the album are two ambitious tracks: "Invetro" and "Hate." The former gives voice to the unborn, with Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po rhyming as unborn twins, one hoping for their mother to get an abortion, the other praying for a chance to live, respectively, while the latter features Monch and Po rhyming as white supremacists. "Invetro" follows in the same steps as "Stray Bullet" from the group's previous album, giving voices to things that can not speak.
Critical reception
AllMusic called The Equinox "an album full of stimulating lyrics and well arranged instrumentation." Spin wrote that "the production is rhythmically and melodically expressive." The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Devoid of pop hooks, the album is a gem of underground economy: crisp drum tracks, thunderous bass lines and simple keyboard, horn or guitar loops."
Track listing
#TitleSongwritersProducer(s)Performer (s)1"Interior Assassin's Car, 3:35 AM [Skit]"*Interlude*2"They Don't Want It!"L. Baskerville, T. JamersonOrganized KonfusionPrince Po3"March 21, 3:45 AM [Skit]"*Interlude*4"9x Out of 10"L. Baskerville, T. JamersonOrganized KonfusionPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch5"Questions"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, J. KirklandDiamond DPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch6"Soundman"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, J. WatsonRasheedPharoahe Monch, Prince Po7"Move"L. Baskerville, T. JamersonOrganized KonfusionPharoahe Monch, Prince Po8"Confrontations"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, R. LemayShowbizPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch9"Life & Malice Exterior, Club, Night [Skit]"*Interlude*10"Numbers"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, T. HoganCasperPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch11"Shugah Shorty"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, A. Best, Palmieri, Clash, PalmieriBuckwildPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch, Hurricane G12"Interior Car, Night [Skit]"*Interlude*13"Invetro"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, A. BestBuckwildPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch14"Chuck Cheese"L. BaskervilleOrganized KonfusionPrince Po, Rude One, Tha Ill Rahlos15"Interior, Marisol's Apartment [Skit]"*Interlude*16"Sin"T. Jamerson, T. HoganCasperPharoahe Monch17"Hate"L. Baskerville, T. JamersonOrganized KonfusionPharoahe Monch, Mike, Prince Po18"March 21, 3:47 AM [Skit]"*Interlude*19"Somehow, Someway"L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, D. Stinson, A. Young, C. Broadus, Webster, Adams, Arrington, Waddington, Turner, CaseyRockwilderPrince Po, Pharoahe Monch20"Epilogue"*Interlude*21"United as One"L. Baskerville, T. JamersonPharoahe Monch, Prince Po, Tha Ill Rahlos
Charts Chart (1997)Peakposition
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