Cloud Nine (Kottonmouth Kings album)

Cloud Nine
Studio album by Kottonmouth Kings
Released	August 28, 2007
Recorded	2006-2007
Genre	Hip hop, rapcore, rap rock, Punk Rock
Label	Suburban Noize
Producer	Brad "Daddy X" Mike Kumagai Patrick "P-Nice" Shevelin
Kottonmouth Kings chronology
Koast II Koast (2006) Cloud Nine (2007) The Green Album (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(8.5/10)[1]
Allmusic	[2]
RapReviews	(5.5/10)[3]

Cloud Nine is the ninth official album from the Kottonmouth Kings,^[4] released on August 28, 2007. Band member Daddy X stated that Cloud Nine is the "most adventurous" Kottonmouth Kings album release to date.^[5] Cloud Nine features artists such as Tech N9ne, the Insane Clown Posse, and Cypress Hill. It includes a bonus DVD containing videos for the songs "City 2 City", "Livin' Proof", "Think 4 Yourself", and others that not only include the Kottonmouth Kings, but also that of their newly signed labelmates. The album title was thought up by band member Pakelika. It is meant to show that it is their ninth official album and also referred to the so-called "greatness of being high with the heavens".^[6] (From informal English: to be on cloud nine - to be extremely happy^[7])

As of the week of September 15, 2007 the album debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week, #10 on the Billboard's Top Rap Albums, and #3 on the Top Independent Albums chart.^[8] The albums also made it to #45 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums,^[9] #44 on the Billboard's Top Internet Albums,^[10] #14 on the Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums,^[11] #14 on the Top Rock Albums^[12] and #13 on the Tastemakers chart.^[13]

Track listing

Personnel

• Daddy X - Vocals, Lyrics
• D-Loc - Vocals, Lyrics
• Johnny Richter - Vocals, Lyrics
• Lou Dogg - Drums, Percussion
• DJ Bobby B - DJ, Turntables, Programmer, Engineering
• Insane Clown Posse - Vocals, Lyrics ("Think 4 Yourself")
• Lady Love - Vocals, Lyrics ("Think 4 Yourself")
• Tech N9ne - Vocals, Lyrics ("City 2 City")
• Krizz Kaliko - Vocals, Lyrics ("City 2 City")
• B-Real - Vocals, Lyrics ("Ridin' High")
• Sen Dog - Vocals, Lyrics ("Dark Side")

Trivia

• "Free Willy" is a tribute to Willie Nelson and goes out in protest to free him of his arrest for possession of 1.5 pounds of marijuana and 0.2 pounds of mushrooms.
• Lady Love, close friend of Daddy X and his family, performed guest vocals on "Think 4 Yourself" and "Ridin' High".
• Lady Love is featured on the "Think 4 Yourself" video along with the Kottonmouth Kings and Insane Clown Posse.
• Included on the tracks "One Day" and "All or Nothin'" are guest vocals of Daddy X's daughter, Sky Blue.
• "Proud to Be a Stoner" sampled the beginning riff from the Last Laugh song "At the Top" and Chris Zeimba from Last Laugh did the acoustic.
• Lou Dog's friend "Shindig" did the art on the album cover.^[14]
• "Loadies" was produced by B-Real of Cypress Hill.
• "Time To Get High" was produced by Underrated of Potluck.

Charts

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