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The Pillage
Studio album by Cappadonna
Released	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	36 Chambers (New York City) Soundtrack (New York City) Sony (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	57:43
Label	Razor Sharp Records Epic Street
Producer	RZA (also exec.) 4th Disciple Goldfinghaz Mathematics True Master
Cappadonna chronology
The Pillage (1998) The Yin and the Yang (2001)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Ironman (1996) The Pillage (1998) Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998)
Singles from The Pillage
"Slang Editorial" Released: 1998 "Run" Released: 1998

The Pillage is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Cappadonna. It was released on March 24, 1998, through Razor Sharp and Epic Street. The recording sessions took place at 36 Chambers Studio in New York, except for the song "Everything Is Everything", which was recorded at Soundtrack Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York. The production was handled by Wu-Elements (True Master, Goldfinghaz, 4th Disciple, Mathematics) and the RZA, who also served as executive producer together with Ghostface Killah, Mitchell "Divine" Diggs and Oliver "Power" Grant. It features guest appearances from fellow Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates Killa Bamz, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Tekitha, Blue Raspberry, Raekwon, Rhyme Recca and U-God.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 132,000 copies sold in its first week. In its second week, the album charted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and sold an additional 63,000 copies. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 24, 1998. It also peaked at No. 8 in Canada, No. 28 in the Netherlands, No. 36 in Finland, No. 43 in the United Kingdom, No. 58 in France and No. 67 in Germany.

The song "Run" later appeared on Bulworth – The Soundtrack.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment Weekly	B
Tom Hull	B
NME	5/10
Pitchfork	3.8/10
RapReviews	7/10
Rolling Stone
The Source

The Los Angeles Times labeled the album "equal parts garble-mouth boast fest, urban survival kit and sonic boom."

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 16 contains a sample of "You, I Adore" written by Anthony Sepe and Barry White and performed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Personnel

• Darryl "Cappadonna" Hill – vocals
• Walbert "Killer Bamz" Dale – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 15)
• Lamont "U-God" Hawkins – vocals (track 5)
• Clifford "Method Man" Smith – vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 12)
• Dennis "Ghostface Killah" Coles – vocals (tracks: 8, 17), executive producer
• Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 12)
• Candi "Blue Raspberry" Lindsey – vocals (track 13)
• Thaddaeus "Rhyme Recca" Birkett – vocals (track 14)
• Tekitha Washington – vocals (tracks: 15, 16)
• Derek "True Master" Harris – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 8-10, 12)
• Scott "Goldfinghaz" Kinchen – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 14, 16)
• Robert "RZA" Diggs – producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 13, 15, 17), executive producer, supervisor
• Ronald "Allah Mathematics" Bean – producer (track 8)
• Selwyn "4th Disciple" Bougard – producer & mixing (track 11)
• Ted Wohlsen – mixing (tracks: 1, 7)
• Nolan "Dr. No" Moffitte – mixing (tracks: 2, 14-16), engineering
• Jason Groucott – engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 7)
• Mitchell "Divine" Diggs – executive producer
• Oliver "Power" Grant – executive producer
• Ron Jaramillo – art direction, design
• Daniel Hastings – photography
• Jeff Trotter – A&R

Charts

Certifications

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1998

References

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9. Noixe (June 23, 2001). "Cappadonna :: The Pillage :: Razor Sharp Records/Epic". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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25. "American album certifications – Cappadonna – The Pillage". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Cappadonna – The Pillage at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1998 debut albums
• Cappadonna albums
• Epic Records albums
• Albums produced by RZA
• Albums produced by Mathematics
• Albums produced by True Master
• Albums produced by 4th Disciple