Searching for Jerry Garcia

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Searching for Jerry Garcia
Studio album from Proof

Publication
(s)

August 9, 2005

Label (s) Iron Fist Records

Format (s)

CD , LP , download

Genre (s)

Hip-hop , rap

Title (number)

20th

running time

67:37

production

chronology
I Miss the Hip Hop Shop
(2004)
Searching for Jerry Garcia -
Single releases
2005 Gurls wit da boom
2005 MAD

Searching for Jerry Garcia ( English for: " Searching for Jerry Garcia ") is the second and last solo album by the American rapper Proof . It was released on August 9, 2005 on the Iron Fist Records label.

production

Two songs each on the album were produced by music producers Fredwreck , Black Milk , Emile, Essman and Jewels. Other music comes from B-Real , Mr. Porter , Nick Speed, Witt & Pep, Ski, Dirty Bird and Amp Fiddler.

Cover design

The album cover is a painted picture showing proof, looking at the viewer and hugging a skeleton from behind. Blue smoke can be seen in the background. At the top left are the blue letters Proof and Searching for Jerry Garcia .

Guest Posts

In addition to Proof, other artists are represented on ten songs on the album. The rapper 50 Cent is involved in the song Forgive Me , while Pimplikeness Proof's rap group D12 can be heard. The rapper MC Breed appears on the track Ali and the piece High Rollers is a collaboration with the rappers B-Real and Method Man . Singer Nate Dogg and rapper Swifty McVay have a guest appearance on Sammy da Bull and 1st Born is represented in Black Wrist Bro’s . Proof also works with rappers Obie Trice and J-Hill on 72nd & Central , while on MAD he is supported by DJ Rude Jude. In addition, the rapper King Gordy is on track No. T. lots involved and on Slum Elementz are T3 and Mudd heard.

Professional reviews
Reviews
source rating
allmusic
RapReviews

Track list

# title Guest musician producer length
1 Knice 1:22
2 Clap wit me Emile 2:41
3 Bilboa's theme Nick Speed 3:11
4th When God Calls ... 0:29
5 Forgive Me 50 cents Witt & Pep 4:12
6th Purple gear Black Milk 3:36
7th Nat Morris 0:34
8th Gurls wit da boom Black Milk 4:01
9 High rollers B-Real , Method Man B-Real 3:40
10 Rondell Beene 1:20
11 Pimplikeness D12 Fredwreck 5:10
12 Ali MC Breed Essman, Amp Fiddler (Co) 3:38
13 No. T. lots King Gordy Jewels 3:30
14th Jump Biatch ski 3:34
15th MAD Rude Jew Fredwreck 3:26
16 72nd & Central Obie Trice , J-Hill Essman 4:53
17th Sammy da Bull Nate Dogg , Swifty McVay Dirty Bird 4:48
18th Black Wrist Bro's 1st Born Jewels 3:22
19th Slum Elementz T3 , Mudd Mr. Porter 3:57
20th Kurt Kobain Emile 4:50

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Searching for Jerry Garcia
  US 65 08/27/2005 (2 weeks)

Searching for Jerry Garcia entered the US album charts on August 27, 2005 and peaked at 65th, staying in the top 200 for two weeks. In Germany it missed the top 100.

As singles , the songs were Gurls wit da boom and MAD decoupled.

Individual evidence

  1. album cover
  2. Rating: allmusic.com
  3. Rating: RapReviews
  4. Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US