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"Closing" is the sixteenth and final track on Urban Network Magazine's 1997 hip-hop compilation Rapology 12. It's a short rap rock verse taking its title from the fact that it is the closing track on the compilation.

Background

Rapology was a series of promotional / industry-only hip-hip compilation CDs issued by Urban Network Magazine^[1] from 1992 to 1999. Lee Cadena, Rap Editor at Urban Network and creator of the Rapology series, started an artist management and development company in 1998 called LCM which worked with Xero.^[2] At the time, Joe Hahn was working for the magazine^[3] and used to write reviews for them.^[4] Xero contributed to Rapology 12 with an original track named "Closing" and Mike Shinoda also created artwork for the album. Although the song starts with "Kenji and DJ Artofficial representing Xero" (Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn respectively), Mark Wakefield can be heard doing backing vocals throughout the track.

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Closing	Rapology 12	1:43	1997	1997

Personnel

Xero is:

Mike Shinoda
Mark Wakefield
Brad Delson
Rob Bourdon
Dave Farrell
Joe Hahn

Production

Executive producer: Lee "The Crusher" Cadena
Mastering: Stu Jacobs, Mr. Master
Manufactured by: Disctronics

Artwork

Art direction: Marisa Domizio
Cover illustration and graphic design: Mike Shinoda
Concept: Lee Cadena and Mike Shinoda
Production director: David A. Mitchell
Imaging Center Manager: Alden Keith Stubblefield

Lyrics

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Gallery

The MC from Rapology 12 was reused on the Rapology Sixteen artwork

External Links

References

[1] Xero Scavenger Hunt for "Closing" - Newswire - Linkin Park Live, March 11, 2017

[2] LEE CADENA | Free Listening on SoundCloud

[3] Mike Shinoda on Twitter: "...Joe was working with Urban Network, a rap / r&b industry magazine & I was trying out the stage-name "Kenji." cc:@LPLive (2/2) https://t.co/OAUmXNETuX" ., March 10, 2017

[4] Bilawn Records - Styles Of Beyond, 1998

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-"Closing" is the sixteenth and final track on Urban Network Magazine's 1997 hip-hop compilation ''Rapology 12''. Although the song is credited to Xero, the track is a short collaboration between Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda (under the names Artofficial and Kenji respectively). It's title comes from the fact that it is the closing track on the compilation.
+"Closing" is the sixteenth and final track on Urban Network Magazine's 1997 hip-hop compilation ''Rapology 12''. It's a short rap rock verse taking its title from the fact that it is the closing track on the compilation.
 ==Background==
-''Rapology'' was a series of promotional / industry-only hip-hip compilation CDs issued by Urban Network Magazine<ref>[http://lplive.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=12593#entry271962 Xero Scavenger Hunt for &#34;Closing&#34; - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], March 11, 2017</ref> from 1992 to 1999. Lee Cadena, Rap Editor at Urban Network and creator of the ''Rapology'' series, started an artist management and development company in 1998 called LCM which worked with Xero.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/lcm337 LEE CADENA | Free Listening on SoundCloud]</ref> At the time, Joe Hahn was working for the magazine<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/840355547081662465 Mike Shinoda on Twitter: &quot;...Joe was working with Urban Network, a rap / r&amp;b industry magazine &amp; I was trying out the stage-name &quot;Kenji.&quot; cc:@LPLive (2/2) https://t.co/OAUmXNETuX&quot; .], March 10, 2017</ref> and used to write reviews for them.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205192820/http://www.bilawnrecords.com/bilawnrecords/bio.html Bilawn Records - Styles Of Beyond], 1998</ref> Xero contributed to ''Rapology 12'' with an original track named "Closing" and Mike Shinoda also created artwork for the album.
+''Rapology'' was a series of promotional / industry-only hip-hip compilation CDs issued by Urban Network Magazine<ref>[http://lplive.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=12593#entry271962 Xero Scavenger Hunt for &#34;Closing&#34; - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], March 11, 2017</ref> from 1992 to 1999. Lee Cadena, Rap Editor at Urban Network and creator of the ''Rapology'' series, started an artist management and development company in 1998 called LCM which worked with Xero.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/lcm337 LEE CADENA | Free Listening on SoundCloud]</ref> At the time, Joe Hahn was working for the magazine<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/840355547081662465 Mike Shinoda on Twitter: &quot;...Joe was working with Urban Network, a rap / r&amp;b industry magazine &amp; I was trying out the stage-name &quot;Kenji.&quot; cc:@LPLive (2/2) https://t.co/OAUmXNETuX&quot; .], March 10, 2017</ref> and used to write reviews for them.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205192820/http://www.bilawnrecords.com/bilawnrecords/bio.html Bilawn Records - Styles Of Beyond], 1998</ref> Xero contributed to ''Rapology 12'' with an original track named "Closing" and Mike Shinoda also created artwork for the album. Although the song starts with "Kenji and DJ Artofficial representing Xero" (Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn respectively), Mark Wakefield can be heard doing backing vocals throughout the track.
 ==Versions==