Closing

"Closing" is the sixteenth and final track on Urban Network Magazine's 1998 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 from 1992 to 2001. 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. At the time, Joe Hahn was working for the magazine and used to write reviews for them. 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	1998	1998

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

Gallery

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  Front Cover, Outter side

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  Front Cover, Inner side

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  Back cover, Outter side

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  Disc

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