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''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 "Closing" - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], March 11, 2017</ref> from 1992 to | ''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 "Closing" - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], March 11, 2017</ref> 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.<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: "...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</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. | ||
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File:Rapology 12 scan0001.jpg|Front Cover, Outter side | |||
File:Rapology 12 scan0002.jpg|Front Cover, Inner side | |||
File:Rapology 12 scan0003.jpg|Back cover, Outter side | |||
File:Rapology 12 scan0004.jpg|Disc | |||
File:Album-Rapology Sixteen.jpeg|The MC from Rapology 12 was reused on the Rapology Sixteen artwork | File:Album-Rapology Sixteen.jpeg|The MC from Rapology 12 was reused on the Rapology Sixteen artwork | ||
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Revision as of 23:08, 20 April 2017
"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 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.[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 | 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
Lyrics
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
External Links
References
- ↑ Xero Scavenger Hunt for "Closing" - Newswire - Linkin Park Live, March 11, 2017
- ↑ LEE CADENA | Free Listening on SoundCloud
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Bilawn Records - Styles Of Beyond, 1998