All City (Northern State album)


All City is the second full-length album by New York City-based hip hop group Northern State, released on August 17, 2004 on Columbia Records. It is also their major-label debut, as it was their first album released for Columbia. It has also been described as their first "real record", because some do not consider their debut album Dying in Stereo to be a full-length album, but an EP. The album's first single was "Girl for All Seasons", for which a music video was made at the Siberia club in New York City.

Recording

All City was recorded in Philadelphia with a handful of guest artists, including Martin Luther McCoy, Har Mar Superstar, and the High & Mighty. Also contributing to the album's recording were ??uestlove, as well as DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, and Pete Rock, both of whom helped produce the album.

Critical reception

All City received generally favorable reviews from music critics and was named one of the 50 best albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone.

Track listing

  1. Ignite
  2. Girl For All Seasons
  3. Nice With It
  4. Last Night
  5. Think Twice
  6. Don't Look Down
  7. Siren Song
  8. Style I Bring
  9. Time To Rhyme
  10. Speaking For Me
  11. Summer Never Ends

    Personnel