Loud Rocks è una raccolta dell'etichetta discografica hip hop statunitense Loud Records, la cui lista tracce comprende cover, remix e collaborazioni tra diversi artisti hard rock e hip hop. I brani contenuti nel disco sono in larga parte rifacimenti rap metal di singoli hip hop statunitensi degli anni novanta.
La raccolta è stata pubblicata il 5 settembre 2000 in quattro edizioni: una con testi espliciti, una censurata, un'edizione per il Canada ed una per il Giappone, ognuna con tracce bonus.
Descrizione Le registrazioni sono state effettuate a Capitol Studios, Track Record, Studio 56, Encore Studios, NRG Studios, 123 Studios, Conway Studios, Westlake Audio, Stankonia Recording, Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, Olympic Studios, The Blue Room, Machine Sound e Spin Studios.
La produzione è stata diretta da Rick Rubin, Armand Majidi, Bob Marlette, Butch Vig, Dante Ross, DJ Homicide, Epic Mazur, Incubus, John Seymour, Jose Reynoso, Josh Abraham, Machine, Sevendust, Wayne Static ed Amy Finnerty, che ha ricoperto anche il ruolo di produttore esecutivo. La raccolta comprende contributi di Wu-Tang Clan, Tha Alkaholiks, Big Pun, Xzibit, Chad Smith, Crazy Town, Dead Prez, Endo, Everlast, Grunge Is Dead, Incubus, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Ozzy Osbourne, Sevendust, Shootyz Groove, Sick of It All, Static-X, Sugar Ray, System of a Down, Tom Morello e Tony Iommi.
L'album debuttò alla posizione numero 108 di Billboard 200 negli Stati Uniti, ed alla posizione numero 94 della Offizielle Deutsche Charts in Germania. Inoltre debuttò anche alla posizione numero 68 della classifica statunitense degli album hip hop e R&B.
Accoglienza Steve Huey di AllMusic diede all'album un giudizio discreto ed elogiò "l'idea di Loud Records, per quanto ormai datata, di proporre un progetto musicale speculare alla colonna sonora del film del 1993 Cuba libre - La notte del giudizio, ovvero conferire parvenze hard rock e metal a canzoni hip hop e non viceversa". Lo stesso giudizio alla raccolta, positivo ma non eccezionale, fu conferito dal quotidiano britannico The Guardian.
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"Shame" Wu-Tang Clan The RZA System of a Down Serj Tankian – vocals Daron Malakian – guitar Shavo Odadjian – bass guitar John Dolmayan – drums Rick Rubin – producer Rich Costey – mixing David Schiffman – engineer Choco "The Panelist" – engineer Lindsay Chase – production coordinator "Make Room" Tha Alkaholiks Tash J-Ro E-Swift Sugar Ray Mark McGrath – vocals Rodney Sheppard – guitar Murphy Karges – bass guitar DJ Homicide – beats, vocals, producer Stan Frazier – vocals, drums Dave Holdredge – guitar, Pro Tools engineer Dave Aron – mixing "Hip Hop" dead prez M1 stic Static-X Wayne Static – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing Ken Jay – drums Tony Campos – bass guitar Koichi Fukuda – guitar, programming Sean Cane – mixing Blair Wells – additional Pro Tools mixing and editing "Los Angeles Times" Xzibit Endo Gil Bitton – vocals Zelick – bass guitar Joel Swartz – drums Eli Parker – guitars Amy Finnerty – producer, engineer, mixing Choco "The Panelist" – producer, engineer, mixing "Shook Ones Part II" Everlast – vocals, rhythm guitar Keefus – keyboards Bron Tieman – steel guitar Truly Odd – DJ Dante Ross – producer Jamey Staub and the Stimulated Dummies – mixing John Gamble – production coordinator "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing ta Fuck Wit" Wu-Tang Clan The RZA Inspectah Deck Method Man Tom Morello – guitar, bass guitar Chad Smith – drums Rick Rubin – producer Rich Costey – mixing David Shiffman – engineer Choco "The Panelist" – engineer Lindsay Chase – production coordinator "Only When I'm Drunk" Crazy Town "Mr. Shifty" Seth Binzer – vocals, additional production Epic Mazur – vocals, producer, additional production Faydoedeelay – bass guitar Rust Epique – guitar Trouble Valli – guitar DJ A.M. – turntables James Bradley, Jr. – drums Josh Abraham – producer, mixing Brian Virtue – mixing Wil Martin – side artist HM Wollman – production coordinator "What U See Is What U Get" Xzibit Sevendust Lajon Witherspoon – vocals, producer Clint Lowery – guitars, producer John Connolly – guitars, producer Vince Hornsby – bass guitar, producer Morgan Rose – drums, producer Sean "Big Red" Johnson – mixing, engineer Matt Still – assistant and Pro Tools engineer DJ Hurricane – scratching "How Bout Some Hardcore" M.O.P. Bill Fame Grunge Is Dead Butch Vig – loops, programming, producer, remixing Billy Bush – guitars, engineer Pea Podd – bass guitar Cameron Webb – 2nd engineer Suzanne Ybarra – production coordinator "For Heaven's Sake 2000" Wu-Tang Clan Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Tony Iommi – guitar Bob Marlette – programming, keyboards, producer, mixing Mark Binder – additional programming "Caribbean Connection" Big Pun Shootyz Groove Kasper Gomez – vocals Season – vocals Dose-Big – drums Donny – guitars Paul Freak – bass guitar Machine – producer, mixing "Survival of the Fittest" Mobb Deep Prodigy Havoc Sick of It All Lou Koller – vocals Pete Koller – guitar Armand Majid – drums, producer, mixing Craig Setari – bass guitar John Seymour – producer, mixing Brian Montgomery – engineer Pete Benjamin – engineer Jason Kanter – assistant engineer "Still Not a Player" Big Pun Incubus Brandon Boyd – vocals, producer Michael Einziger – guitar, producer Alex Katunich – bass guitar, producer José Pasillas II – drums, producer Chris Kilmore – DJ, producer Rick Will – mixing Dave Holdredge – mixing, engineer Michael Baskette – engineer
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