Arms & Hammers

Arms & Hammers is the third studio album by the American hip hop group Strong Arm Steady. It was released on February 22, 2011, via Blacksmith Records/Element 9. Production was handled by DJ Khalil, Blaqthoven, Jelly Roll, Terrace Martin, Madlib, Mars and Nottz. It features guest appearances from Blaqthoven, Chace Infinite, Jelly Roll, Kobe, KRS-One, Kurupt, Marsha Ambrosius, Planet Asia, Talib Kweli, The Game and Too $hort. This album is dedicated to the memory of Jermaine "Janky" Salmond & Bill "Bigga B" Operian.

Arms & Hammers
Studio album by Strong Arm Steady
Released	February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:15
Label	Blacksmith Element 9
Producer	Blaqthoven DJ Khalil Jelly Roll Madlib Mars Nottz Terrace Martin
Strong Arm Steady chronology
In Search of Stoney Jackson (2010) Arms & Hammers (2011) Stereo Type (2012)
Singles from Arms & Hammers
"Can't Let It Go" Released: October 21, 2008 "On Point" Released: November 9, 2010 "Make Me Feel" Released: December 14, 2010 "Trunk Music" Released: January 11, 2011

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Had Enough" (featuring JellyRoll)	Marvin Jones Jason Smith Charles Mitchell Anthony Ransom	Blaqthoven	4:33
2.	"Make Me Feel" (featuring JellyRoll)	Jones Smith Mitchell David Drew	JellyRoll	4:19
3.	"Klack or Get Klacked"	Jones Smith Mitchell Khalil Abdul-Rahman	DJ Khalil	4:50
4.	"Gangsta's" (featuring Kobe)	Jones Smith Mitchell Brian Honeycutt Rahman	DJ Khalil	5:11
5.	"Can’t Let It Go" (featuring Blaqthoven)	Jones Smith Mitchell Ransom	Blaqthoven	4:12
6.	"All the Brothers" (featuring Chace Infinite, Talib Kweli, KRS-One and Planet Asia)	Jones Smith Aaron Johnson Talib Kweli Greene Lawrence Parker Jason Green Dominick Lamb	Nottz	3:42
7.	"Blow My Horn" (featuring Kurupt)	Jones Smith Ricardo Brown Terrace Martin	Terrace Martin	4:26
8.	"Trunk Music" (featuring The Game)	Jones Mitchell Jayceon Taylor Lamar Edwards	Mars	3:59
9.	"Much More"	Jones Smith Mitchell Drew	Jelly Roll	4:46
10.	"On Point" (featuring Too $hort)	Jones Mitchell Todd Shaw Martin	Terrace Martin	2:57
11.	"Cheeba Cheeba Pt. 2"	Jones Smith Otis Jackson, Jr.	Madlib	2:37
12.	"When Darkness Falls" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)	Jones Smith Mitchell Marsha Ambrosius Rahman	DJ Khalil	4:41
Total length:				50:15

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Bust Yo Shit" (featuring Jean Grae and David Banner)	David Banner	4:36
14.	"Smoking & Drinking"	J. Wells	4:56

Personnel

• Marvin "Krondon" Jones – vocals, recording, co-executive producer
• Jason "Phil Da Agony" Smith – vocals (tracks: 1-7, 9, 11, 12)
• Charles "Mitchy Slick" Mitchell – vocals (tracks: 1-5, 8-10, 12)
• David "JellyRoll" Drew – vocals (tracks: 1, 2), producer (tracks: 2, 9)
• Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt – vocals (track 4)
• Anthony "Blaqthoven" Ransom – vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 1, 5)
• Aaron "Chace Infinite" Johnson – vocals (track 6)
• Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – vocals (track 6)
• Jason "Planet Asia" Green – vocals (track 6)
• Talib Kweli – vocals (track 6), executive producer, A&R
• Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 7)
• Jayceon "The Game" Taylor – vocals (track 8)
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (track 10)
• Marsha Ambrosius – vocals (track 12)
• DJ Khalil Abdul-Rahman – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 12), mixing (tracks: 3, 12)
• Dominick "Nottz" Lamb – producer (track 6)
• Terrace Martin – producer (tracks: 7, 10)
• Lamar "Mars" Edwards – producer (track 8)
• Otis "Madlib" Jackson, Jr. – producer (track 11)
• Frederico Lopez – recording
• Jason Schweitzer – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10-12)
• Steve Baughman – mixing (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9)
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• Corey Smyth – executive producer
• Christopher Lee Lyons – design
• Munk One – cover
• Jceal Parker – photography
• Brandon Torres – A&R, product management
• Midori Nishijima-Kim – A&R

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3]	46