Let It Beat

Let It Beat is the second studio album by American rapper Shwayze. It was first announced by Cisco Adler on February 4, 2009, via his Myspace page. He also confirmed the song "Make A Lil Love" in that blog post.^[3] A few days later he posted another blog update, which confirmed the track "Livin' It Up," It also confirmed guest appearances from The Knux, and Tabi Bonney.^[4] On May 8, 2009 Cisco announced that the album is entitled Let It Beat, and was currently being mixed and mastered. Although Shwayze's previous debut album only had one guest appearance, this album has guest appearances from The Knux, Tabi Bonney, and Snoop Dogg. Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains plays bass on a track called "Crazy For You," and Ric Ocasek of The Cars plays guitar on the same track.^[5] Roy Bittan the pianist of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band plays piano on the track Heart and Soul. The first single, "Get U Home" was released on June 28.

Let It Beat
Studio album by Shwayze
Released	November 3, 2009
Recorded	2009 Bannabeat Studios (Malibu, California) Electric Lady Studios (New York, New York) Bu' Haven (Malibu, California)
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	58:06
Label	Suretone
Producer	Jordan Schur (exec.) Cisco Adler, Ric Ocasek, Kool Kojak
Shwayze chronology
Shwayze (2008) Let It Beat (2009) Island in the Sun (2011)
Singles from Let It Beat
"Get U Home" Released: June 28, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blast Magazine	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Livin' It Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	A. Smith, C. Adler, C. Broadus	Cisco Adler	3:03
2.	"Get U Home"	C. Adler, A. Smith	Cisco Adler	3:14
3.	"Crazy for You"	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler, Ric Ocasek	4:13
4.	"Maneatrr"	A. Smith, C. Adler, A. Griggg	Cisco Adler, Kool Kojak	3:20
5.	"Sally Is a..."	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler	4:22
6.	"Dirty Little Girl" (featuring The Knux)	A. Smith, C. Adler, K. Lindsey, A. Lindsey	Cisco Adler	3:48
7.	"Down at the Motel"	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler	3:23
8.	"Daze Like This"	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler	3:44
9.	"Wait All Night" (featuring Tabi Bonney)	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler	3:19
10.	"Perfect for Me"	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler	4:37
11.	"Make a Lil' Love"	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler	3:46
12.	"Heart and Soul"	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler, Roy Bittan	5:20
13.	"Digital Girlfriend" (itunes exclusive)	A. Smith, C. Adler,	Cisco Adler	4:20
14.	"Rock n Roll" (amazon mp3 exclusive)	A. Smith, C. Adler	Cisco Adler

Personnel

Shwayze

• Cisco Adler - lead vocals, Guitar, piano
• Shwayze - lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Mark Smidt - Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone Sax, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Bass guitar, Keyboards, electric guitar, Trumpets Horn Arrangement,
• Ric Ocasek - Guitar, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals
• Darryl Jenifer - Bass guitar
• Kool Kojak - Drum Programming, Synths, Bass guitar. Backing Vocals
• Roy Bittan - Piano
• Snoop Dogg - Vocals
• The Knux -
• Tabi Bonney - Vocals

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	55
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums	10
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	22