Immobilarity

Immobilarity is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan-member Raekwon, as a follow-up to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... It was released in November 1999 on Loud Records, and peaked in the Top 10 of the US album charts. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 20, 1999.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Sun-Times	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
PopMatters	(favorable)[6]
RapReviews	7/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]
The Source	[10]
USA Today	[11]

Immobilarity
Studio album by Raekwon
Released	November 16, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Hip hop
Length	65:12
Label	Wu-Tang American Cream Team Loud Columbia
Producer	Oli "Power" Grant (exec.) Raekwon (exec.) The Infinite Arkatechz Triflyn Naheen "Pop" Bowens The Vo Pete Rock Carlos "Six July" Broady DJ Devastator DJ Devastate
Raekwon chronology
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995) Immobilarity (1999) The Lex Diamond Story (2003)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Golden Arms Redemption (1999) Immobilarity (1999) Supreme Clientele (2000)

Background

Unlike the first album, it has no production input from the RZA, or any guest features from Ghostface Killah, for the album has its own theme. However, the album does feature Method Man and Masta Killa. Raekwon has stated that the title is an backronym for "I Move More Officially by Implementing Loyalty and Respect in the Youth".^[12] The album features affiliates American Cream Team, who would later become Ice Water.

Track listing

Immobilarity track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Corey Woods Michael Dewar Collin Dewar	The Infinite Arkatechz	2:19
2.	"Yae Yo"	Woods Carlos Broady	Carlos "Six-July" Broady	2:37
3.	"Casablanca"	Woods Basil Poledouris	The Infinite Arkatechz	3:51
4.	"100 Rounds"	Woods Sean Kelly	Triflyn	4:54
5.	"Real Life"	Woods David Walker	DJ Devastator	3:02
6.	"Power" (featuring American Cream Team)	Woods Kelly Thaddaeus Birkett Jamel Cummings Bruce Mayfield Delmar Coward	Triflyn	3:49
7.	"Skit 1"	Woods	DJ Devastate	1:05
8.	"All I Got Is You Pt. 2" (featuring Big Bub)	Woods Frederick Lee Drakeford	Naheen "Pop" Bowens The Vo	4:54
9.	"Jury" (featuring Kim Stephens)	Woods M. Dewar C. Dewar Sean Baker	The Infinite Arkatechz	3:51
10.	"Fuck Them" (featuring Method Man)	Woods Kelly Clifford Smith, Jr.	Triflyn	3:55
11.	"Skit 2"	Woods	RZA	1:29
12.	"Live From New York"	Woods M. Dewar C. Dewar	The Infinite Arkatechz	3:26
13.	"My Favorite Dred"	Woods Kelly	Triflyn	1:58
14.	"Friday"	Woods Kelly	Triflyn	3:25
15.	"The Table" (featuring Masta Killa)	Woods M. Dewar C. Dewar Jamel Irief	The Infinite Arkatechz	3:03
16.	"Sneakers"	Woods Peter O. Phillips	Pete Rock	3:02
17.	"Raw" (featuring American Cream Team)	Woods Naheen Bowens Voe Harris Birkett Mayfield Herb Lane Keith Crier Paul Service Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc	Naheen "Pop" Bowens The Vo	3:07
18.	"Pop Shit"	Woods Bowens Michael Harrison	Naheen "Pop" Bowens The Vo	3:18
19.	"Heart To Heart"	Woods Ralph Anthony MacDonald William Salter	Naheen "Pop" Bowens The Vo	4:04
20.	"Forecast"	Woods Kelly Keith Sweat Edward Theodore Riley	Triflyn	3:08
21.	"Outro"	Woods	RZA	1:09
Total length:				65:12

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200[13] 9 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 81

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.