Loyalty (Screwball album)

Loyalty is the second studio album by American hip hop group Screwball. It was released on June 26, 2001 via Hydra Entertainment/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at C Mo' Greens Studio in New York. Production was mainly handled by Godfather Don and Ayatollah. It features guest appearances from Black Attack, Complexion, Cormega, Kool G Rap, Matrix Bars, M.O.P., Nature, N.O.R.E. and Tragedy Khadafi. The album peaked at number 185 on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, Lee Stone-produced "Torture", made it to #78 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #2 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Loyalty
Studio album by Screwball
Released	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Recorded	2000–01
Studio	C Mo' Greens Studio (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:06:44
Label	Hydra Entertainment Landspeed Records
Producer	Jerry Famolari (exec.) Ayatollah DJ GI Joe F Bee Godfather Don Goodie Goodman Lee Stone Mike Heron Spkilla The Beatnuts
Screwball chronology
Y2K: The Album (2000) Loyalty (2001) Screwed Up (2004)
Singles from Loyalty
"Torture" Released: 2001 "Gorillas (Remix)" Released: 2002 "Too High, Too Low / Real Niggaz" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	6/10[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Intro"	Wilbur Bass Lamont Dorrell	Ayatollah	1:50
2.	"Like a Gangsta" (featuring Matrix Bars)	Bass Kenneth Lewis Dorrell	Ayatollah	4:42
3.	"Where You At?" (featuring Nature)	Lewis Fredrick Ivey Kyron Jones Jermain Baxter Rodney Chapman	Godfather Don	4:10
4.	"Live and Let Die"	Lewis Ivey Jones Dorrell	Ayatollah	3:54
5.	"Torture" (featuring M.O.P.)	Bass Lewis Ivey Jones Eric Murray Jamal Grinnage Lee Stone	Stone	3:06
6.	"Check the Resume"		DJ G.I. Joe	0:33
7.	"When the Sun Goes Down"	Bass Lewis Dorrell	Ayatollah	3:20
8.	"Turn It Up"	Bass Lewis Ivey Jones	F Bee	4:21
9.	"I Spit" (featuring Black Attack)	Ivey Jones Sean Boston R. Chapman	Godfather Don	4:08
10.	"Loyalty" (featuring Cormega)	Bass Lewis Cory McKay R. Chapman	Godfather Don	4:26
11.	"Real Niggaz"	Jones Dorrell	Ayatollah	4:19
12.	"Gorillas" (featuring Kool G Rap and Noreaga)	Bass Lewis Nathaniel Wilson Victor Santiago R. Chapman	Godfather Don	3:55
13.	"My Niggas"	Bass R. Chapman	Godfather Don	3:24
14.	"Too High, Too Low" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi)	Bass Lewis Ivey Percy Chapman Mike Herard	Mike Heron	3:20
15.	"Street Life"	Ivey R. Chapman	Godfather Don	3:50
16.	"The Booth"			0:59
17.	"The Bio"	Bass	Goodie Goodman	4:01
18.	"Gotta Believe" (featuring Complexion)	Lewis Edwin Almonte	SPK	4:04
19.	"Screwed Up"	Bass Lewis Ivey Jones Lester Fernandez	The Beatnuts	4:22
Total length:				1:06:44

Personnel

• Wilbur "The Poet" Bass – performer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12-14, 17, 19), associate producer
• Kenneth "KL" Lewis – performer (tracks: 2-5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19), associate producer
• Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – performer (tracks: 3-5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19)
• Kyron "Solo" Jones – performer (tracks: 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 19)
• Matrix Bars – featured artist (track 2)
• Jermaine "Nature" Baxter – featured artist (track 3)
• Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – featured artist (track 5)
• Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – featured artist (track 5)
• Sean "Black Attack" Boston – featured artist (track 9)
• Cory "Cormega" McKay – featured artist (track 10)
• Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – featured artist (track 12)
• Victor "Noreaga" Santiago – featured artist (track 12)
• Percy "Tragedy Khadafi" Chapman – featured artist (track 14)
• Complextion – featured artist (track 18)
• Lamont "Ayatollah" Dorrell – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
• Rodney "Godfather Don" Chapman – producer (tracks: 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15)
• Lee Stone – producer (track 5)
• Joseph P. "G.I. Joe" Rivera – producer (track 6)
• F Bee – producer (track 8)
• Mike "Heron" Herrard – producer (track 14)
• Goodie Goodman – producer (track 17)
• Edwin "S.P.K." Almonte – producer (track 18)
• The Beatnuts – producers (track 19)
• Max Vargas – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18), engineering (tracks: 3, 10, 12, 13)
• Dino Z. – engineering (track 19)
• Duncan Stanbury – mastering
• Jerry Famolari – executive producer, A&R
• Robert "Bob" Perry – associate producer
• Trevor "Karma" Gendron – art direction, design & layout

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	185
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4]	8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5]	11