Shifting Gears (Z-Trip album)

Shifting Gears is the debut studio album by American DJ Z-Trip.^[5] It was released through Hollywood Records in 2005.^[6][7][8] It includes guest appearances from Soup, Whipper Whip, Lyrics Born, Busdriver, Supernatural, Luke Sick, Murs, Aceyalone, Mystic, Chester Bennington, and Chuck D.^[9]

Shifting Gears
Studio album by Z-Trip
Released	April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19)[1]
Genre	Hip hop, turntablism
Length	67:44
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	Z-Trip
Singles from Shifting Gears
"Listen to the DJ" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
IGN	8.0/10[2]
PopMatters	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Critical reception

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a reminiscing album that is in love with a time when breakdancers and b-boys ruled and living without your Adidas was just impossible."^[1] Bill Werde of Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "These fifteen original tracks deploy sharp sampling, jazzy scratches and the sheer joy of old-school hip-hop."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:28
2.	"Listen to the DJ" (featuring Soup)	4:16
3.	"All About the Music" (featuring Whipper Whip)	3:22
4.	"The Get Down" (featuring Lyrics Born)	3:46
5.	"About Face"	2:51
6.	"Furious"	4:04
7.	"Take Two Copies" (featuring Busdriver)	4:25
8.	"For My People" (featuring Supernatural)	4:10
9.	"Bury Me Standing" (featuring Luke Sick)	4:27
10.	"Breakfast Club" (featuring Murs and Supernatural)	4:53
11.	"3rd Gear"	3:53
12.	"Everything Changes" (featuring Aceyalone and Mystic)	5:23
13.	"Walking Dead" (featuring Chester Bennington)	4:33
14.	"Shock and Awe" (featuring Chuck D)	4:39
15.	"Revolution (STR Parts 1+2)"	15:21

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200[10]	90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	56