Water Street (album)

Water Street
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)
GenreCanadian hip-hop
Labels
  • Sweatshop Union Music
  • Look
Producers
  • Conscience
  • Dave Knill
  • Doug Naugler
  • Dusty Melo
  • Itchy Ron
  • Metty The Dert Merchant
  • Marmalade
  • Preme Diesel
  • Rob The Viking
Sweatshop Union chronology
United We Fall
(2005)
Water Street
(2008)
Infinite
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX3/5[1]
PopMatters8/10[2]
RapReviews7.5/10[3]
The PhoenixStarStarStarStar[4]

Water Street is the fourth studio album by Canadian hip-hop group Sweatshop Union. It was released on August 5, 2008 via Sweatshop Union Music and Look Records. Production was handled by Dusty Melodica, Mr. Marmalade, Conscience, Metty The Dert Merchant, Rob The Viking, DJ Itchy Ron, Dave Knill, Doug Naugler and Preme Diesel. It features guest appearances from Evil Ebenezer, Mat the Alien and Moka Only.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Now" 
  • Conscience
  • Dave Knill
2:49
2."Goldrush"
  • Colin Michael McCue
  • Steve Lorne Messinger
  • Lee Robert Napthine
  • Bryan Thomas Trevitt
Metty The Dert Merchant3:27
3."Oh My"
  • Golmorad Moshiri
  • Trevitt
Metty The Dert Merchant3:51
4."Time Machine" (featuring Mat The Alien) 
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
3:35
5."So Tired"
  • McCue
  • Napthine
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
3:45
6."Blah Blah Blah"
  • McCue
  • Dusty Melo
  • Itchy Ron
0:58
7."Comes & Goes"
  • Rob The Viking
  • Doug Naugler
4:28
8."Jeers" 
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
2:50
9."Pot of Stew"
  • Messinger
  • Dusty Melo
  • Conscience
2:39
10."Mashed Potatoes" (featuring Evil)
  • McCue
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
2:19
11."High Grade"
  • Messinger
  • Moshiri
  • Ronnie Mejia
  • Geoff Allan Reich
Conscience3:32
12."Cities of Gods"
  • Messinger
Conscience2:48
13."Shoot Low" (featuring Moka Only)
  • McCue
Dusty Melo3:53
14."Itchy Rock" Itchy Ron1:42
15."Gutter Ball"McCueDusty Melo1:10
16."It's Alright" Metty The Dert Merchant3:44
17."Never Go Home"
  • McCue
  • Napthine
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
1:13
18."Sunnyside Motel" 
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
3:00
19."Timelines" Rob The Viking3:10
20."Moose" Rob The Viking3:36
21."Said and Done" 
  • Dusty Melo
  • Marmalade
3:29
22."So Many People"
  • Messinger
Preme Diesel3:58
23."Dig a Grave"
  • Trevitt
  • Robin Wilfred Hooper
  • Metty The Dert Merchant
  • Rob The Viking
7:37

Personnel

  • Steve "Conscience" Messinger – songwriter, producer
  • Bryan "Metty The Dert Merchant" Trevitt – songwriter, producer
  • Mos Eisley – songwriter
  • Dusty Melodica – songwriter, producer
  • Lee "Mr. Marmalade" Napthine – songwriter, producer
  • David "Kyprios" Coles – songwriter
  • Daniel "Moka Only" Denton – songwriter, featured artist
  • Gaelan "Evil Ebenezer" Bleasdale – songwriter, featured artist
  • Mat "The Alien" Andrew – scratching, featured artist
  • Jamie "Preme Diesel" Kuse – songwriter, producer, programming, mixing, engineering
  • Dave Knill – songwriter, producer, programming
  • Ronnie "DJ Itchy Ron" Mejia – songwriter, scratching
  • Kevin Coles – background vocals, guitar, bass
  • Warren Flandez – background vocals
  • Paul Gibbons – guitar
  • Chris Gestrin – piano
  • Robin "Rob The Viking" Hooper – producer, engineering
  • Geoff "Stylust" Reich – engineering

References

  1. ↑ "Sweatshop Union - Water Street". HipHopDX. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ranta, Alan (January 29, 2009). "Sweatshop Union: Water Street » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 5, 2011). "Sweatshop Union :: Water Street :: Sweatshop Union Music". RapReviews. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ Faraone, Chris (2008). "Sweatshop Union | Water Street". The Boston Phoenix.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)