Pain Language

Pain Language
Pain Language
Studio album by DJ Muggs & Planet Asia
Released	September 16, 2008
Recorded	2008
Studio	The Soul Assassins Compound
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:45
Label	Gold Dust Media
Producer	DJ Muggs (also exec.)
DJ Muggs chronology
Planet Asia chronology
Singles from Pain Language
	"9mm / That's What It Is"; Released: August 2008;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3/5^[1]
laut.de	^[2]
Okayplayer	B (85/100)^[3]
RapReviews	8.5/10^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]

Pain Language is a collaborative studio album by American Los Angeles–based record producer DJ Muggs and rapper Planet Asia. It was released on September 16, 2008 via Gold Dust Media. Recording sessions took place at the Soul Assassins Compound. Production was handled entirely by Muggs, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from B-Real, Chace Infinite, Cynic, GZA, Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn, Scratch, [[Sick Jacken]], Tri State and Turbin. The first single "9mm" b/w "That's What It Is", was made available for free download through SoulAssassins.com.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sleeper Cell"	Jason Green Lawrence Muggerud	3:47
2.	"Pain Language"	Green Muggerud	3:07
3.	"Smoke"	Muggerud	1:43
4.	"9mm" (featuring B-Real)	Green Louis Freeze Muggerud	3:56
5.	"That's What It Is"	Green Muggerud	2:57
6.	"Black Mask Men"	Green Muggerud	3:32
7.	"Lions in the Forest" (featuring B-Real)	Green Muggerud	3:42
8.	"Death Frees Every Soul" (featuring Sick Jacken)	Green Joaquin Gonzalez Muggerud	3:42
9.	"All Hail the King"	Green Muggerud	4:01
10.	"Black Angels" (featuring Killah Priest, Cynic and Scratch)	Green Walter Reed Richard Alfaro Kyle Jones Muggerud	2:54
11.	"Language"	Muggerud	1:56
12.	"Drama"	Green Muggerud	3:27
13.	"Deadly Blades" (featuring Prodigal Sunn and Tri State)	Green Vergil Ruff Donti Ceruti Muggerud	2:53
14.	"Hashashins" (featuring Turbin and Chace Infinite)	Green Ron Real Aaron Johnson Muggerud	3:10
15.	"Shadows of Hell"	Green Muggerud	2:35
16.	"Triple Threat" (featuring GZA and Chace Infinite)	Green Gary Grice Johnson Muggerud	3:23
Total length:			50:45

Personnel

Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – main artist, arranger, mixing, producer, executive producer
Jason "Planet Asia" Green – main artist, vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4-10, 12-16)
Louis "B-Real" Freese – featured artist (tracks: 4, 7)
Joaquin "Sick Jacken" Gonzalez – featured artist (track 8)
Walter "Killah Priest" Reed – featured artist (track 10)
Richard "Cynic" Alfaro – featured artist (track 10)
Kyle "Scratch" Jones – featured artist (track 10)
Vergil "Prodigal Sunn" Ruff – featured artist (track 13)
Donti "Tri State" Ceruti – featured artist (track 13)
Ron "Turbin" Real – featured artist (track 14)
Aaron "Chace Infinite" Johnson – featured artist (tracks: 14, 16)
Gary "GZA" Grice – featured artist (track 16)
Steve Ferlazzo – keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-15)
Mikey Fingers – guitar (track 3)
"DJ Khalil" Abdul-Rahman – keyboards (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 14), bass & piano (track 16)
Keefus Green – keyboards (tracks: 7, 10)
Dan Cephus – guitar (tracks: 8, 13), bass (track 8)
Ernesto "Ern Dog" Medina – recording
Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Dave "DJ Solo" Abrams – design
Cesario Montano – photography

References

^ Ryce, Jeff (September 24, 2008). "DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - Pain Language". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^ Müller, Simon. "Lyrisches Dauerfeuer auf minimalistischen Beats". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^ "okayplayer - DJ Muggs & Planet Asia". Okayplayer. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 14, 2008). "DJ Muggs & Planet Asia :: Pain Language :: Soul Assassins/Gold Dust Media". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: DJ Muggs". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

External links

Pain Language at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Ryce, Jeff (September 24, 2008). "DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - Pain Language". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[2] Müller, Simon. "Lyrisches Dauerfeuer auf minimalistischen Beats". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[3] "okayplayer - DJ Muggs & Planet Asia". Okayplayer. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.

[4] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 14, 2008). "DJ Muggs & Planet Asia :: Pain Language :: Soul Assassins/Gold Dust Media". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[5] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: DJ Muggs". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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v t e DJ Muggs
Solo albums	Dust Bass for Your Face Dies Occidendum
With Soul Assassins	Soul Assassins I Soul Assassins II Soul Assassins: Intermission
Vs. Series	Grandmasters (with GZA) Legend of the Mask and the Assassin (with Sick Jacken & Cynic) Pain Language (with Planet Asia) Kill Devil Hills (with Ill Bill)
Collaboration albums	Juxtapose (with Tricky & Dame Grease) Kaos (with Roc Marciano) Tuez-Les Tous (with Mach-Hommy) Divinity (soundtrack) (with Dean Hurley)
Related articles	Cypress Hill Production discography

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