More Than Music Vol. 1

More Than Music, Vol. 1
Mixtape by
Dipset
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
Studio
GenreHip-hop
Length1:07:18
Label
Producer
Dipset chronology
Memorial Day
(2005) 		More Than Music, Vol. 1
(2005) 		The Movement Moves On
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop[1]
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDX3/5[3]
Pitchfork7.7/10[4]
RapReviews5.5/10[5]

More Than Music, Vol. 1 is a mixtape by American hip-hop collective The Diplomats. It was released on June 21, 2005 through Diplomatic Man, Inc. with distribution via Koch Entertainment.

Recording sessions took place at The Honor Room, Dreamsound Studios, Dark Dimension Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City, Santana's World in New Jersey and Ray House. Production was handled by The Heatmakerz, Doe Boyz, Scram Jones, DukeDaGod, Skitzo, Dame Grease, Darrell "Digga" Branch, DJ Green Lantern, J. Arm, John Dolo, Knoxbonikz, Mayor, Nomadic, Pro-V, Wattz and Zurc, with co-producers Ash and Wreck.

In the United States, the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Top Rap Albums and number 2 on the Independent Albums charts.

Its sequel mixtape, More Than Music Vol. 2, would be released on December 5, 2006.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."More Than Music" (performed by DukeDaGod, Hell Rell and J.R. Writer)
3:26
2."Dipset Symphony" (performed by Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Hell Rell, J.R. Writer, 40 Cal. and Un Kasa)
  • J. Armz
  • DukeDaGod (co.)
2:43
3."Back in the Building" (performed by Hell Rell)
  • Mohammed
  • Gregory Green
  • Sean Thomas
The Heatmakerz4:15
4."Santana's Town, Pt. 2" (performed by Juelz Santana)
3:38
5."What Is This" (performed by Jim Jones)
  • Jones II
  • O. Wharton
  • J. Alvaraz
  • C. Chang
  • Zurc
  • Mayor
3:53
6."Open Your Eyez" (performed by 40 Cal.)
  • Byrd
  • Dario Rodriguez
  • John Dolo
  • Wreck (co.)
  • Skitzo (co.)
3:24
7."Somebody Gotta Die Tonight" (performed by Cam'Ron and Freekey Zekey)
DJ Green Lantern5:00
8."You Make Me Say" (performed by J.R. Writer)
  • Brito
  • Green
  • Thomas
  • Moore
  • The Heatmakerz
  • DukeDaGod (co.)
2:34
9."Sucker for Love Radio Interlude" (performed by DukeDaGod and Ash)
  • Moore
  • Ashley Middleton
  • Nomadic
  • Ash (co.)
2:22
10."So Whats It Gonna Be?" (performed by Juelz Santana and Fabolous)
  • Doe Boyz
  • DukeDaGod (co.)
4:22
11."The Best Out" (performed by J.R. Writer, Hell Rell, 40 Cal. and Jay Bezel)
  • Skitzo
  • DukeDaGod (co.)
4:24
12."Bloodshed R.I.P. Freestyle" (performed by Cam'Ron and Bloodshed)
  • Giles
  • Derek Michael Armstead
  • Darrell Branch
Darrell "Digga" Branch1:04
13."No Days Off" (performed by Juelz Santana)
  • James
  • Moore
DukeDaGod3:59
14."40th Boys" (performed by 40 Cal. and A-Mafia)
Scram Jones3:44
15."The Pit" (performed by J.R. Writer, Hell Rell and 40 Cal.)
  • Brito
  • Mohammed
  • Byrd
  • David Stokes
  • Elijah Scott
  • Stephen Hacker
Knoxbonikz3:53
16."Get Down" (performed by Cam'Ron and Juelz Santana)
  • Giles
  • James
  • Andrew Thielk
  • Hacker
Pro-V4:31
17."So Gangsta" (performed by Jha Jha and Un Kasa)
  • Natoya Handy
  • Wilder
  • Marco Nunez
  • Hacker
Wattz4:03
18."What Kind of Life Is This" (performed by Juelz Santana and Razah)
  • James
  • Martell Nelson
  • Green
  • Thomas
The Heatmakerz3:07
19."If Only You Believe" (performed by J.R. Writer)
  • Brito
  • Shemer
  • Moore
  • Rodriguez
Scram Jones2:56
Total length:1:07:18
Sample credits

Personnel

  • George "DukeDaGod" Moore – vocals (tracks: 1, 9), producer (track 13), co-producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11), recording (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 11, 14, 15), executive producer, A&R
  • Durell "Hell Rell" Mohammed – vocals (tracks: 1–3, 11, 15)
  • Rusty "J.R. Writer" Brito – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 11, 15, 19)
  • LaRon "Juelz Santana" James – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 13, 16, 18), associate executive producer
  • Joseph "Jim Jones" Jones II – vocals (tracks: 2, 5), associate executive producer
  • Calvin "40 Cal." Byrd – vocals (tracks: 2, 6, 11, 14, 15)
  • Antonio "Un Kasa" Wilder – vocals (tracks: 2, 17)
  • Cameron "Cam'Ron" Giles – vocals (tracks: 7, 12, 16), executive producer
  • Ezekiel "Freekey Zekey" Jiles – vocals (track 7)
  • Ashley "Ash" Middleton – vocals & co-producer (track 9)
  • John "Fabolous" Jackson – vocals (track 10)
  • Corley "Jay Bezel" Preston – vocals (track 11)
  • Derek "Bloodshed" Armstead – vocals (track 12)
  • Abdul "A-Mafia" Holmes – vocals (track 14)
  • Natoya "Jha-Jha" Handy – vocals (track 17)
  • Martell "Razah" Nelson – vocals (track 18)
  • Calvin "Mister Cee" Laburn – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Damon "Dame Grease" Blackman – producer (track 1)
  • John "J. Armz" Armwood – producer (track 2)
  • Gregory Green – producer (tracks: 3, 8, 18)
  • Sean Thomas – producer (tracks: 3, 8, 18)
  • Bigram "DVLP" Zayas – producer (tracks: 4, 10)
  • Zurc – producer (track 5)
  • Mayor – producer (track 5)
  • John Dolo – producer (track 6)
  • James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 7)
  • Nomadic – producer (track 9)
  • Dario "Skitzo" Rodriguez – producer (track 11), co-producer (track 6)
  • Darrell "Digga" Branch – producer (track 12)
  • Marc "Scram Jones" Shemer – producer (tracks: 14, 19)
  • David "Knoxville" Stokes – producer (track 15)
  • Andrew "Pro-V" Thielk – producer (track 16)
  • Marco "Wattz" Nunez – producer (track 17)
  • Wreck – co-producer (track 6)
  • Mike Thomas – recording (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17), mixing (tracks: 1–4, 6, 8–10, 13–17, 19)
  • Vernil Rogers – recording (track 5)
  • Mike Peters – recording (track 7)
  • Ray Rock – recording (track 12)
  • Carlisle Young – recording (track 18), mixing (tracks: 5, 11, 18)
  • Eric "Ibo" Butler – mixing (track 7)
  • Andrew Kelley – art direction, design
  • Oluwaseye Olusa – photography
  • Ted D'Ottavio – photography
  • Stephen "Spliff" Hacker – A&R administrator
  • Jamel George – A&R administrator
  • Adrian Williams – A&R assistant
  • Karen Civil – A&R assistant

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 7
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[8] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 2

References

  1. ^ Heinzelman, Bill (July 28, 2005). "More Than Music, Vol. 1". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "More Than Music, Vol. 1 - Dipset, The Diplomats". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ^ M, Albert (July 17, 2005). "Dipset - More Than Music Vol.1". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Dipset: More Than Music, Vol. 1". Pitchfork. August 7, 2005. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 2, 2005). "Diplomats & DukeDaGod :: More Than Music, Vol. 1 – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dipset Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "Dipset Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "Dipset Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "Dipset Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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