No Said Date

No Said Date
No Said Date
Studio album by Masta Killa
Released	June 1, 2004
Recorded	1997–2004
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	47:51
Label	Nature Sounds; Fontana;
Producer	RZA (also exec.); True Master; Allah Mathematics; Hakim Shabazz; Choco; Brock; G. Grice (exec.); E. Turner (exec.);
Masta Killa chronology

No Said Date is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa. The album was released on June 1, 2004, by Nature Sounds. The album features guest appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Street Life, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Allah Real, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and GZA.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Austin Chronicle	^[3]
HipHopSite.com	^[4]
Pitchfork Media	8.3/10^[5]
Prefix	^[6]
RapReviews.com	^[7]
Stylus	A- ^[8]

Critical reception

Prefix gave the album an 8.3/10 rating saying: "No Said Date hearkens naturally back to the independent glory of 36 Chambers in its recognizable beat-smithing and refreshing flow from one of Wu-Tang's least-known members."^[6] James Corne of RapReviews.com gave the album a 9/10, stating: "No Said Date is a near classic album that will hold a place in any listener's archive for a long time to come."^[7] HipHopSite.com claims that the album "ought to be enough to satisfy all but the most demanding Wu-Tang fans. And in a time where hip-hop hasn't seen a legitimately classic, well-rounded album in years, No Said Date holds up as a solid, entertaining and overall satisfying debut."^[4]

In popular culture

The songs "D.T.D.", "Digi Warfare", and "Old Man" appear in the video game, Saints Row.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Born Chamber" (Intro)	Jamel Irief		1:16
2.	"Grab the Microphone"	Irief	Brock	3:00
3.	"No Said Date"	Irief	RZA	2:45
4.	"Last Drink"	Irief	Mathematics	4:04
5.	"Love Spell"	Irief	Supa Dave West	4:15
6.	"The Future (Skit)" (featuring Shamel, Kareem & Jamel)	Irief	Hakim Shabazz	1:29
7.	"D.T.D. (Do The Dance)" (featuring Raekwon & Ghostface Killah)	Irief Corey Woods Dennis David Coles	Mathematics	4:14
8.	"Whatever" (featuring Street Life & Prodigal Sunn)	Irief Patrick Charles Lamar Ruff	Mathematics	2:55
9.	"Secret Rivals" (featuring Killah Priest & Method Man)	Irief Walter Reed Clifford Smith, Jr.	True Master	3:30
10.	"Skit"	Irief		0:25
11.	"Digi Warfare" (featuring U-God & RZA)	Irief Lamont Jody Hawkins Robert Fitzgerald Diggs	Choco	4:07
12.	"Old Man" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & RZA)	Irief Russell Tyrone Jones Diggs	RZA	2:47
13.	"Queen" (featuring Allah Real)	Irief Alfred Lynn	True Master	3:41
14.	"School" (featuring RZA)	Irief Diggs	RZA	3:13
15.	"Silverbacks" (featuring Inspectah Deck & GZA)	Irief Jason Richard Hunter Gary Eldridge Grice	True Master	3:28
16.	"Masta Killa"	Irief	Baby Dooks	2:52
Total length:				47:51

Personnel

E. Turner – Executive Producer, Vocals
Jose "Choco" Reynoso – Recording, Mixing, Producer
Michael Sarsfield – Mastering
Dreddy Kruger – A&R
Brock – Producer
RZA – Producer, Vocals
Mathematics – Producer
Dave West – Producer
Hakeem Shabazz – Producer
True Master – Producer
U-God – Vocals
Inspectah Deck – Vocals
Ghostface Killah – Vocals
Raekwon – Vocals
Killah Priest – Vocals
Prodigal Sunn – Vocals
Method Man – Vocals
Street Life – Vocals
Ol' Dirty Bastard – Vocals
Baby Dooks – Producer
GZA – Executive Producer, Vocals
D. Horwitz – Co-executive Producer
A. McCaskill – Co-executive Producer

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	136
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	31

References

^ "Reviews for No Said Date by Masta Killa". Metacritic. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ Stewart Mason. "No Said Date - Masta Killa". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ Robert Gabriel (June 4, 2004). "Review: The Pretty Toney Album, Tical 0: The Prequel, No Said Date". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (July 26, 2004). "Masta Killa – No Said Date". HipHopSite.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ Sam Ubl (August 18, 2004). "Masta Killa: No Said Date". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Dominic Umile (June 1, 2004). "Album Review: Masta Killa - No Said Date". Prefix. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ ^a ^b James Corne (June 15, 2004). "Masta Killa :: No Said Date :: Nature Sounds/Little Shoes Music". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ Scott McKeating (June 9, 2004). "Masta Killa - No Said Date - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ "Masta Killa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "Masta Killa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[Metacritic-1] "Reviews for No Said Date by Masta Killa". Metacritic. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Allmusic-2] Stewart Mason. "No Said Date - Masta Killa". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Austinchronicle-3] Robert Gabriel (June 4, 2004). "Review: The Pretty Toney Album, Tical 0: The Prequel, No Said Date". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Hiphopsite_rev-4] Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (July 26, 2004). "Masta Killa – No Said Date". HipHopSite.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Pitchfork-5] Sam Ubl (August 18, 2004). "Masta Killa: No Said Date". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Prefixmag-6] Dominic Umile (June 1, 2004). "Album Review: Masta Killa - No Said Date". Prefix. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Rapreviews-7] James Corne (June 15, 2004). "Masta Killa :: No Said Date :: Nature Sounds/Little Shoes Music". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Stylus-8] Scott McKeating (June 9, 2004). "Masta Killa - No Said Date - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Masta_Killa-9] "Masta Killa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Masta_Killa-10] "Masta Killa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

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