All City (Northern State album)

All City is the second full-length album by New York City-based hip hop group Northern State, released on August 17, 2004 on Columbia Records. It is also their major-label debut, as it was their first album released for Columbia.[1][2] It has also been described as their first "real record", because some do not consider their debut album Dying in Stereo to be a full-length album, but an EP.[3] The album's first single was "Girl for All Seasons", for which a music video was made at the Siberia club in New York City.[4]

All City
Studio album by
Northern State
ReleasedAugust 17, 2004 (2004-08-17)
GenrePop rap
Length41:34
LabelColumbia
Northern State chronology
Dying in Stereo
(2002)		 All City
(2004)		 Can I Keep This Pen?
(2007)

Recording

All City was recorded in Philadelphia with a handful of guest artists, including Martin Luther McCoy (on "Siren Song"), Har Mar Superstar (on "Summer Never Ends"),[5] and the High & Mighty (on "Think Twice").[4] Also contributing to the album's recording were ?uestlove, as well as DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, and Pete Rock, both of whom helped produce the album.[6][7]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Elle Girl3.5/4[10]
The New York Timesmixed[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
SpinC+[13]
Stylus MagazineA[14]
The Village VoiceA[15]

All City received generally favorable reviews from music critics[8] and was named one of the 50 best albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone.[1]

Track listing
  1. Ignite
  2. Girl For All Seasons
  3. Nice With It
  4. Last Night
  5. Think Twice
  6. Don't Look Down
  7. Siren Song
  8. Style I Bring
  9. Time To Rhyme
  10. Speaking For Me
  11. Summer Never Ends

Personnel
  • Jim Bottari – engineer, mixing
  • Chuck Brody – engineer
  • Katie Cassidy – additional personnel, guitar, harp, photography
  • Thera L. Choice – beat box, drum programming, organ, piano
  • Fusako Chubachi – design
  • Chris Conway – engineer
  • DJ Drez – additional personnel, cut
  • DJ Mighty Mi – audio production, producer
  • Chris Fargo – additional personnel, guitar
  • John Fields – acoustic bass guitar, additional personnel, bass, beats, guitar (electric), producer, synthesizer, wurlitzer, wurlitzer piano
  • Mark Grant – engineer
  • Mike Halpern – additional personnel, drums, percussion
  • Steven Halpern – additional personnel, bass, drum programming, guitar, guitar (bass), keyboards, organ, piano, programming
  • Michael Halsband – cover photo, photography
  • Har Mar Superstar – additional personnel, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist, vocals
  • The High & Mighty – additional personnel, featured artist, guest artist, vocals
  • Rob Hill – additional personnel, bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, programming, strings, synthesizer
  • Dana Klein – additional personnel, vocals
  • Thera L – additional personnel, drum programming, organ, piano
  • Alice Lord – additional personnel, violin
  • Rogelio Lozano – bass, guitar
  • Colin Malley – interpretation
  • Manifest – audio production, producer
  • Mr. Eon – additional personnel, vocals
  • Mister Wohlsen – engineer
  • Muggs – audio production, producer
  • Peter Phillips – mixing, producer
  • Hesta Prynn – group member, member of attributed artist, piano, vocals
  • Damian Quiñones – additional personnel, piano, reproduction, sound effects, vocals
  • Geoffrey Rice – assistant engineer
  • Pete Rock – additional personnel, audio production, vocals
  • Johnny Rodeo – engineer
  • Sami Ryan – assistant engineer
  • Skotch Rockie – bass
  • Spero – engineer, member of attributed artist, vocals
  • Sprout – drum machine, drums, group member, member of attributed artist, photography, vocals
  • Jamey Staub – engineer, mixing
  • Yutakha – engineer
  • Grover Zinn – engineer

References
  1. Roberts, Michael (1 November 2007). "Northern State". Westword. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. Draper, Jimmy (13 October 2004). "Girl heroes". Metro Times. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. Williams, Darona (11 March 2007). "Beastie Girls: Northern State". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. "Northern State Hits The 'City'". Billboard. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. LeRoy, Dan (2 June 2004). "Where the Boys Aren't". Clevescene. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. McCabe, Bret (28 August 2007). "Finding a Northern State of Grace". The New York Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. Goldstein, Jeremy P. (20 July 2004). "Northern State Rope In Heavy Hitters For Columbia Debut". The Fader. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. "All City". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  9. Loftus, Johnny. "All City - Northern State". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. "Platter Party". Elle Girl. 3 (6): 114. September 2004.
  11. Sanneh, Kelefa (August 30, 2004). "Critic's Choice/New CD's; Rap Beats: Preachy, Snarly or Sweet". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  12. "All City Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  13. "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (9): 120. September 2004.
  14. Timmermann, Josh (September 16, 2004). "Northern State - All City - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  15. Christgau, Robert (August 31, 2004). "Inter-Century Freundschaft". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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