doesn't make it a classic record, I don't know what is." DJBooth reviewer Nathan S. wrote, "It'd be a mistake to stick the ol' 'underground' label on For the Record – you don't have to have a backpack full of Krylon to enjoy it – but it's safe to say Torae's not aiming for crossover radio success. This is a hip-hop album for people who love hip-hop and who want to hear the music they love, not the music a radio programmer thinks they should love." Track listing Sample credits "Shakedown" contains a sample of "Legend of the Ninja" as performed by Alfredo Chen Singers; "Do The Math" contains a sample of "Capture (Militia, Pt. 3)" as performed by Gang Starr, Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx; "Life As..." as "For the Record" contains a sample of "Eclipse" as performed by Ahmad Jamal; "What's Happenin'" as performed by Method Man and Busta Rhymes; Redman's verse in LL Cool J's "4, 3, 2, 1"; "Likwit" as performed by Tha Alkaholiks; "Thank You" contains a sample of "Thank You Baby" as performed by Betty Wright. Personnel Credits for For the Record adapted from AllMusic. Rich "Filthy Rich" Ahee — engineer, executive producer, mixing, producer Wesley "Wes" Brumfield — featured artist, vocals Pav Bundy — featured artist Torae "Torae" Carr — engineer, executive producer, primary artist, producer Matt Conaway — publicity Shawna Nichol Corso — vocals Ejor Danill — artwork DJ E Holla — vocals DJ Premier — engineer, mixing, producer Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit — engineer, producer, vocals Eric "Eric G." Gabouer — producer Ricardo Gutierrez — mastering Fatin "Fatin" Horton — engineer, producer Ramon "Illmind" Ibanga Jr. — mixing, producer Calvin Jones — mixing Eric "E. Jones" Jones — producer Khrysis — producer Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland — producer Gary Lubansky — engineer MeLa Machinko — featured artist Marco Polo — engineer, producer William Paul "Large Professor" Mitchell — producer Joe Nardone — mixing Nottz — engineer, mixing, producer, vocals Peter "Pete Rock" Phillips — producer Rah Digga — vocals Amber Ravenel — executive producer Marion O. Ross III — trumpet D. Sloan — engineer, mixing Noah Abraham Weston — vocals References 2011 debut albums Hip hop albums by American artists Torae albums Albums produced by DJ Premier Albums produced by Pete Rock Albums produced by Marco Polo Albums produced by Illmind Albums produced by 9th Wonder Albums produced by Khrysis Albums