Experience & Education

This article is about the rap album by Sadat X. For the 1938 book by John Dewey, see Experience and Education (book).

Experience & Education
Studio album by Sadat X
Released	October 25, 2005
Recorded	2005
Studio	Thingamajig Lab (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:31
Label	Female Fun Music
Producer	A Kid Called Roots Ben Gebhardt Diamond D DJ Spinna Ge-ology Kleph Dollaz Madsol-Desar Minnesota P Brothers Sha Boogie Vin The Chin
Sadat X chronology
The State of New York vs. Derek Murphy (2000) Experience & Education (2005) Black October (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	7.5/10

Experience & Education is the second full-length solo studio album by American rapper Sadat X. It was released on October 25, 2005, through Female Fun Music. Recording sessions took place at the Thingamajig Lab in Brooklyn. Production was handled by the P Brothers, Kleph Dollaz, A Kid Called Roots, Ben Gebhardt, Diamond D, DJ Spinna, Ge-ology, Madsol-Desar, Minnesota, Sha Boogie and Vin The Chin. It features guest appearances from Agallah, Gina Vegas, Money Boss Players, Ed O.G. and Heltah Skeltah. The album's lead single was "What Did I Do?" b/w "The Great Diamond D".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"God Is Back"	Derek Murphy	DJ Spinna	4:50
2.	"What Did I Do?"	Murphy	Kleph Dollaz	4:05
3.	"The Daily News"	Murphy	Kleph Dollaz	3:58
4.	"Back to New York" (featuring Agallah)	Murphy Angel Aguilar	Vin The Chin	3:56
5.	"Come on Down (Remix)" (featuring Money Boss Players)	Murphy Paul Littlefair Paul Spence	P Brothers	4:12
6.	"The Great Diamond D" (featuring Heltah Skeltah)	Murphy Joseph Kirkland	Diamond D	3:26
7.	"Interlude"		Ben Gebhardt	0:46
8.	"(Experience) Why Don't You" (featuring Edo G.)	Murphy Edward Anderson	Madsol-Desar	4:16
9.	"Help Yourself"	Murphy	Kleph Dollaz	3:50
10.	"Have a Good Life"	Murphy	Sha Boogie	4:05
11.	"Creep" (featuring Gina Vegas)	Murphy Patrick Lawrence	A Kid Called Roots	2:56
12.	"Ge-Ology Beat" (featuring Gina Vegas)	Murphy Gina Vegas	Ge-ology	3:49
13.	"Shout" (featuring Agallah)	Murphy Aguilar Littlefair Spence	P Brothers	2:57
14.	"Stack Up" (featuring Agallah)	Murphy Aguilar Littlefair Spence	P Brothers	2:24
15.	"Shine" (featuring Money Boss Players)	Murphy	Minnesota	5:00
16.	"Outro (NY Fanfare)"	Murphy Littlefair Spence	P Brothers	1:01
Total length:				55:31

Personnel

• Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – vocals, executive producer, sleeve notes
• Angel "8-Off Agallah" Aguilar – vocals (tracks: 4, 13, 14)
• Eddie "Cheeba" Faison – vocals (tracks: 5, 15)
• G.S. – vocals (track 5)
• Jahmal "Rock" Bush – vocals (track 6)
• Sean Price – vocals (track 6)
• Edward "Edo G" Anderson – vocals (track 8)
• Gina Vegas – vocals (tracks: 11, 12)
• Vincent "DJ Spinna" Williams – producer (track 1)
• Darrell "Kleph Dollaz" Durant – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 9)
• Vin "The Chin" Mostacciuolo – producer (track 4)
• Paul Littlefair – producer (tracks: 5, 13, 14, 16)
• Paul Spence – producer (tracks: 5, 13, 14, 16)
• Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland – producer (track 6)
• Ben Gebhardt – producer (track 7)
• Fresnel Madsol Desar Cleophat – producer (track 8), co-executive producer
• Sha Boogie – producer (track 10)
• Patrick "A Kid Called Roots" Lawrence – producer (track 11)
• Gerard "Ge-ology" Young – producer (track 12)
• Mark "Minnesota" Richardson – producer (track 15)
• Dan "The Man" Humiston – mixing
• Peter Agoston – executive producer, sleeve notes
• Ray Johnson – artwork, layout
• Mike "Steady" Adasko – product management
• Barry Heyman – legal
• Jennifer Justice – legal

External links

• Sadat X – Experience & Education at Discogs (list of releases)