The Pillage

The Pillage is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Cappadonna. It was released on March 24, 1998, through Razor Sharp and Epic Street. The recording sessions took place at 36 Chambers Studio in New York, except for the song "Everything Is Everything", which was recorded at Soundtrack Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York. The production was handled by Wu-Elements (True Master, Goldfinghaz, 4th Disciple, Mathematics) and the RZA, who also served as executive producer together with Ghostface Killah, Mitchell "Divine" Diggs and Oliver "Power" Grant. It features guest appearances from fellow Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates Killa Bamz, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Tekitha, Blue Raspberry, Raekwon, Rhyme Recca and U-God.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 132,000 copies sold in its first week. In its second week, the album charted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and sold an additional 63,000 copies. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 24, 1998. It also peaked at No. 8 in Canada, No. 28 in the Netherlands, No. 36 in Finland, No. 43 in the United Kingdom, No. 58 in France and No. 67 in Germany.

The song "Run" later appeared on Bulworth – The Soundtrack.

Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times labeled the album "equal parts garble-mouth boast fest, urban survival kit and sonic boom."

Track listing
Sample credits
 * Track 16 contains a sample of "You, I Adore" written by Anthony Sepe and Barry White and performed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Personnel

 * Darryl "Cappadonna" Hill – vocals
 * Walbert "Killer Bamz" Dale – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 15)
 * Lamont "U-God" Hawkins – vocals (track 5)
 * Clifford "Method Man" Smith – vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 12)
 * Dennis "Ghostface Killah" Coles – vocals (tracks: 8, 17), executive producer
 * Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 12)
 * Candi "Blue Raspberry" Lindsey – vocals (track 13)
 * Thaddaeus "Rhyme Recca" Birkett – vocals (track 14)
 * Tekitha Washington – vocals (tracks: 15, 16)
 * Derek "True Master" Harris – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 8-10, 12)
 * Scott "Goldfinghaz" Kinchen – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 14, 16)
 * Robert "RZA" Diggs – producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 13, 15, 17), executive producer, supervisor
 * Ronald "Allah Mathematics" Bean – producer (track 8)
 * Selwyn "4th Disciple" Bougard – producer & mixing (track 11)
 * Ted Wohlsen – mixing (tracks: 1, 7)
 * Nolan "Dr. No" Moffitte – mixing (tracks: 2, 14-16), engineering
 * Jason Groucott – engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 7)
 * Mitchell "Divine" Diggs – executive producer
 * Oliver "Power" Grant – executive producer
 * Ron Jaramillo – art direction, design
 * Daniel Hastings – photography
 * Jeff Trotter – A&R