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No Said Date
Studio album by
Masta Killa
ReleasedJune 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)
Recorded1997–2004
Studio36 Chambers Studios (New York, NY)
GenreHip-hop
Length47:45
LabelNature Sounds
Producer
Masta Killa chronology
No Said Date
(2004) 		Made in Brooklyn
(2006)

No Said Date is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Masta Killa. It was released on June 1, 2004, via Nature Sounds. Recording sessions took place at 36 Chamber Studios in New York City. Production was handled by DJ Mathematics, RZA, True Master, Baby Dooks, Brock, Jose "Choco" Reynoso and Supa Dave West. It features guest appearances from the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as its affiliates Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn and Streetlife, with cameos from Masta Killa's sons Jamel and Shamel Irief.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 136 on the Billboard 200, number 31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 3 on the Heatseekers Albums and number 4 on the Independent Albums charts.

The songs "D.T.D.", "Digi Warfare" and "Old Man" appear in the 2006 video game Saints Row.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop[2]
AllMusic[3]
Cokemachineglow79/100%[4]
Pitchfork8.3/10[5]
Prefix7/10[6]
RapReviews9/10[7]
StylusA-[8]
The Austin Chronicle[9]
The Village Voice(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

No Said Date was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 86 based on six reviews.[1]

James Corne of RapReviews praised the album, resuming: "overall, No Said Date is the collective combination of stellar performances across the board".[7] Scott McKeating of Stylus called it "a return to the Wu sound; in-house production, more Clan cameos and less material dictated by current trends commercial".[8] Pitchfork stated: "Masta Killa has delivered one the most urgent, straightforward Wu releases since the group's debut over a decade ago".[5] AllMusic's Stewart Mason noted the rapper's "aggressive but nimble flow is all over each of these songs".[3] Chet Betz of Cokemachineglow wrote: "together, "School" and "Silverbacks" make the best Wu-Tang one-two punch that I can recall".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Born Chamber" (Intro) 1:16
2."Grab the Mic"Brock2:59
3."No Said Date"RZA2:44
4."Last Drink"Mathematics4:03
5."Love Spell"Dave West4:14
6."The Future (Skit)" 1:28
7."D.T.D." (featuring Raekwon and Ghostface Killah)Mathematics4:13
8."Whatever" (featuring Streetlife and Prodigal Sunn)Mathematics2:54
9."Secret Rivals" (featuring Killah Priest and Method Man)True Master3:29
10."Skit" 0:24
11."Digi Warfare"Jose "Choco" Reynoso4:06
12."Old Man" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and RZA)RZA2:46
13."Queen"True Master3:40
14."School" (featuring RZA)RZA3:12
15."Silverbacks" (featuring Inspectah Deck and GZA)True Master3:26
16."Masta Killa"Baby Dooks2:51
Total length:47:45

Personnel

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  • Elgin "Masta Killa" Turner – songwriter, vocals, executive producer
  • Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 7)
  • Dennis "Ghostface Killah" Coles – vocals (track 7)
  • Patrick "Streetlife" Charles – vocals (track 8)
  • Lamar "Prodigal Sunn" Ruff – vocals (track 8)
  • Walter "Killah Priest" Reed – vocals (track 9)
  • Clifford "Method Man" Smith – vocals (track 9)
  • Robert "RZA" Diggs – additional vocals (track 11), vocals (tracks: 12, 14), producer (tracks: 3, 12, 14), executive producer
  • Lamont "U-God" Hawkins – additional vocals (track 11)
  • Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones – vocals (track 12)
  • Jason "Inspectah Deck" Hunter – vocals (track 15)
  • Gary "GZA" Grice – vocals (track 15), executive producer
  • Brock – producer (track 2)
  • Ronald "Mathematics" Bean – producer (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
  • David "Supa Dave" West – producer (track 5)
  • Derrick "True Master" Harris – producer (tracks: 9, 13, 15)
  • Jose "Choco" Reynoso – producer (track 11), recording, mixing
  • David "Baby Dooks" Vurdelja – producer (track 16)
  • Michael Sarsfield – mastering
  • Amal McCaskill – co-executive producer
  • Devin Horwitz – co-executive producer
  • James "Dreddy Kruger" Dockery – A&R

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 136
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 31
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for No Said Date - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Barone, Matt (June 1, 2004). "No Said Date". AllHipHop. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "No Said Date - Masta Killa | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Betz, Chet (June 15, 2004). "Masta Killa: No Said Date | Records". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved February 14, 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ a b "Masta Killa: No Said Date". Pitchfork. August 18, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Umile, Dominic (June 1, 2006). "Review: Masta Killa - No Said Date". Prefixmag. Retrieved November 21, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ a b Corne, James (June 15, 2004). "Masta Killa :: No Said Date :: Nature Sounds/Little Shoes Music". RapReviews. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  8. ^ a b McKeating, Scott (June 9, 2004). "Masta Killa - No Said Date - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Retrieved July 16, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Gabriel, Robert (June 4, 2004). "Ghostface, Method Man, Masta Killa". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (August 3, 2004). "Looking Past Differences". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on August 24, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "Music Review: Masta Killa - No Said Date". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 14, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  12. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 2004. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  13. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 2004. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  14. ^ "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 2004. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
  15. ^ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 2004. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
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