Beneath The Surface
Album by GZA
Released	June 29, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:00
Label	MCA
Producer(s)	GZA, Arabian Knight, RZA
Professional reviews
RapReviews.com (7/10) link All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (1/4) link
GZA chronology
Liquid Swords (1995)	Beneath The Surface (1999)	Legend of the Liquid Sword (2002)

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Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Amplified Sample"
   • Producer: Mathematics
3. "Beneath The Surface"
   • First verse: GZA
   • Second verse: Killah Priest
   • Chorus: Res
   • Producer: Inspectah Deck
4. "Skit 1"
5. "Skit 2"
6. "Crash Your Crew"
   • Intro: RZA
   • Chorus: Ol' Dirty Bastard
   • Producer: John The Baptist
7. "Breaker Breaker"
   • Producer: Arabian Knight
8. "High Price Small Reward"
   • First verse: GZA
   • Second verse: Masta Killa
   • Producer: Mathematics
9. "Hip Hop Fury"
   • Chorus: RZA
   • First verse: Hell Razah
   • Second verse: GZA
   • Third verse: Timbo King
   • Fourth verse: Dreddy Kruger
   • Producer: Arabian Knight
10. "Skit 3"
11. "1112"
    • First verse: GZA
    • Second verse: Masta Killa
    • Third verse: Killah Priest
    • Fourth verse: Njeri
    • Producer: RZA
12. "Skit 4"
13. "Victim"
    • First verse: GZA
    • Second verse: Njeri
    • Producer: Arabian Knight
14. "Publicity"
    • Producer: Mathematics
15. "Feel Like An Enemy"
    • First verse & chorus: Hell Razah
    • Second verse: Killah Priest
    • Third verse: Trigga
    • Fourth verse: Prodigal Sunn
    • Producer: Mathematics
16. "Stringplay (Like This, Like That)"
    • First verse: GZA
    • Second verse & chorus: Method Man
    • Producer: Arabian Knight
17. "Mic Trippin'"
18. "Outro"
    • First verse: La The Darkman
    • Second verse : Timbo King
    • Producer: Arabian Knight

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Personnel

• Arabian Knight - Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant
• Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic - Engineer
• Tom Coyne - Mastering
• Joan Davis - Performer
• The Genius - Producer, Executive Producer
• Inspectah Deck - Producer
• John the Baptist - Producer
• Killah Priest - Vocals
• LA the Darkman - Vocals
• Masta Killa - Vocals
• Mathematics - Producer
• Method Man - Vocals
• Hell Razah - Vocals
• Ol' Dirty Bastard - Performer
• RZA - Vocals, Executive Producer
• Trigga - Performer