Focused Daily

Focused Daily
Studio album by Defari
Released	February 9, 1999
Recorded	1997 Soundcastle Studios, E-Swift's Studio's, A&M Studios, Red Foo's Los Angeles, California Threshold Studios Santa Monica, California
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	68:48
Label	Tommy Boy 01274
Producer	The Alchemist E-Swift Evidence Defari Barbershop Drevin
Defari chronology
Focused Daily (1999) Odds & Evens (2003)

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Focused Daily, is the debut album by west coast rapper Defari, was released in February 9, 1999. The album is now out of print.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Length
1	"Intro"		DJ Revolution	0:46
2	"Focused Daily"	Alchemist	Defari, Evidence	4:30
3	"Never Lose Touch"	Evidence	Defari	4:25
4	"Keep It On The Rise"	Evidence	Defari	4:12
5	"Lowlands Anthem, Pt. 1"	E-Swift	Defari	3:46
6	"Bionic"	Evidence	Defari	4:57
7	"Likwit Connection"	E-Swift	Defari, Phil Da Agony, Tha Alkaholiks	4:43
8	"Yes Indeed"	E-Swift	Defari	5:30
9	"Killing Spree"	Alchemist	Defari	4:17
10	"These Dreams"	Evidence	Defari	5:23
11	"Juggle Me (For The DJ's)"	E-Swift	Defari	4:17
12	"Thunder & Lightning"	Evidence	Defari, Tash, Xzibit	3:39
13	"405 Friday's"	Defari, Evidence	Defari	3:19
14	"Checkstand 3"	Alchemist	Defari	2:34
15	"No Clue"	Barbershop Drevin	Barbershop Chocolate Tye, Defari	4:32
16	"Gems"	Evidence	Defari	4:22
17	"People's Choice"	Evidence	Defari	3:28

Personnel

• Kut Masta Kurt, E-Swift, The Alchemist, DJ Babu - scratches
• Jesse "Biz" Stewart, Redfoo, Kut Masta Kurt, Evidence, E-Swift, Jean Marie - engineers
• Defari, Chris Atlas - executive producers
• Beni-B - co-executive producer
• Mike Miller - photography
• Darlene Y. Cordero - art direction, design
• Alan 'The Alchemist' Maman, Michael 'Evidence' Peretta, Defari, E-Swift, Barbershop Drevin - Producers

Samples

• "405 Friday's"
  • "Tear It Down" by Blue Magic
• "Focused Daily"
  • "Oh! Que Sole Estoy" by Betty Missiego
  • "Mostly Tha Voice" by Gang Starr
• "Bionic"
  • "Children's Song: No. 6" by Chick Corea & Gary Burton
  • "Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber" by Wu-Tang Clan
• "Checkstand 3"
  • "The Road We Didn't Take" by Freda Payne
• "Lowlands Anthem, Pt. 1"
  • "Edith and the Kingpin" by Joni Mitchell
• "People's Choice"
  • "Got to Hustle to Survive" by Les McCann
  • "The MC" by KRS-One
• "Yes Indeed"
  • "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" by Eric Gale
• "Never Lose Touch"
  • "Dark Eyes" by Ferrante & Teicher
  • "The Robbery and the Chase" by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
• "Gems"
  • "Crying Song" by Hubert Laws
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
• "Keep It on the Rise"
  • "Hole in the Head "by Cypress Hill
• "Thunder & Lightning"
  • "Mental Stamina" by Jeru the Damaja

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Top Heatseekers
1999	Focused Daily	#37