The Alchemist
Alan Daniel Maman (born October 25, 1977), better known as The Alchemist, is a h… Read Full Bio ↴Alan Daniel Maman (born October 25, 1977), better known as The Alchemist, is a hip-hop producer and MC. The Alchemist has been an active producer since 1991. He hails from affluent Beverly Hills, California. After rising to prominence in the late 1990s as a close associate of Dilated Peoples, he went on to produce for many of hip-hop's leading artists in the 2000s.

As a teen, Al began to identify strongly with the rebellious lyrics and urban sounds of hip-hop, and he began writing his own lyrics as a creative outlet. He joined up with other like-minded artists who wrote lyrics and rebelled strongly against their "uptight" suburban surroundings, among whom were Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town, Evidence of Dilated Peoples and Scott Caan, son of James Caan. They would often hang out in urban areas of Los Angeles and participated in typical teenage rebellious activities like partying, smoking marijuana, and general mischief.

Al and Scott decided to become a duo named The Whooliganz. While rhyming at a party in L.A., they attracted the attention of B-Real of Cypress Hill. He invited the teens to join his crew, The Soul Assassins, which also included the groups House of Pain and Funkdoobiest. In 1993, the Whooliganz released their first single, "Put Your Handz Up." The song received little radio airplay and their record label, Tommy Boy Records, decided to shelve their album. Rejected, Scott focused his creative energy on acting while Al became interested in process of making hip-hop beats.

DJ Muggs took Al under his wing and taught him how to use a sampler and mixing board. After helping to produce a few tracks for Cypress Hill, Al became the main producer for his childhood friend, Evidence and his group Dilated Peoples. When Dilated debuted in 1998, they were an underground sensation creating a huge buzz about the man behind those incredible beats.

In 1999, Muggs introduced Al to his good friends, the popular hip-hop group Mobb Deep. Al produced two songs for their Murda Muzik album. Impressed by his production skills and street smarts, Mobb Deep took him under their wing, using his beats on all their subsequent albums. As Alchemist's profile increased, he went on to produce for many of hip hop's most successful and prominent artists, such as Nas, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Ghostface Killah and Snoop Dogg. He has also remixed songs for bands and artists in other genres such as Linkin Park and Morcheeba. Al stayed loyal to his old friends, continuing to produce for Dilated, Cypress Hill, Everlast (formerly of House of Pain) and Crazy Town. He also enjoys producing for lesser-known underground rappers, often giving them some of his best beats. In 2004, 11 years after his rapping career folded, The Alchemist returned with his long-awaited debut album, "1st Infantry." The album yielded the hit single "Hold You Down" (featuring Prodigy, Illa Ghee, and Nina Sky), which hit number ninety-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005.

Alchemist was the official tour DJ for Eminem on his 2005 Anger Management 3 Tour, replacing the recently-ousted DJ Green Lantern. However on July 13, 2005, the tour bus carrying Eminem's entourage (including rapper Stat Quo as well as Alchemist) swerved off the road and turned over. Alchemist was treated for broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

The Alchemist is one of the music producers behind the video game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars released by Rockstar Games. He was also on Tim Westwood TV, when Eminem, Royce Da 5'9" and Mr. Porter freestyled. During an interview with Worldwide Conspiracy Radio, The Alchemist revealed he would be dropping a 2-part project with fellow West Coast producer Oh No entitled Gangrene, the first to be released in July, the second in November, both on Decon. Alchemist was also the DJ for the Eminem set on the BBC1 chat-show Jonathan Ross on June 4, 2010.

Alchemist is Eminem's official DJ, since DJ Green Lantern departed from Shady Records in 2005 because of a dispute related to the feud of 50 Cent and Jadakiss. In 2006, Eminem released a collaboration album with Shady Records called Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. Since the Alchemist is his official DJ, he produced some of the tracks on the mixtape, as well as compiling the album in a mixtape fashion. On December 18, 2013, he was named the runner-up for Producer of the Year by HipHopDX.
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The Alchemist Lyrics


6 Five Heartbeats Blew-blew-blew-blew-blew Lord clearing out like roaches when…
Abstraction Help me, I am watching atomic warfare from the safety…
Austral Spectrum Iris reflects, your focus on beauty. Instant burning of str…
Bang Out Featuring B Yo, this DJ Muggs, I’m out of Cypress Hill Soul Assassins Th…
Bangers Intro: Lloyd Banks] Yeah! I'm here nigga, Banks!!! G-G-G-G-G…
Beyond Genesis The past is open, but the future still hides. Natural select…
Bless How you tryna say it's not enough? Got me upset Uh How you…
Blood Sweat and Gears Take this opportunity to roll up Locate your lighters Laced…
Brother Jedidiah We are gathered here today, way-oh-way-oh To commemorate a v…
Brumal Dwell on an eccentric orbit Plutonium hemisphere engaged in…
Chemical Warfare You are now listening to the sounds Of Shady and…
Chinese Whispers Speaking my mind Single trail of thought Difference in the w…
Closed Chapter Situated in the present alive in the Moment of now separated…



Crushed Kremlin Stacking peppels for X pull of leathers Back burn bitches r…
Dead Bodies We out, P and Game, we'll blow that bitch up From…
Dean Martin Steaks (Woo) yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yeah Yes, turn that shit up…
Decisions Over Veal Orloff And have a blast, ayo It be that Queens kid with…
Different Worlds (Twin Gambino) Yeah, Yo I grew up in the projects of QBC …
E. Coli You see the songs though are, is what I do Is…
Enhancing Enigma A captive soul returns Limited to materialistic boundaries R…
Escape From The Black Hole Drawn towards, pull away. Mass compressed, and escape. N…
Essence Definetley the strongest shit on the shelf double r, d-bloc…
Exclusive Vibe "Going on the yacht?" "You ready to go on that yacht,…
Find a Way Stood smiling in the rain Thinking back to all the days…
Flashlight The homies always told me it’d Be days like this When we…
Forever Before I step out I get freshly cleaned up Looking like…
Found I once had a vivid dream, Where all was so…
Full Metal Huuuh I call my brother Sun cause he shine like... noon…
Garden Of Eroticism Through the abundant life. Your ability release my infideli…
Grand Concourse Benches KRS…yeah, this is it right here Let me warm up on…
Hold You Down Featuring Prodig (Intro: Nina Sky) (Prodigy) (*Sample of "Hold You Down") (**…
Holy Hell Holy hell, holy grail What they said? You walking blind I kn…
I Hate Everything No, I don't want that I don't like that (my way) Been…
Intro I wanna take this time, I'm alright now. [screams] I know..…
It's Gon' Pop Went from Bourne Identity to Bourne Supremacy These cats are…
Jabroni I growed up lookin' up to wrestlin' I found out it…
Jar Of Kingdom Unleash your swimming life Allow it to be caught by science …
Kalashnikov Guns A demonstration of who the best is Stress is when I…
Lamb Sauce - Where's the lamb sauce? - Come on, man - I'm starting…
Leave I'll untie the knot that was wound from your death…
Legends (feat. Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)) [Chorus x2:] Gangsters do…
Loose Change (back for my people) Uh Yo, yo, yeah Uh, uh, yeah, yeah You…
Lose Your Life Lose your life Yeah, what up? Snoopie D-O Dub West coast…
Lunation The silent image of a poetic light the Crescent moon enhance…
Mac 10 Wounds That's Italian, you want pump or auto? It's nickel-plated, s…
Massacre Yeah In Polo and diamond The cause of the cloud lining (cau…
Miracle Baby Look in my eyes and tell me what you see The…
My Animated Truth I exist yet still exist intoxicated with the senses of life…
Never Grow Up I play the low end, you never know You probably never…
New Beginning There's a new uprising coming for us. A new beginning…
No Days Off "Hard working..." I wanna get into it, man, you know Doin'…
Nobles Everyone knew that whoever let the sadness overtake him Woul…
Ocean Prime Where we at with it? We tuna melt all of the…
Purple Looking in the corner of a magic round room Trying to…
Ray Mysterio Ayo (brrt) Ayo, ayo, ayo, ayo (ayo, ayo) Luxurious fly shit …
Ride Out R-ID-E, we O-U T this is so gangsta, OGGG This is…
RIP Tracy I like music that makes me cry Sad music, Gypsy music,…
Road To Ubar The commands of an ancient sultan whispers through the sands…
Roman Candles Uh Hawaiian shorts shit, four-fifths, pour stick Cut the do…
Scottie Pippen Showing no signs of letting up Still kick you in the…
Shell The abundance of pores in this shell Manifest as I draw…
Shoot Sideways Uh, yeah Brrah Uh, yeah Please pick a side or run from your…
Single Sided Forced to hear your words, though they might be true.…
Smile I hide my tears from the crowd by smiling By smiling I'm…
Some Gangster Sh*t Look's like your memory need refresh'n you couldn't do me if…
Some Gangster Shit Look's like your memory need refresh'n you couldn't do me i…
Soul Return We do not die, we only change All must die before…
Staying Concious When the first simple cells, Met the first rays of…
Stop the Show (feat. Stat Quo Yeah, Stat Quo, nigga (Woo) Alchemist, I love this thang (Co…
Strength of Pain Featuring Chinky (So much has changed..) (so much has changed..) Verse …
Surreality I can't believe existence, is confined to this life. And…
That's That You've got this picture stuck inside your head of who…
The Cold Hot's a hundred degrees and hotter Hot is stuck 0n rooftops…
The Essence Definetley the strongest shit on the shelf double r, d-bloc…
The Grip Check my levels Levels is good? Uh Uh-huh, Pump with the rub…
The Hopeless Romantic Catch me high at the arraignment Never been a plaintiff Shit…
The Type Let the little homie kick it in the auto shop…
Tick Tock (feat. Nas & Prodigy) [Intro - Nas] Uhh yeah yeah yo It goes Tick Tock this…
Tick Tock Featuring Nas and Pr (Intro - Nas) Uhh yeah yeah yo It goes Tick Tock this…
Tide In Mind Out All that I see, enhanced chemically. Watch the sea, and…
Tropical Storm Lenny Feel all the water, Barry Sharks out here, boy Protect your …
Troubles If it's not cocaine-related (uh) Well, it stem from some coc…
Try My Hand (I need your love) I'm the needle in a haystack, stop…
TV Dinners Why you keep on bitchin' about Monte man? goddamn, ain't shi…
Under Siege [Intro: Ohno] All you motherfuckers All you bitches All y…
Unfocused All my thoughts are unfocused. Help me focus the distorted -…
Universal Studios Nigga's so fucking stoned Can't smoke weed to it I don't wan…
Voodoo I am my own religion, you can wear me on…
W.Y.G.D.T.N.S Uh, yo, yo "But Q, when you gonna drop that new…
Way Out I don't start from scratch I transform to listenin' (This) K…
Where Can We Go Where can we go (Devin the Dude - talking) Don't even te…
Where Can We Go (feat. Devin the Dude) Where can we go [Devin the Dude - talking] Don't even tease…
Worlds Within Worlds Like creatures within the deepest oceans, you are existing u…
Yoni Kunda Observe sacred form with reverence Thoughts enthroned with a…
You Can Do It As the sun Rises Will you think of that again? I know…


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