# Tragedy: Saga of a Hoodlum

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Saga of a Hoodlum is the second studio album by the hip-hop artist Tragedy Khadafi, then known by the stage name Intelligent Hoodlum.

## Track listing

| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer |
| 1 | "Shalom a Leck" | P. Chapman, K-Def | K-Def | Tragedy |
| 2 | "Hoodlum Intro" | | | *Interlude* |
| 3 | "Underground" | P. Chapman, K-Def | K-Def | Tragedy, Trag-Lo |
| 4 | "Funk Mode" | P. Chapman, K-Def | K-Def | Tragedy |
| 5 | "Grand Groove" | P. Chapman, K-Def | K-Def | Tragedy |
| 6 | "At Large" | P. Chapman, K-Def, M. Williams | K-Def, Marley Marl | Tragedy |
| 7 | "Death Row" | P. Chapman, K-Def, M. Williams | K-Def, Marley Marl | Tragedy |
| 8 | "Speech [Check The Time]" | | Kool Tee | *Interlude* |
| 9 | "Mad Brothas Know His Name" | P. Chapman, K-Def, M. Williams | K-Def, Marley Marl | Tragedy |
| 10 | "Pass the Teck" | P. Chapman, K-Def | K-Def | Tragedy, Havoc |
| 11 | "Street Life" | P. Chapman, Epitome Of Scratch | Epitome of Scratch | Tragedy |
| 12 | "Pump the Funk" | P. Chapman, M. Williams | Marley Marl | Tragedy |
| 13 | "Role Model" | P. Chapman, Kool Tee | Kool Tee | Tragedy |
| 14 | "The Posse [Shoot ’Em Up]" | P. Chapman, Mr. Freaknasti | Mr. Freaknasti | Tragedy, Big Scram |
| 15 | "Grand Groove [Bonus Mix]" | P. Chapman, K-Def | K-Def | Tragedy |
| 16 | "Funky Roll Outro" | | | *Interlude* |

## Samples

Shalom a Leck
* "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
* "I Like It" by The Emotions
* "Long Red" by Mountain
Underground
* "Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson
* "Cold Feet" by Albert King
* "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
Funk Mode
* "I Like It" by The Emotions
* "Do the Funky Penguin (Part 2)" by Rufus Thomas
* "It's Your Thing" by Lou Donaldson
* "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy
* "Jam 4 U" by Redman
Grand Groove
* "Ike's Mood I" by Isaac Hayes
* "Hollywood's World" by DJ Hollywood
* "Sing a Simple Song" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
* "The Rebel" by Marley Marl
At Large
* "Do or Die Bed Sty" by Divine Sounds
* "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe
* "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
* "Warm It Up, Kane" by Big Daddy Kane
Death Row
* "Hundred 'An One Year/M'Ria" by Cannonball Adderley
* "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat
* "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy
Mad Brothers Know His Name
* "Shades of Difference" by LaBelle
* "Just to Get a Rep" by Gang Starr
* "Don't Change Your Love" by The Five Stairsteps
* "You Can Call Me Rover" by The Main Ingredient
Pass the Teck
* "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
* "Curtis' Song" by Lou Donaldson
* "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band
* "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
* "It's Your Thing" by Lou Donaldson
Street Life
* "Little Willie Armstrong Jones" by The Last Poets
* "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and L.A. Express
Pump the Funk
* "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
* "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
* "Do the Funky Penguin (Part 2)" by Rufus Thomas
* "Alwayz Into Somethin'" by N.W.A
Role Model
* "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
Grand Groove (Bonus Mix)
* "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
* "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
Funky Roll Outro
* "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
* "Uphill Peace of Mind" by Kid Dynamite

## Chart positions

| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 57 |
| Top Heatseekers | 25 |