Preemptive Strike (album)

Preemptive Strike
Preemptive Strike
Compilation album by DJ Shadow
Released	January 27, 1998
Genre	Instrumental hip hop; trip hop;
Length	61:11
Label	Mo' Wax
Producer	DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow chronology

Preemptive Strike is the first compilation album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released by Mo' Wax on January 27, 1998.^[1] It contains DJ Shadow's singles released by Mo' Wax between 1993 and 1997. It peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[2]

According to Shadow, "The title was in reference to what I felt was a general lack of care for my music on the US label side, and my aim was to compile the earlier Mo' Wax output in a manner of my choosing rather than it happening surreptitiously."^[3]

^ Roberts, Randall (January 1998). "DJ Shadow: Preemptive Strike". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 53. p. 38. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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^ DJ Shadow [@djshadow] (January 27, 2023). "25 years ago, I released 'Preemptive Strike.' The title was in reference to what I felt was a general lack of care for my music on the US label side, and my aim was to compile the earlier Mo' Wax output in a manner of my choosing rather than it happening surreptitiously" (Tweet). Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Twitter.

[1] Roberts, Randall (January 1998). "DJ Shadow: Preemptive Strike". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 53. p. 38. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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[3] DJ Shadow [@djshadow] (January 27, 2023). "25 years ago, I released 'Preemptive Strike.' The title was in reference to what I felt was a general lack of care for my music on the US label side, and my aim was to compile the earlier Mo' Wax output in a manner of my choosing rather than it happening surreptitiously" (Tweet). Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Twitter.

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