The Album is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Latyrx. It was released on August 25, 1997, through Solesides Records. The recording sessions took place at Nash Studios in Oakland, The Glue Factory in San Francisco, Studio A at UC Davis college station KDVS, and Live Oak Studios in Berkeley. It was produced by Lyrics Born, DJ Shadow, and Chief Xcel. It features guest appearances from Blackalicious and John Tchicai, and contributions from Joyo Velarde and funk/jazz band Free Association.
Quannum Projects, the rebranded and expanded version of SoleSides, reissued the album in 2002. At the 20th anniversary of The Album, it was remastered and re-released with two bonus tracks via Real People.