Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One
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Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 26, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 53:33 | |||
Label | Street Solid Records Inc. | |||
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Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on October 26, 1999 for Street Solid Records.
On this album, Cold 187um appeared as Big Hutch and KM.G as Chicken Vin. The album featured guest appearances from Safecracka, Young Ten, and Ha-Ha L.O.C., and its audio production was handled by Big Mil, Tha Chill, DJ Silk, Nick, and A.T.L. themselves.[1]
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Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rich Thugs" (Intro) |
| Big Mil | 1:47 |
2. | "Black Mob" (featuring Safecracka) |
| DJ Silk | 4:36 |
3. | "Marvin" |
| Big Hutch | 4:11 |
4. | "Three Strikes" | 0:33 | ||
5. | "Recycle the Black Dollar" |
| Big Hutch | 3:23 |
6. | "Respect" (featuring Young Ten) |
| 4:20 | |
7. | "Pawns" |
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| 4:02 |
8. | "Thug in Your Life" |
| Big Mil | 5:14 |
9. | "Smoke" |
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| 4:14 |
10. | "Rich Thugs Movement" (Interlude) | 2:34 | ||
11. | "A.T.L. True" |
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| 4:31 |
12. | "It Ain't Where You From" |
| Above the Law | 4:00 |
13. | "The Money" (Interlude) | 0:32 | ||
14. | "Sax" |
| Big Mil | 4:07 |
15. | "P.I.M.P." (featuring Ha-Ha L.O.C., Safecracka & Young Ten) |
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| 5:29 |
Total length: | 53:33 |
Personnel
[edit]- Gregory Fernan Hutchinson - producer (tracks 3, 5–6, 9, 12), co-producer (6–7, 11–12, 15), executive producer, mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11–12, 15)
- Kevin Michael Gulley - producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks 6–7, 11–12), executive producer, mixing (tracks 2, 6–7)
- Anthony Stewart - producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks 6–7, 11–12), executive producer, mixing (tracks 2, 6–7)
- Big Mil - producer (tracks 1, 8, 11, 14–15), mixing (tracks 1, 8–9, 11, 14–15), recording (tracks 8–9, 11)
- Vernon Johnson - producer (tracks 6, 9), mixing & additional vocals (track 6)
- Russell Brown - producer & mixing (track 2)
- Nick - producer & mixing (track 7)
- Tim House - mixing (tracks 8–9), recording (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8–9, 11–12, 14–15), A&R direction
- Jay Gonzalez - mixing (track 11), recording (tracks 1–2)
- Kathy Longinaker - photography
- Imix Design - art direction
- Young Ten - guest vocals (tracks 2, 6, 15)
- Safecracka - guest vocals (tracks 2, 15)
- Boom Bam - guest vocals (track 2, 14)
- Ha-Ha L.O.C. - guest vocals (track 15)
References
[edit]- ^ "Above The Law - Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One – Above the Law". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2017.