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1998 studio album by Tela
Now or Never is the second studio album by American rapper Tela . It was released on October 6, 1998 through Rap-A-Lot Records . Recording sessions took place at House Of Blues in Memphis and at Hippie House in Houston . Production was handled by Tela himself, together with DJ Jus Borne, Jazze Pha , Neal Jones, BJB, SMK and Sam Sneed . It features guest appearances from the Hoodlumz, Big Zach, Do or Die , Jazze Pha, Scarface , Too $hort and Max Julien . The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .
Title Producer(s) 1. "Jetzt Oder Nie" Tela 1:52 2. "Roll Wit It (Interlude)" Tela 1:01 3. "Roll Wit It" (featuring Scarface and the Hoodlumz) Tela 5:02 4. "Bring Em Out" 4:33 5. "Take Flight" Tela 1:33 6. "B.I.G.P.I.M.P.S.I.S.I." (featuring Too $hort ) Tela 4:47 7. "Fallin' Soldiers" 4:31 8. "Why U" Tela 4:01 9. "Red Neck Pimp (Interlude)" Tela 1:44 10. "Table Dance" (featuring Jazze Pha ) Tela 4:26 11. "Make a Million" Tela 5:08 12. "Still a Man" 5:14 13. "Too Slick (The Movie)" DJ Jus Borne 5:50 14. "Right Now" Jazze Pha 3:47 15. "Caesar Knight" 5:18 16. "Touch Em (Interlude)" Tela 1:07 17. "Now or Never (They Wanna Kill Me)" (featuring Do Or Die ) 5:13 18. "Pimpin Round da World (Interlude)" (featuring Max Julien ) Tela 2:40 19. "These Hoe's" (featuring Big Zach) SMK 3:48 20. "Money and the Power" (featuring the Hoodlumz) Neal Jones 2:22 Total length: 1:13:57
Winston "Tela " Rogers – main artist, producer (tracks: 1-11, 15-18) , mixing
Brad "Scarface " Jordan – featured artist (track 3)
Barry "O.C." Ware – featured artist (tracks: 3, 20)
Thomas "Low Key" McCollum – featured artist (tracks: 3, 20)
Todd "Too $hort " Shaw – featured artist (track 6)
Phalon "Jazze Pha " Alexander – featured artist (track 10) , producer (tracks: 14, 15, 17)
Do Or Die – featured artists (track 17)
Max Julien – featured artist (track 18)
Big Zach – featured artist (track 19)
James "DJ Jus Borne" Blake – producer (tracks: 4, 7, 13)
Charles "BJ" Byrd – producer (track 12)
Samuel "Sam Sneed " Anderson – producer (track 12)
Neal Jones – producer (tracks: 17, 20) , engineering, mixing
Sean "SMK" Pross – producer (track 19)
Kevin Haywood – engineering, mixing
Micah Harrison – engineering
Benny Quinn – mastering
James "J Prince " Smith – executive producer
Lisa Browne – artwork
Ray Blodget – artwork
Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings – artwork, production coordinator
Frederick Toma – photography
Cato Walker – production coordinator
Tony "Big Chief" Randle – supervisor