Unleashed (Paris album)
Appearance
Unleashed | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 24, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1994−1997 | |||
Genre | Political hip hop,[1] West Coast hip hop,[1] conscious hip hop, G-funk, gangsta rap | |||
Label | Whirling Records[2] | |||
Producer | Paris, GO Twice, G-Man Stan | |||
Paris chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10[3] |
Unleashed is the fourth studio album by American rapper Paris, released on February 24, 1998, by Whirling Records.[4][5]
"Blast First" was a moderate success, making the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Nathan Rabin, in AllMusic, wrote that "Paris' gruff baritone remains as powerful and commanding as ever, but it's depressing to hear someone whose work once resonated with conviction and idealism spit gangsta rap clichés like some sort of lost Suge Knight flunky."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Mob on" (featuring Spice 1) - 3:35
- "Blast First" - 3:56
- "Record Label Murder" - 2:30
- "Fair Weather Friendz" - 4:26
- "Everyday Livin'" (featuring Jet) - 3:51
- "Thug Livin'" (featuring Nutt-So) - 5:13
- "Root of All Evil" - 4:09
- "Heat" (featuring Jet, Spice 1) - 3:43
- "Street Soldier" - 4:26
- "44 Wayz" (featuring Mystic) - 4:12
- "Conversation" - 3:35
- "Same Ol' Same Ol'" (featuring Jet) - 4:19
European release
- Mob On
- Fair Weather Friendz
- Ride With Me
- Act Right
- Street Soldier
- It Don't Stop
- 44 Wayz
- Root Of All Evil
- Widow (featuring The Conscious Daughters)
- Sucka Free (featuring Spice 1)
- Record Label Murder
- Conversation
- 4 da Ridaz (Instrumental)
- Blast First
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Unleashed - Paris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 411.
- ^ "Paris :: Unleashed :: Guerrilla Funk Recordings". www.rapreviews.com.
- ^ "Paris | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Paris Is Unleashed With His Own Label". MTV News.[dead link]
- ^ "Bubbling Under". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 20, 1998 – via Google Books.