Word on tha Streets (Bad Azz album)

Word on tha Streets
Word on tha Streets
Studio album by Bad Azz
Released	September 29, 1998
Recorded	1997-1998
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	1:10:14
Label	Priority Records
Producer	Marvin Watkins (exec.); Ant Banks; Big Kid; DJ Pooh; Gangsta; Kenny McCloud; Lil' Beau; Michael "Flip" Barber; Soopafly;
Bad Azz chronology
Singles from Word on tha Streets
	"We Be Puttin' It Down!"; Released: 1999;

Word on tha Streets is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Bad Azz from Long Beach, California. It was released on September 29, 1998 via Priority Records. It features guest appearances from Big Tray Deee, Kurupt, Lil' Beau, Low Life Gangstas, Ms. Legacy, Outlawz, Snoop Dogg, The Comrads and The Lady of Rage. The album peaked at #182 on the Billboard 200 and #32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Tracks listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Be Puttin It Down!" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)	J. Stamps C. Broadus M. Jordan	DJ Pooh	5:04
2.	"Ghetto Star"	J. Stamps A. Banks	Ant Banks	4:27
3.	"Why U Don't Know?" (Insert)			0:28
4.	"I Ain't Concerned"	J. Stamps A. Banks	Ant Banks	4:01
5.	"This Life of Mine" (featuring Outlawz)	J. Stamps K. Cox M. Greenidge M. Barber M. Beale R. Cooper S. Taylor	Flip	4:49
6.	"Livin It Up"	J. Stamps T. Anderson	Gangsta	3:57
7.	"Love?" (Insert)			0:39
8.	"Tha Shit (Why Fuck wit Me?)"	J. Stamps T. Anderson	Gangsta	3:55
9.	"Pawn Shop Robbery" (Insert)			0:18
10.	"Addicted to Crime" (featuring The Comrads)	J. Stamps T. Anderson K. Garmon	Gangsta	5:31
11.	"Money, Houses and Cars" (featuring Kurupt)	J. Stamps P. Brooks R. Brown	Priest "Soopafly" Brooks	4:53
12.	"Cookin' Cookies"	J. Stamps G. Pagani M. Carey	Big Kid	4:39
13.	"Continued Dedication" (featuring Low Life Gangstas)	J. Stamps G. Pagani M. Carey E. Delahoussaye J. Cryer J. DeBear J. Terry K. Blackman	Big Kid	5:27
14.	"Darochee's M.C." (Insert)			0:18
15.	"A Hold on Hip Hop" (featuring The Lady of Rage & Ms. Legacy)	J. Stamps P. Brooks R. Allen E. Walker	Priest "Soopafly" Brooks	4:04
16.	"School Girl" (Insert)			1:28
17.	"Tha Last Time" (featuring Lil' Beau)	J. Stamps B. Dozier A. DiFranco	Lil' Beau	4:05
18.	"Everythang Happens fo' a Reason" (featuring Tray Dee)	J. Stamps K. McCloud T. Davis	Kenny McCloud	4:17
19.	"My People"	J. Stamps K. McCloud	Kenny McCloud Gary "Sugarfoot" Greenberg (co.)	4:15
20.	"Tha Stand"	J. Stamps K. McCloud	Kenny McCloud	3:31
Total length:				1:10:14

Sample credits^[2]

Track 1 contains elements from "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown, "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions, "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" by N.W.A, "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp, "Message to B.A." by N.W.A
Track 2 contains elements from "Friends" by Whodini, "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers
Track 5 contains elements from "Everything Good to You (Ain't Always Good for You)" by B.T. Express
Track 8 contains elements from "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown, "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
Track 17 contains elements from "Buildings and Bridges" by Ani DiFranco

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	182
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	32
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	16