Can You Feel Me

Can You Feel Me is the third studio album by American rapper Dru Down. It was released in 1996 through C-Note/Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Infinite Studios in Alameda, at Backroom Studios in Glendale, at Power Play Studios in Oakland, at The Grill in Emeryville, at Umoja Vibe, at Bosko's Digital Chicken And Beats in Los Angeles, and at Blackhole Studio near Los Angeles. Production was handled by DJ Fuze, Alonzo Jackson, Lev Berlak, The Whole 9, Maurice "Butch" Stewart, Big D the Impossible, Bosko, DJ Battlecat, DJ Daryl, Jamiel Hassan, Kenny McCloud, Soopafly and Terry T, with Chris "C&H" Hicks serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Luniz, Bootsy Collins, Eklipze, Knucklehead, L.V., Nick Nac, Poppa LQ and T-Luni. The album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 14 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Can You Feel Me" and "Baby Bubba". Its lead single reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Can You Feel Me
Studio album by Dru Down
Released	September 3, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Studio	Infinite Studios (Alameda, California) Backroom Studios (Glendale, California) Power Play Studios (Oakland, California) The Grill (Emeryville, California) Umoja Vibe Bosko's Digital Chicken And Beats (Los Angeles, California) Blackhole Studio
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap g-funk
Length	1:13:32
Label	Relativity
Producer	Chris Hicks (also exec.) Alonzo Jackson Big D the Impossible Bosko DJ Battlecat DJ Daryl DJ Fuze DJ Terry T Jamiel Hassan Kenny McCloud Lev Berlak Mo Stewart Soopafly The Whole 9
Dru Down chronology
Explicit Game (1994) Can You Feel Me (1996) Pimpin' Phernelia (2001)
Singles from Can You Feel Me
"Can You Feel Me" Released: August 6, 1996 "Baby Bubba" Released: February 25, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Danyel Robinson	DJ Fuze	0:53
2.	"Playa fo Real"	Robinson Kevin Gilliam Herbie Hancock	DJ Battlecat	4:28
3.	"Baby Bubba" (featuring Bootsy Collins)	Robinson Alonzo Jackson	Alonzo Jackson	4:13
4.	"Can You Feel Me"	Robinson David Elliot Mark Morales Damon Wimbley Darren Robinson Daniel Harris Kurtis Walker David Ogrin	DJ Fuze	4:12
5.	"Choppin' It Up"	Robinson Lev Berlak	Lev Berlak C&H (co.)	4:54
6.	"Head & Shoulders"	Robinson Berlak Vaughan Mason Duane Hughes Russell "Butch" Deyo	Lev Berlak	4:52
7.	"Mista Busta"	Robinson Daryl Anderson	DJ Daryl	4:25
8.	"Hustlin' Ain't No Thang"	Robinson Elliot Jalil Hutchins John Fletcher Lawrence Smith	DJ Fuze	4:34
9.	"The Game"	Christopher Hicks Curtis Mayfield	Jamiel Hassan	2:51
10.	"Breezy" (featuring Yukmouth and Poppa LQ)	Robinson Jerold Ellis Kenneth Green Bosko Kante Garrick Husbands	Bosko	5:13
11.	"Freaks Come Out" (featuring Luniz and L.V.)	Robinson Ellis Husbands Larry Sanders John Rhone Ontario Haynes	The Whole 9 Moe ZMD	4:24
12.	"Deal Went Bad"	Robinson Terrence Butler	Terry T.	4:00
13.	"Underestimated" (featuring Soopafly)	Robinson Priest Brooks	Soopafly	4:23
14.	"I'm Wondering"	Robinson Kenneth McCloud	Kenny McCloud	4:24
15.	"Suspect One"	Robinson Rhone Haynes	The Whole 9 Moe ZMD	5:14
16.	"500 Mobsters"	Robinson Jackson	Alonzo Jackson	3:22
17.	"The Mobb" (featuring Luniz, Knucklehead, Eklipze, NicNac and T-Luni)	Robinson Ellis Husbands Knuckle Head Erick Carson Demetrius Nicole Lyles Tamarr Holloway Deon Evans Isaac Hayes	Big D the Impossible	7:10
Total length:				1:13:32

Samples

• Track 2 contains elements from "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock
• Track 4 contains replayed elements from The Fat Boys' "Can You Feel It" written by Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Daniel Harris, Kurtis Walker and David Ogrin
• Track 6 contains replayed elements from "The Smerphies Dance" written by Duane Hughes, Vaughan Mason and Russell "Butch" Deyo
• Track 8 contains elements from "I'm a Hoe" written by Jalil Hutchins, John Fletcher and Larry Smith
• Track 9 contains elements from "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield
• Track 17 contains replayed elements from "Ike's Mood" by Isaac Hayes

Personnel

• Danyel "Dru Down" Robinson – main artist
• William "Bootsy" Collins – featured artist (track 3)
• Jerold "Yukmouth" Ellis III – featured artist (tracks: 10, 11, 17)
• Kenneth "Poppa LQ" Green – featured artist (track 10)
• Garrick "Numskull" Husbands – featured artist (tracks: 11, 17)
• Larry "L.V." Sanders – featured artist (track 11)
• Knuckle Head – featured artist (track 17)
• Erick "Eklipze" Carson – featured artist (track 17)
• Demetrius Nicole "Nic Nac" Lyles – featured artist (track 17)
• Tamarr "T-Luni" Holloway – featured artist (track 17)
• Christopher "C&H" Hicks – backing vocals & co-producer (track 5), executive producer
• Dave Dalson – backing vocals (track 12)
• David "DJ Fuze" Elliot – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
• Kevin "BattleCat" Gilliam – producer (track 2)
• Alonzo Jackson – producer (tracks: 3, 16), recording (tracks: 3, 11, 13, 15, 16)
• Lev Berlak – producer (tracks: 5, 6)
• Daryl "DJ Daryl" Anderson – producer (track 7)
• Jamiel Hassan – producer, recording & mixing (track 9)
• Bosko Kante – producer, recording & mixing (track 10)
• John Rhone – producer (tracks: 11, 15)
• Ontario D. Haynes – producer (tracks: 11, 15)
• Maurice "Moe ZMD" Stewart – producer (tracks: 11, 15)
• Terrence "Terry T." Butler – producer (track 12)
• Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – producer (track 13)
• Kenny McCloud – producer, recording & mixing (track 14)
• Deon "Big D" Evans – producer (track 17)
• Michael Denten – recording (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 12), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11-13, 15, 16)
• Tim 'Flash' Mariner – engineering (track 2)
• Michael Schlesinger – mix engineering (track 2)
• Aaron McInnes – mix engineering assistant (track 2)
• DeAndre Griffin – engineering assistant (track 3)
• John "Indo" Neilson – recording (tracks: 5-7), mixing (tracks: 5-7, 17)
• Jason Moss – recording (track 17)
• Victor Hall – photography
• David Bett – design

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	54
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)	14

External links

• Dru Down – Can You Feel Me at Discogs (list of releases)