Figgas 4 Life is the only studio album by American hip hop group Major Figgas . It was released on June 30, 2000 through RuffNation Records . Production was handled by HotRunner, Darnell Marshall, Dean Murder, Lee Johnson, Leon Kidd, Melvin Carter and Cedric "Smitty" Smith. It features the lone guest appearance from Kenny Whitehead. The album peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 , number 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Top Heatseekers . Its lead single "Yeah That's Us" made it to number thirty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number two on the Hot Rap Songs .
Figgas 4 Life Released June 30, 2000 (2000-06-30 ) Recorded 1999-2000 Genre Gangsta rap Length 1 :26 :31 Label Producer Chris Schwartz (exec. ) Gillie Da Kid (exec.) Marcus Graham (exec.) Cedric "Smitty" Smith Darnell Marshall Dean Murder Hot Runner Lee Johnson Leon Kidd Melvin Carter
"Yeah That's Us" Released: September 25, 2000
Critical reception
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AllMusic wrote: "With at least seven rappers working in various combinations, the group varies its sound effectively. Unfortunately, beyond musical interest, there is little but the usual nomenclature of gangsta rap to be found in the actual words".[1] The Morning Call called the album "a fairly ho-hum affair from these Philly natives, only punctuated by some sterling production that is never matched by either passion or innovation on the lyrical bent".[5]
Track listing
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Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" M. Woods 1:08 2. "Ya'll Can't Fuck wit da Figgas" Far'd Nasir Rennard East Asa Deshawn Burbage Antonio Walker Michael Allen Bianca Jones M. Brown Hotrunner 6:19 3. "Is It My Style?" Nasir East Burbage Walker T. Tailor Leon Kidd Brian Bricklin (add. ) Ian Cross (add. ) 4:41 4. "The Crack" Lee Johnson Brian Bricklin (add. ) Ian Cross (add. ) 4:01 5. "It's Our Life" East Burbage Walker M. Allen Jones Hotrunner 4:37 6. "What U Hatin' For?" Darnell Marshall 3:51 7. "Smooth Thug" (Remix) Dean Murder 4:09 8. "Don't Let a Nigga Stress U Girl" Dean Murder 3:26 9. "Yeah That's Us" Nasir East Burbage M. Allen Jones Hotrunner 4:21 10. "I Love Being a Gangsta" Melvin "Ruggedness" Carter 5:37 11. "Things in the Clubs" Nasir East Burbage M. Allen Brown Dean Murder 4:36 12. "You Didn't Feel Me Then" (featuring Kenny Whitehead) Nasir Burbage Walker M. Allen Darnell Marshall 5:13 13. "What U Know 'bout Ballin'?" Dean Murder 3:29 14. "It Ain't Shit 2 Us" East Brown Tailor Wooden S. Allen Darnell Marshall 4:59 15. "Reese "Fuckin'" Rolx" Brown 3:34 16. "Yeah That's Us" (Remix) Nasir East Burbage M. Allen Jones Hotrunner Cedric "Smitty" Smith 4:45 17. Untitled 17:45 Total length: 1:26:31
Personnel
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Far'd "Gillie Da Kid" Nasir – songwriter (tracks: 2-4, 8-13, 16) , executive producer
Rennard "AB Liva" East – songwriter (tracks: 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16)
Asa "Spade" Burbage – songwriter (tracks: 2-5, 9-12, 16)
Antonio "Dutch" Walker – songwriter (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
Michael Allen – songwriter (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 11-13, 16)
Bianca Jones – songwriter (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 16)
M. Brown – songwriter (tracks: 2, 11, 14, 15)
T. Tailor – songwriter (tracks: 3, 6, 14)
T. Wooden – songwriter (tracks: 7, 14)
M. Woods – songwriter (track 1)
L. Smith – songwriter (track 6)
S. Allen – songwriter (track 14)
Kenny Whitehead – guest performer (track 12)
Terrance "HotRunner" Lovelace – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 16) , mixing (track 16)
Leon Kidd – producer (track 3)
Lee Johnson – producer (track 4)
Darnell Marshall – producer (tracks: 6, 12, 14)
Dean Murder – producer (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 13)
Melvin "Ruggedness" Carter – producer (track 10)
Cedric "Smitty" Smith – producer (track 16)
Brian Bricklin – additional producer (tracks: 3, 4)
Ian Cross – additional producer (tracks: 3, 4) , recording (tracks: 2, 4, 9) , mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 9) , engineering (track 16)
Warren Riker – mixing (tracks: 4, 16)
Christof – engineering assistant (track 9)
Chris Schwartz – executive producer
Marcus Graham – executive producer
Etre Creative Services – design
References
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^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Figgas 4 Life - Major Figgas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
^ Hochman, Steve (19 Aug 2000). "Record Review". Los Angeles Times . Calendar. p. 10.
^ Logan, Scott (July 30, 2002). "Major Figgas :: Figgas 4 Life – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
^ Jones, Steve (29 Aug 2000). "Rap: Major Figgas, Figgas 4 Life". USA Today . p. D6.
^ Doolittle, James (September 30, 2000). "MAJOR FIGGAS:FIGGAS 4 LIFE". The Morning Call . p. A46.
^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 9, 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 9, 2000. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
^ "Heatseekers Albums" . Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 9, 2000. p. 21. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
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