Tha Hall of Game is the third studio album by American rapper E-40 . It was released on October 27, 1996, by Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records . The album features production by Ant Banks , Mike Mosley, Rick Rock , Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 4 on the Billboard 200 .[4] One single, "Things'll Never Change"/"Rapper's Ball ", peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs .[5] and performed well on several other charts as well. The album was certified gold in 1997 by the RIAA. The album features guest performances by fellow members of The Click : B-Legit , D-Shot and Suga-T , as well as 2Pac , Luniz , Cold 187um , Kokane , Keak da Sneak and Levitti.
Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, "Rapper's Ball ", featuring Too Short and K-Ci and features cameo appearances by 2Pac, Ice-T and Mack 10 . A second single, "Things'll Never Change", was also released as a music video, featuring Bo-Roc of The Dove Shack.
Title Producer(s) 1. "Record Haters (Rasheed Wallace & AZ Diss)" Rick Rock 4:38 2. "Rapper's Ball " (featuring Too Short & K-Ci ) Ant Banks 5:27 3. "Growing Up" Studio Ton 3:52 4. "Million Dollar Spot" (featuring 2Pac , B-Legit & Emgee) Femi Ojetunde,
Mike Mosley 4:07 5. "Mack Minister (Skit)" 2:33 6. "I Wanna Thank You" (featuring Suga-T ) Ali Maliek 5:16 7. "The Story" Mike Mosley 4:54 8. "My Drinking Club" (featuring Young Mugzi & Levitti) Kevin Gardner, Redwine 4:59 9. "Ring It" (featuring Spice 1 , Keak da Sneak & Harm) Tone Capone 4:48 10. "Pimp Talk (Skit)" 0:50 11. "Keep Pimpin' " (featuring D-Shot ) Studio Ton 4:13 12. "I Like What You Do to Me" (featuring B-Legit) Studio Ton 4:01 13. "Things'll Never Change" (featuring Bo-Roc ) Femi Ojetunde, Mike Mosley 4:01 14. "Circumstances" (featuring Luniz , Cold 187um , Kokane , Celly Cel & T-Pup ) Rick Rock 5:29 15. "It Is What It Is" (featuring Kaveo ) Studio Ton 4:47 16. "Smebbin' " Studio Ton 3:53
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