Too Gangsta for Radio

Too Gangsta for Radio
Too Gangsta for Radio
Compilation album by various artists
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Gangsta rap; hardcore hip hop;
Length	1:17:46
Label	Death Row; Priority;
Producer	Suge Knight (exec.); Ant Banks; Big Hollis; Big Hutch; Blaqthoven; Break Bread Productions; Daz Dillinger; Gary "Sugarfoot" Greenberg; Kenny McCloud; Kurt "Kobane" Couthon; LJ; Myrion; P. Killer Trackz; QD3; VMF;
Death Row Records chronology

Too Gangsta for Radio is a compilation album by Death Row Records, released on September 26, 2000. Production was handled by Cold 187um, Break Bread Productions, Kenny McCloud, Myrion, Quincy Jones III, VMF, Ant Banks, Big Hollis, Blaqthoven, Daz Dillinger, Gary "Sugarfoot" Greenberg, Kurt "Kobane" Couthon, LJ and P. Killer Trackz, with Suge Knight serving as executive producer. It features contributions from the late 2Pac, Crooked I, Dresta, Swoop G, Tha Realest, Above The Law, CJ Mac, G.P., Juice, K-9, Keitarock, Lil' C-Style, Mac Shawn, Nuttz, The Relativez, Twist and Young Hoggs, as well as Ja Rule, Scarface, The Lox and Treach. Most of the songs are diss songs projected at former Death Row artists, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Daz Dillinger among others. Although the album sold poorly, it peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200, #44 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #15 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	4/10^[2]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			1:12
2.	"Friends" (2Pac)	Tupac Shakur Quincy Jones III Jalil Hutchins Lawrence Smith	QDIII Big Hutch	4:50
3.	"Gangsta Rap" (Crooked I, Treach and Scarface)	Dominick Wickliffe Anthony Criss Brad Jordan Gregory Hutchison	Big Hutch	3:46
4.	"I Ain't Fuckin' Wit Cha" (CJ Mac)	Bryaan Ross Steven White TaTa	VMF Break Bread Productions	4:32
5.	"Everywhere We Go" (Above The Law)	Hutchison Kevin Gulley	Big Hutch	4:11
6.	"Fuck Hollywood" (Tha Realest)	Jevon Jones Myrion	Myrion	4:58
7.	"Murda for Life" (Ja Rule)	Delmar Arnaud	Dat Nigga Daz	4:20
8.	"In Too Deep" (The Lox)	David Styles Jason Phillips Sean Jacobs	P. Killer Trackz	3:30
9.	"Fuck Dre" (Tha Realest, Swoop G, Twist and Lil' C-Style)	Jones James Parker Twist Ronald Gillion Curtis Couthon	Kurt "Kobane" Couthon	5:07
10.	"Thug Nature" (2Pac)	Shakur Jones III John Bettis Steven Porcaro	QDIII	4:08
11.	"Death Rizzo" (Crooked I)	Wickliffe Myrion	Myrion	3:46
12.	"Projects" (Swoop G, Keita Rock and Juice)	J. Parker Keith Parker Derek Stevens Kenny McCloud Gary Greenberg	Kenny McCloud Gary "Sugarfoot" Greenberg	3:56
13.	"Gangsta'd Out" (K-9)	Fredrick Hunter Larry Johnson	LJ	5:41
14.	"Give It up for Compton" (Dresta)	Andre Wicker McCloud	Kenny McCloud	3:32
15.	"Real Type Gangsta" (Mac Shawn)	Deshawn Dawson Anthony Banks	Ant Banks	4:14
16.	"The Coff" (G.P.)	Genaro Patterson Walter Hollis	Big Hollis	4:10
17.	"This Is the Thanks You Get" (The Relativez and Nuttz)	Dajuan White Wytony Dillon Lee Harrison S. White TaTa	VMF Break Bread Productions	5:03
18.	"Too Gangsta" (Dresta and Young Hoggs)	Wicker Anthony Johnson James Williams Karoem Cormier Lionell Tillman Royce Mims Anthony Ransom	Blaqthoven	3:58
19.	"Outro"			2:52
Total length:				1:17:46

Sample credits

Track 2 contains an interpolation of "Friends" written by Jalil Hutchins and Lawrence Smith
Track 10 contains an interpolation of "Human Nature" written by John Bettis and Steven Porcaro

Personnel edit

Brian Gardner – mastering
Larry Hawley – photography

Charts edit

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	171
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	15

References edit

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Too Gangsta for Radio - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 8, 2000). "Various Artists :: Too Gangsta For Radio – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of October 21, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 21, 2000. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 13, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. October 21, 2000. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

External links edit

Too Gangsta For Radio at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Birchmeier, Jason. "Too Gangsta for Radio - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 8, 2000). "Various Artists :: Too Gangsta For Radio – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[3] "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of October 21, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[4] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 21, 2000. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 13, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[5] "Various Artists Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. October 21, 2000. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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