''N Gatz We Truss'' is the second studio album by American rap group South Central Cartel. It was released on May 10, 1994, via South G.W.K. Records and Rush Associated Labels. Recording sessions took place at Kitchen Sync Studio in

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with producers Prodeje and Havikk the Rhime Son, co-producers DJ Gripp, L.V. and DJ Kaos, and executive producer Cary "Havoc" Calvin. The album features guest performances by

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, Mr. 3-2,

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and

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, and also introduced a new member to the group, Patrick "Young Prodeje" Pitts. The album reached number 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 4 on the

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chart in the United States. It spawned two

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s: "Servin' 'Em Heat" and "Seventeen Switches", and a single "Gang Stories", which peaked at No. 63 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 12 on the

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chart. Along with the singles,

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s were produced for all the three songs and for "It's a S.C.C. Thang".

Track listing

Sample credits

*"Bring It On" **"School Boy Crush" by Average White Band *"Drive Bye Homicide" **"Endangered Species (Tales From the Darkside)" by

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*"Gang Stories" **"Tutu" by

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**" Hood Took Me Under" by Compton's Most Wanted *"Had to Be Loc'd" **"Ya Getz Clowned" by South Central Cartel *"Hoo Riding in Da Central" **" Flash Light" by

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**"Get Up to Get Down" by Brass Construction **"South Central Madness" by South Central Cartel *"Lil Knucklehead" **" Slippin' into Darkness" by War *"Servin' 'Em Heat" **" More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp **"Ya Getz Clowned" by South Central Cartel *"Shot Outz" **"World Is a Madhouse" by Silver Convention *"Stay Out Da Hood" **" Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey **"Pride and Vanity" by

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*"U Couldn't Deal Wit Dis" **" Love T.K.O." by Teddy Pendergrass

Personnel

* Austin Patterson – main artist, producer *Brian K. West – main artist, producer *Cary Calvin – main artist, executive producer *Patrick Earl Pitts – main artist * Larry Sanders – main artist, co-producer *Perry Rayson – main artist, scratches, co-producer *Gregory Scott – main artist, scratches, co-producer * Michael Barnett – featured artist (track 4) * Christopher Juel Barriere – featured artist (track 4) * Aaron Tyler – featured artist (track 15) * Tracy Lauren Marrow – featured artist (track 15) * Robert Lee Green, Jr. – featured artist (track 15) * Tupac Amaru Shakur – featured artist (track 15) *Richard Ascencio – scratches *Robert "Fonksta" Bacon – bass, guitar * Keith Ciancia – keyboards, moog synthesizer *Charles Green – flute, saxophone *Gregory H. Royal – engineering, mixing *Christian Robert Johnson – engineering, recording *Sean Freehill – engineering, recording * Bernard Grundman – mastering * Glen E. Friedman – design, photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:N Gatz We Truss 1994 albums South Central Cartel albums Def Jam Recordings albums Albums produced by Prodeje