''Freak for Life 6996'' (known to some as simply ''Freak For Life'') is the fourth studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on July 12, 1994 through

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. Production was handled by Mike "Fresh" McCray, DJ Slice, Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick,

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and Eddie Miller, with Luke serving as executive producer. It features

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s from

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, Home Team,

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, Likkle Wicked, Trellini and

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. The album peaked at #174 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #24 on the

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, making it his lowest charting album at the time. One single found mild success, "It's Your Birthday" peaked at #33 on the

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and #91 on the

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. ''Freak For Life 6996'' is the last Luke's solo album to be released under Luke Records independently before it went into bankruptcy. This album is now the property of Lil' Joe Records, who owns the pre-1996 Luke Records catalog.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* 1994 albums Luke Records albums Luther Campbell albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub