"Hay" is a song written and performed by American hip hop group
Crucial Conflict
Crucial Conflict is an American hip hop group from Chicago, composed of Wondosas "Kilo" Martin, Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston, Corey "Coldhard" Johnson and Marrico "Never" King, best known for their marijuana-themed 1996 hit single " Hay".
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, released as the
lead single
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from their debut full-length album ''
The Final Tic''. It was recorded at The Barn in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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and produced by member Wildstyle, who used a sampled of
Funkadelic
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's "
I'll Stay". "Hay" became the group's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 18 in the
United States
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and number 3 in
New Zealand
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. The single was certified gold by the
RIAA on July 18, 1996, and helped the album reach gold status less than two months later. ''
Complex
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'' placed the song at number 4 on their 50 Greatest
Chicago Rap Songs.
Track listing
Personnel
*Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – songwriter, vocals
*Marrico "Never" King – songwriter, vocals
*Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – songwriter, vocals
*Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – songwriter, vocals, producer, engineering
*
Fred Brathwaite
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Brathwaite played as a goaltender, and spent his career with the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL ...
– executive producer
*Roy "Black Prince" Cormier – executive producer
*Shorty Capone – executive producer
*Andrew Griffin – assistant engineering
(track 1)
*QBall – assistant engineering
(track 3)
*Chris Shepherd – mixing
(track 1)
*Ron Lowe – mixing
(track 3)
*Tom Carlyle – mixing
(track 3)
*Dennis Ferrante – mastering
*Daniel Hastings – photography
*Miguel Rivera – design
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1996 songs
1996 debut singles
Crucial Conflict songs
Universal Records singles
Songs about cannabis