''It Ain't 4 Play'' is the only studio album released by American hip hop group

Funk Mobb Funk Mobb was an American, short-lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, Lil Italy, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It Records, Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Lit ...

. It was released July 15, 1996 via Sick Wid It/

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was handled by K-Lou, Studio Ton, LeVitti, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Stevie Dee, and Funk Mobb, with

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. Stevens is a founding member of the rap group The Click (band), The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 27 stud ...

and

B-Legit Brandt Jones , better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. Career Before he started his music career, he went to Grambling State University. He became a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his ...

serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from B-Legit,

Little Bruce Little Bruce, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California, best known for this 1994 debut album released on Sick Wid It, now known as Heavy on the Grind Entertainment, and Jive Records, '' XXXtra Manish''. Background Little Bruce began r ...

, Smitty, Levitti, Double OJK, Gangsta P, and Poo-Miller. The album peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard''

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and at number 28 on the ''Billboard''

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. The song "It's Time to Mobb" originally appeared on the Sick Wid' It Records 1995 compilation '' The Hogg in Me''. The album was supported with the single "I Wanna See Ya".

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains an interpolation of " 8th Wonder" written by

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and Cheryl Cook *Track 14 contains a portion of the composition "Bustin' Out" written by

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his tee ...

*Track 15 contains a portion of the composition "Jam on It" written by Maurice Benjamin Cenac

Personnel

*DeShawn "

Mac Shawn Funk Mobb was an American, short-lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Little Bruce's debut album, XXXtra ...

" Dawson – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing *Clifton "

G-Note Lil Italy is an American rapper who began his career as G-Note of California rap group Funk Mobb, who were signed to E-40's label Sick Wid It Records from 1994 to 1998, when the group disbanded. He joined No Limit Records in 1998 under the ne ...

" Dickson – vocals, co-producer, mixing *K-1 – vocals, co-producer *Brandt "

" Jones – vocals, executive producer *"

" Thurmon – vocals *Smitty – vocals *Anton "Gangsta P" Barrett Sr. – vocals *Double OJK – vocals *Poo-Miller – vocals *Lewis " Levitti" King – backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing *Pleasure – backing vocals *Ken "K-Lou" Franklin – keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineering *Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon – keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineering *Kevin Gardner – keyboards, drum programming, producer *Robert Redwine – producer *Steve Davison – keyboards, drum programming, producer *Dannell "

D-Shot Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr. (born December 12, 1969), better known as D-Shot, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group the Click, which also included his siblings E-40 and Suga-T, as well ...

" Stevens – co-producer *Tom Brick – mastering *Earl "

" Stevens – executive producer *Keba Konte – photography *Phunky Phat Graph-X – design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 debut albums Albums produced by Studio Ton Funk Mobb albums Jive Records albums Lil Italy albums Sick Wid It Records albums