''Like It Should Be'' is the only album released by

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subgroup, Extra Prolific. The album was released on October 25, 1994 through Jive Records and was mainly produced by group member Duane "Snupe" Lee and

Souls of Mischief Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. History East Oakland ...

member A-Plus, with additional production handled by the likes of

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and Mike G among others. After well-received efforts by other members of the Hieroglyphics crew (including

's ''

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'' and Casual's '' Fear Itself'') ''Like It Should Be'' also gained positive reviews with

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giving it 3 out of a possible 5 stars and calling it "quite strong and possesses a plethora of exceptional tracks". However like the other Hieroglyphics releases, the album failed to sell well and did not do well on the ''Billboard'' charts, peaking low on the R&B and Heatseekers charts. One charting single was released, "Brown Sugar", which peaked at 41 on the Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

#"Intro"- :41 #"Brown Sugar"- 3:21 #"In Front of the Kids"- 2:40 #"Is It Right?"- 3:21 #"Sweet Potato Pie"- 3:54 #"Cash Money"- 1:27 #"One Motion"- 2:59 #"Never Changing"- 3:06 #"First Sermon"- 3:27 #"Now What"- 3:32 #"It's Alright"- 2:44 #"In 20 Minutes"- 3:11 #"Go Back to School"- 3:13 #"The Fat Outro"- 2:58 #"Brown Sugar (Domino Remix)"- 3:12 #"Give It Up"- 2:51

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Jive Records albums Albums produced by A-Plus (rapper)