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. A-1 is composed of Big Bone and D-Day. The album features production by Bosko, K-Lou, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. Several guest performers appear on the album, including:

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, Killa Tay, Phats Bossi and Nikki Scarfoze. Along with a single, a

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was produced for the song, "Big Man", featuring E-40. The song, "Represent", originally appeared on the 1997 compilation album, ''

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'' and was also released as a music videoA-1 - "Represent" (official video)

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. Retrieved 2010-02-11. to promote the compilation. The video features

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s by E-40, B-Legit,

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. A-1 first appeared together on the 1995 Sick Wid It compilation album, ''

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'', on the song, "All Work No Play".

Critical reception

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- "Featured on Sick Wid It's ''Southwest Riders'' compilation barely a year before, A-1's album debut for the label is a bruising piece of midtempo G-funk, stacked with machine-gun percussion and A-1's slick raps. Though E-40 features on the best track, "The Big Man," there are plenty of great jams and spotlights for A-1, on "Gangstaz Anthem," "Mathematics," and "Represent."

Track listing

# "Intro" – 1:00 # "Mathematics" (featuring

, Phats Bossi, Nikki Scarfoze &

) – 6:04 # "Keep It to Ya Self" (featuring Filthy Phil) – 5:10 # "Gangsta's Anthem" (featuring Killa Tay) – 4:08 # "Big Man" (featuring E-40) – 4:39 # "What the Fuck Can I Do" – 4:47 # "Critic Killaz" (featuring

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) – 4:51 # "Mash Confusion" – 3:26 # "Struggle N' the Projects" (featuring Harm) – 3:53 # "Represent" – 4:25 # "Tryin' to Get It" (featuring

, Nikki Scarfoze &

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) – 3:28 # "Faces" – 4:19 # "Niggaz Just Learn" – 4:03 # "Keep Ya Thang" – 4:02 # "Minor League Throwdown" (featuring Livin' Proof, K-Cree, I.Q. & A.D.) – 3:49 # "Little 'Bout Me" – 4:10 # "Twisted" – 3:57 # "Outro" – 1:12

References

External links

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