''Off Parole'' is the third studio album by American rapper

Rappin' 4-Tay Anthony H. Forté (born March 2, 1968), better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. Early life Anthony Forte was born March 2, 1968 and grew up in San Francisco's Fillmore District. He has ...

, released March 19, 1996 on Chrysalis Records. The album features production by The Enhancer, G-Man Stan, Lil' Fly, Mike Dean, Rappin' 4-Tay and

Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

. It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200. ((( Off Parole > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-15. The album features guest performances by Too Short,

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, Lil' Fly, Get Low Playaz (

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& Seff The Gaffla) and Jasmyne Forté (4-Tay's Seven Year Old Daughter). Four

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s were produced to promote the album, including: "Never Talk Down" featuring Too Short & MC Breed, "A Lil' Some'em Some'em", "Ain't No Playa (Playaz Sh*t)" and "Off Parole". The song, "Never Talk Down", is a slightly different version than the one presented on Too Short's album, '' Gettin' It''.

Track listing

# "I Paid My Dues" - 4:25 # "New Trump" (featuring Lil' Fly) - 4:14 # "A Lil' Some'em Some'em" - 5:37 # "Check Ya Self!" - 3:27 # "

Ain't No Playa (Playaz Shit) "Ain't No Playa (Playaz Shit)" (Also known by its censored title "Ain't No Playa Like...") is the lead single released from Rappin' 4-Tay's third album, ''Off Parole''. The song's instrumentation was written and performed by Shannon Lacy and produ ...

" (featuring Passion) - 5:02 # "Never Talk Down" (featuring

) - 5:37 # "25-2-Life" - 5:04 # "Boogie Bang Bang" (featuring Franky J.) - 4:29 # "Comin' Back" - 4:04 # "Hala at a Playa!" - 4:11 # "Game on the Shelf" (featuring Get Low Playaz) - 3:43 # "Off Parole" - 4:14 # "Where's the Party" - 4:55 # "Phat Like That" (featuring Jasmyne Forté) - 3:42 # "Still Ph#@*in' wit My Folk$" (featuring Primo, T-Lowe, D-Moe, Nate The Banksta & Hugh E. MC) - 4:47 # "Ain't No Playa" (radio mix) - 4:14

Chart history

References

External links

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