''On Anotha Level'' is the only studio album by American

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Anotha Level Anotha Level was an American West Coast hip hop group composed of five members: Bambino, Ced Twice, Stenge, Stix and Stones. Discography Studio albums Singles * 1994 – "What's That Cha Say" * 1994 – "Don't Stimulate" References External ...

. It was released on April 26, 1994 through

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Background

Anotha Level was composed of five members: Bambino, Ced Twice, Stenge, Stix and Stones. The group was discovered by

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, who then got the group a deal with his label Priority Records. The album was executive produced by Ice Cube and

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, with actual production handled by Laylaw, D-Maq and group members Stix and Stones. In addition, Ice Cube was featured on the track "Level-N-Service" and

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was featured on "Phat-T". Despite the involvement from Ice Cube, the album was not a commercial success. It peaked at No. 60 on the U.S. ''

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on May 28, 1994 and stayed on the chart for nine weeks. It also made it to No. 17 on the

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chart. The group disbanded later in the year after making their final appearance on the ''Street Fighter'' soundtrack.

Track listing

Notes * All songs written by Anotha Level, Lay Law & D-Maq except "Let Me Take Ya" written by Anotha Level, Lay Law, D-Maq & Don Jagwarr, and "Level-N-Service" written by Anotha Level, Lay Law, D-Maq, & Ice Cube. * All lyrics rapped and written by Bambino, Ced Twice & Stenge

Personnel

* Bambino – main artist, performer * Ced Twice – main artist, performer * Stenge – main artist, performer *

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– main artist, co-producer *

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– main artist, co-producer * O'Shea Jackson – featured artist (track 12), executive producer *

– featured artists (track 15) *

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– additional vocals (track 10), mixing, producer, executive producer * Don Jagwarr – additional vocals (track 2) * Angela Randle – additional vocals (track 10) * Tino McIntosh – scratches * Derrick McDowell – mixing, producer * Michael Calderon – mixing, engineering * Bob Moore – mixing, engineering * Wally Traugott – mastering * Art Shoji – art direction * Sherry Etheredge – photography

Charts

References

External links

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Priority Records albums Albums produced by Laylaw