''Operation Stackola'' is the debut album by hip hop duo

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, which was released on July 4, 1995. The album was eventually certified

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for sales of over one million records on June 20, 2000.RIAA Database
It features the group's most famous song to date, " I Got 5 on It." The album is The Luniz's best selling album, and it topped the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart for over 2 weeks and making the Top 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

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(8/95, p. 79) - 3.5 mics—Dope—"The Luniz...take the typical Oakland sound to another level...a combination of insane lyrics and street-core knowledge....tight lyrics and tight tracks...a must to compete in this diverse rap game...."

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(3/23/96, p. 38)—Recommended—"Luniz aren't gangstas but playas.... The lifestyle depicted on ''Operation Stackola'' involves claiming Welfare and carrying a bus pass so that you can still afford to smoke Indo and drink Tanqueray and wear the latest

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." Main Promoter K9 1995 Rap Pages (9/95, p. 26)—7 (out of 10)—"1995 is the year of ''Operation Stackola''.... A balanced attack of Yukmouth's laid-back delivery and Knumskull's pinched vocal pitch...the Luniz do mental atomic pile drivers on ears and heads while ripping up microphones...."

Track listing

#"Intro" – 0:51 #"Put the Lead on Ya" (featuring

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) – 5:25 #" I Got 5 on It" (featuring Michael Marshall) – 4:13 #"Broke Hos" – 4:11 #"Pimps, Playas & Hustlas" (featuring

and Richie Rich) – 5:02 #"Playa Hata" (featuring Teddy) – 4:31 #"Broke Niggaz" (featuring Knucklehead and Eclipse) – 5:19 #"Operation Stackola" – 4:36 #"5150" (featuring

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) – 4:03 #"900 Blame a Nigga" – 4:18 #"Yellow Brick Road" – 5:35 #"So Much Drama" (featuring Nik Nack) – 4:14 #"She's Just a Freak" (featuring Knucklehead) – 4:12 #"Plead Guilty" – 4:23 #"I Got 5 on It (Reprise)" – 5:08 #"Outro" – 0:33

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