''Rap Life'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper
Tash. It was released on November 2, 1999 via
Loud Records
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Loud is a hip hop label that released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete ...
. Recording sessions took place at Skip Saylor Recording, Enterprise Studios, Troposphere Studios, Mirror Image Studios, and Soundcastle.
Production
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* Production as a stati ...
was handled by
E-Swift
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,
Fredwreck
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, Minnesota,
Rockwilder
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A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast hip hop artists ...
,
DJ Battlecat
Kevin Gilliam (born April 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ from South Los Angeles, California.
Biography
He started out as a battle DJ, notably competing in the 1988 New Music ...
,
Knobody
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,
Younglord
Richard "Younglord" Frierson (born July 9, 1978) is an American Grammy-nominated hip hop and R&B record producer.
In 2014, Frierson founded The Truth Licensing. A major provider of music for Films, TV shows, and commercial ads.
Career
A native ...
and
Sir Jinx
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. It features guest appearances from
Tha Alkaholiks
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, Phil Da Agony,
B-Real
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,
Carl Thomas,
Kurupt
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,
L.V.,
Outkast, Philip Johnson,
Raekwon
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,
Xzibit
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and
Ice-T. The album reached number 148 on the
''Billboard'' 200, number 28 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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and topped the
Heatseekers Albums
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chart in the United States. Its singles—"Rap Life" and "Bermuda Triangle"—were minor success landing on the
Hot Rap Songs
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at No. 45 and 39, respectively.
Track listing
Charts
Singles
References
External links
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1999 debut albums
Loud Records albums
Tash (rapper) albums
Albums produced by Knobody
Albums produced by Fredwreck
Albums produced by Rockwilder
Albums produced by Battlecat (producer)