''Rottin ta da Core'' is the first and only studio album by American rap group

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. It was released on March 14, 1995 through Illtown/ Mad Sounds Recordings and was produced by the group's mentors, Naughty by Nature. The album managed to make it to three different

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, #190 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #28 on the

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and #14 on the

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and featured two charting singles. "

Hey Alright "Hey Alright" is the second and final single released from the Rottin Razkals' debut album, '' Rottin ta da Core''. It was released on June 13, 1995, and was produced and written by Naughty by Nature. The single was the less successful of the two ...

" made it to #74 on the

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and #23 on the

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, while " Oh Yeah" made it to #63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #14 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

#"Intro"- 1:36 #"Batter Up"- 5:03 (featuring Bad News, Headache,

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, Steel Handler &

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) #" Oh Yeah"- 3:23 #"Frustration"- 4:00 (featuring Cruddy Click &

) #"A-Yo"- 3:31 #"

"- 4:18 #"Lik' a Shot"- 4:07 (featuring Black, Cruddy Click, Dueja, Headache,

& Supreme C) #"One Time for Ya Mind"- 4:00 #"Get up, Stand Up"- 3:08 #"Life of Bastard"- 2:51 (featuring

) #"Homiez Niggas"- 3:46 #"Come on Y'all"- 3:33

Sample credits

*"Batter Up" **"Klickow Klickow" by Naughty by Nature,

, Cruddy Click and

*"Oh Yeah" **"Say Yeah" by the

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**"Fantastic Freaks at the Amphitheater" *"A-Yo!" **"Tobacco Road" by

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*"Hey Alright" **"Caravan of Love" by

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**"You Ain't Really Down" by Status IV *"Lik' a Shot" **"And All Hell Broke Loose" by

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*"One Time for Ya Mind" **"Forty Nine Reasons" by Julius Brockington and the Magic Horse *"Get Up, Stand Up" **"Fourth Movement: Passacaglia" by

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**"

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" by A Tribe Called Quest *"Life of a Bastard" **"I Could Be Falling In Love" by

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**"Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by

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**"Today" by Tom Scott *"Homiez Niggaz" **"What Would I Do If I Could Feel?" by

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*"Come on Y'all" **"How Do You View You" by

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Chart history

References

External links

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