''The Album of the Year'' is a

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presented by American hip hop record label

Suave House Records Suave House Records, also known as ''The Legendary Suave House'', is a record label in Houston, Texas, founded by Tony Draper. The label was founded in 1990 when Draper was sixteen years old. Landmark independent releases from flagship act 8Ball ...

. It was released on July 29, 1997 through Suave House/ Relativity Records. Composed of eleven songs, the album featured ten exclusive tracks performed by Suave House artists The Fedz, 8Ball & MJG, NOLA, Tela, Nina Creque, Thorough and Randy, with the exception of

South Circle South Circle was an American hip hop group composed of Houston rappers Mr. Mike (Mike Walls) and Thorough (Rex Robeson) that was signed to Suave House Records in the mid-90s. The duo's only album, '' Anotha Day Anotha Balla'' was released on J ...

's "Geto Madness", which appeared on their 1995 album ''

Anotha Day Anotha Balla ''Anotha Day Anotha Balla'' is the only studio album by American hip hop duo South Circle. It was released on July 4, 1995 through Suave House/Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Jus Fresh Recording Studio in Houston. Production ...

''.

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was handled by Smoke One Productions and DJ Slice T, with Tony Draper serving as executive producer. The album peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B Albums.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 5 contains samples from "

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" written by Larry Blackmon and Thomas Jenkins

Personnel

*Roger Tausz – engineering, mixing *Tristan "

T-Mix Suave House Records, also known as ''The Legendary Suave House'', is a record label in Houston, Texas, founded by Tony Draper. The label was founded in 1990 when Draper was sixteen years old. Landmark independent releases from flagship act 8Ball ...

" Jones – mixing *John Moran – mastering *Tony Draper – executive producer, coordinator * Pen & Pixel – artwork, design, layout

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Album of the Year, The 1997 compilation albums Hip hop compilation albums Gangsta rap compilation albums Record label compilation albums Relativity Records compilation albums