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. Recording sessions took place at the Crack House and at Master Sounds Studios in Richmond, Virginia, at One Up Studio, at Echo Sound in

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was handled by members Mad and CJ Mac, with J. Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from

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, SexC, Tré Unique and J. Prince. The album peaked at number 41 on the US '' Billboard''

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s were released for the songs "Come and Take a Ride" and "Powda Puff".CJ Mac - "Powda Puff" (official video)

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Track listing

Personnel

*Bryaan " CJ Mac" Ross – main artist, songwriter, producer *Clement "Mad" Burnette – main artist, songwriter, producer *Clement Burnette, Sr. – electric guitar *D.J. Will – scratches (track 3) *SexC – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4) *Kenneth "

" Green – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 4) *Chris Beasley – electric guitar (track 6) *Tré Unique – backing vocals (track 11) * James Smith – voice (track 12), executive producer * James Hoover – engineering, mixing * Mike Dean – engineering, mixing *John Moran – mastering *Jason Clark – art direction, design *Ken Hollis – photography

Chart history

References

External links

* CJ Mac albums 1995 debut albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub