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Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits
''Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album presented by American rap label Sick Wid It Records. It was released on November 9, 1999, on Sick Wid It and Jive Records. The album was produced by D-Shot, Femi Ojetunde, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Redwine, Roger Troutman, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It features performances by Spice 1, Too Short, Kurupt, Daryl Hall, E-40, B-Legit, Celly Cel, Levitti, Bo–Roc, Roger Troutman and Mac Shawn. Critical reception Allmusic – "Sick Wid It...albums sold steadily throughout the...'90s, mainly because the label offered straight-up West Coast gangsta with no muss, fuss, or apologies. Released in the waning months of the decade, Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits compiles the label's best-known singles and R&B/Rap chart hits, which mainly breaks down to three songs from E-40, three songs from Click, three songs from B-Legit, two from D-Shot, two from Celly Cel, and one from Suga T...it's not bad and certainly the cream of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Hip Hop
West Coast hip-hop is a regional genre of Hip-hop, hip-hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States. West Coast hip-hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records, Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records, the continued success of Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, 50 Cent's ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' and many others. Though the term "West Coast hip hop" may also be used to describe Hip-hop in the Pacific Northwest, Northwest hip-hop and other movements from the Western U.S., it is primarily associated with the state of California, especially Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. History African American communities of the Bay Area and southern California emerged as new bases of hip-hop culture in the 1980s. Hispanics in the Los Angeles area have p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killa Kali
''Killa Kali'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper Celly Cel. It was released in 1996 through Sick Wid It/Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at K-Lou Studios in Richmond and at the Mob Shop in Vallejo. Production was handled by K-Lou, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Emgee, Sean T, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, and Celly Cel himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from B-Legit, E-40, Spice 1, Felisha, Kerry, and L.I.T. The album peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ... chart. The album featured three singles, "4 tha Scrilla", "It's Goin' Down" and "Can't Tell Me Shit". Track listing Charts Weekly Charts Year-End Charts Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mail Man
''The Mail Man'' is an extended play by American rapper E-40. It was released on September 28, 1993 by Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and E-40. It peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 131 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Billboard Albums )))">((( The Mail Man > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on January 8, 2010. Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, "Captain Save a Hoe", featuring The Click. Also released as a b-side on the same single, "Practice Lookin' Hard", was produced as a music video and features cameo appearances by Boots Riley, 2Pac, Celly Cel and Spice 1. "Ballin' Out of Control" was later re-released on E-40's 1998 double disc set, '' The Element of Surprise''. Jive Records reissued ''The Mail Man'' in 1994 with an alternate track listing. Track listing Original Sick Wid It release Jive Reissue Charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Save A Hoe
"Captain Save a Hoe" (clean version titled "Captain Save Them Thoe") is a single by American rapper E-40 featuring hip hop group The Click. It is the lead single from E-40's EP '' The Mail Man'' (1993). It is E-40's breakthrough hit and one of his most well-known songs. It has been featured in the soundtrack of the video game ''Grand Theft Auto V''. Background The slang phrase " captain save a hoe" has come to mean a man who spends an excessive amount of time and money trying to please a woman, usually a promiscuous one. According to E-40, his inspiration for writing the song was that a lot of his friends were acting like that. Producer Studio Ton produced a "heavy mobbed out baseline" for the track, while E-40 came up with the idea and title. D-Shot of The Click thought of the hook, which was inspired by the song " Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith. The song criticizes a man who tries to "save" and impress women, especially when their help is unneeded. It ironically depicts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paper Chasin'
''Paper Chasin' (4eva Hustlin')'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper Suga-T. It was released on February 27, 1996 through Sick Wid' It/Jive Records. Production was handled by Elijah Baker, Sean T, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, DJ Xtra Large, Kevin Gardner, Levitti, Redwine and T-Mor, with Suga-T serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from B-Legit, Mac Shawn, E-40, G-Note, T-Pup, Boo, Mike Marshall and The Conscious Daughters. The album debuted at number 193 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 28 on the Top R&B Albums and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned the only single "Recognize", while its song "Suga Daddy" was previously included in '' Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack''. Critical reception AllMusic – "...''Paper Chasin'', is an improvement over the somewhat unformed '' It's All Good''. ''Paper Chasin'' remains unfocused, but the multitude of hip- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Note
Lil Italy is an American rapper who began his career as G-Note of California rap group Funk Mobb, who were signed to E-40's label Sick Wid It Records from 1994 to 1998, when the group disbanded. He joined No Limit Records in 1998 under the new stage name of Lil Italy, and released his first and only album with No Limit, '' On Top of da World'', in 1999. The record peaked at #99 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and featured guest appearances from the likes of Silkk the Shocker, Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ..., and Magic, but Lil Italy was soon dropped from the label due to poor sales. Lil Italy's second album, ''Full Blown,'' was distributed by independent label K-Lou in 2001, but it did not chart. In 2011, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Figures
''Six Figures'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper D-Shot. It was released on July 29, 1997, via Shot/Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at The Mob Shop in Vallejo, Boss Studios in San Francisco Bay Area and K-Lou Studios in Richmond. Production was handled by Femi Ojetunde, Levitti, Studio Ton, and D-Shot himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from E-40, Levitti, B-Legit, Bo-Roc, Celly Cel, Kaveo, Mac Shawn, Mr. Malik, Spice 1 and Too $hort. The album debuted at number 81 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. The album spawned two singles: "(I'll Be Yo') Huckleberry" and "True Worldwide Playaz". The song "(I'll Be Yo') Huckleberry" was originally heard in the 1997 film '' Booty Call'', and was also released as a single to promote the film's soundtrack album. Both singles were later included on the 1999 compilation album ''Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits''. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hemp Museum (album)
''The Hemp Museum'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper B-Legit. It was released on November 26, 1996 through Sick Wid It/ Jive Records. Production was handled by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Femi Ojetunde, Emgee, Tone Capone and B-Legit himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from C-Bo, Levitti, Celly Cel, Daryl Hall, E-40, Kurupt, A-1 and Funk Mobb. The album peaked at number 55 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. "Can My Nine Get Ate" originally appeared on the 1995 compilation album, '' The Hogg in Me''. "My Flow of Cash", is a bonus track exclusive to the CD release. Music Videos Along with singles, music videos were released for the songs "Check It Out" featuring E-40 and Kurupt, and " Ghetto Smile" featuring Daryl Hall. The chorus of Hall's classic song, " Sara Smile" was reworked into "Ghetto Smile". Hall recorded new vocals for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Related
''Game Related'' is the second studio album by American hip hop quartet The Click. It was released on November 7, 1995, via Sick Wid' It/ Jive Records. Production was handled by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Kevin Gardner, Tone Capone and Roger Troutman. The album peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 9, 1998 for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone. Two singles with accompanying music videos were released for " Hurricane" and "Scandalous", with its lead single reaching number 63 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Music video for "Scandalous" features a cameo from Boots Riley. Both "Hurricane" and "Scandalous" were later included on the 1999 compilation album '' Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits''. The song "Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto", was originally heard in the 1995 film '' Tales from the Hood'', as well as released on the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Click (band)
The Click was an American hip hop music, hip hop group from Vallejo, California. Members included E-40 (Earl Stevens), B-Legit (Brandt Jones), D-Shot (Danell Stevens), and Suga-T (Tanina Stevens). Earl, Danell and Tanina Stevens are siblings. Jones is a first cousin of the trio. The group released three studio albums. [ allmusic The Click > Biography] Prior to their first studio album, the group released an EP under the name, "M.V.P." in 1988 and 1990. Despite members having worked together on several respective solo projects, the only reunion effort to date is a 2018 release of the collaborative album, ''Connected and Respected'', by E-40 and B-Legit, which features one song with the entire group, "Blame It". Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Soundtrack appearances References External links * [ The Click] at Allmusic The Clickat Discogs M.V.P. at Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Click, The Hip-hop groups from California Family musical g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane (The Click Song)
"Hurricane" is a song by American hip hip group The Click. It is the lead single released from their second album, ''Game Related''. Produced by Studio Ton, the song became The Click's most successful single, peaking at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by ''Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio statio .... The song's title comes from the alcoholic drink of the same name. Track listing A-Side #"Hurricane" (LP Version) - 4:21 #"Hurricane" (Instrumental) - 4:18 #"Hurricane" (Acapella) - 4:19 B-Side #"Hurricane" (Remix) - 4:24 #"Hurricane" (Remix Instrumental) - 4:23 #"Actin' Bad" - 4:26 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1995 singles 1995 songs Jive Records singles Songs written by E-40 {{1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
