''Am I My Brother's Keeper'' is the third

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by American

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

duo Kane & Abel. It was released on July 7, 1998, on

No Limit Records No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal ...

and

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and was produced by

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and

Beats By the Pound The Medicine Men (formerly Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and Odell. The collective helped sell 30 million records for Ma ...

. The album contained the single "Time After Time", which peaked at #18 on the

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Reception

In the US, the album peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 1 on the

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chart and was

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by the

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. There was a

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for the hit single "Time After Time" which was a big success peaking at # 18 on the Hip Hop Charts. Despite the album's success this was their last album with

Track listing

# "Time After Time"- 4:11 (featuring

& O'Dell) # "This Is for the Smokers"- 2:27 (featuring Fiend) # "Tryin 2 Have Sumthin'"- 4:18 (featuring Master P, Fiend &

Mo B. Dick Raymond Emile Poole (born July 4, 1965), better known by his stage name Mo B. Dick, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, music producer, and published author. He is a founding member of the production team The Medicine Men (formerly Beats ...

) # "Soldier Story"- 4:57 (featuring Mo B. Dick) # "Throw Them Thangs"- 3:16 (featuring Magic &

C-Murder Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the label's supergr ...

) # "Out of Town B's"- 3:52 (featuring

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 ...

) # "Ghetto Day"- 2:59 (featuring D. Marshall) # "Stress"- 3:57 # "We Don't Care"- 2:26 # "The Game"- 3:48 (featuring Fiend) # "Watch Me"- 4:09 (featuring

Silkk the Shocker Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker (formerly Silkk), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. The brother of Master P, Miller signed with his record label No Limit Records, an im ...

Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for writing Juvenile (rapper), Juvenile's 2004 single "Slow Motion ...

Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1970), better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper and actor from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is noted for brash, obstreperous vocal delivery, characterized by a Southern rasp. He si ...

) # "Only God Knows"- 2:48 (featuring O'Dell) # "Call Me When You Need Some"- 3:09 (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker &

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) # "No Limit Niggas"- 3:25 (featuring

& Fiend) # "Bout That Combat"- 3:14 (featuring Soulja Slim &

Full Blooded Full Blooded (also known as Da Hound) is an American rapper formerly signed to Master P's No Limit Records in the late 1990s. Full Blooded made his debut in 1998 on C-Murder's debut album '' Life or Death'' on the song titled "On The Run" and ...

) # "No Turning Back"- 3:41 (featuring Fiend) # "Betta Kill Me"- 3:44 # "My Hood to Yo Hood"- 2:49 (featuring

) # "Am I My Brother's Keeper"- 1:14 # "Gangstafied Forever"- 3:34 (featuring Silkk the Shocker, Mr. Serv-On & O'Dell) # "Let's Go Get 'Em"- 3:13 (featuring Soulja Slim,

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, Big Ed, Fiend,

Mia X Mia Young (born January 9, 1970), better known by her stage name Mia X, is an American rapper and songwriter from New Orleans. She enjoyed success in the local " bounce" scene of the early 1990s. She was the first female emcee to get a contr ...

& Mystikal) # "Greens, Cornbread & Cabbage"- 5:38 (featuring Master P,

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& Mo B. Dick) # "I Ain't Runnin"- 2:27 (featuring C-Murder)

Sample credits

Time After Time *

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's Time After Time Soldier Story *

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's Soulja's Story

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