''Don't Try This at Home'' is a compilation presented by American rap group
The Dangerous Crew
The Dangerous Crew was an American hip hop band formed by Oakland, California rapper and producer Todd "Too Short" Shaw. The Dangerous Crew consisted of both live musicians and rappers: Stuart "Shorty B" Jordan (bass, guitar, drums), Ramone "Pe ...
. It was released November 21, 1995, on
Jive Records
Jive Records (later stylized as JIVE Records) was a British-American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary of the Zomba Group of Companies, Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chic ...
and Dangerous Music. The album was produced by
Ant Banks
Ant Banks (born Anthony Banks, May 16, 1969), is an American record producer and rapper from Oakland, California.
Biography
Anthony Banks was born in Oakland, California on May 16, 1969. In band lessons at school, he learned to play classical ...
, Father Dom, J-Dubb, L.A. Dre, Pee-Wee and
Shorty B
The Dangerous Crew was an American hip hop band formed by Oakland, California rapper and producer Todd "Too Short" Shaw. The Dangerous Crew consisted of both live musicians and rappers: Stuart "Shorty B" Jordan (bass, guitar, drums), Ramone "Pe ...
. It peaked at number 191 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200, at number 6 on the
''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers and at number 23 on the
''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
[ Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))">((( Don't Try This at Home > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.] The album features performances by
Too Short
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper. A pioneer of West Coast hip-hop, Shaw was among the first acts to receive recognition in the genre during the late ...
,
Spice 1
Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1991, where he gained p ...
,
MC Breed
Eric Tyrone Breed (June 12, 1971 – November 22, 2008), better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles " Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'", which peaked at #66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and " Gotta Get Mine" (fe ...
,
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.
Early life
Erick Sermon was born on November ...
and
Goldy.
Critical reception
Allmusic
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– "The Dangerous Crew's ''Don't Try This at Home''...is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of West Coast hip-hop...the Dangerous Crew has a stellar lineup of MCs and they all contribute their fair share of first-rate rhymes. The production doesn't show much imagination, yet the personalities manage to make ''Don't Try This at Home'' an entertaining record."
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Track listing
Chart history
Personnel
* About Face – performer
* Ant Banks – mixing
* Brian Haught – keyboards, engineer, Digital Editing
* Catfish – engineer
* Collision – performer
* Doo Doo Brown – performer
* Erick Sermon – vocals, performer
* Freddy B – performer
* Father Dom – performer
* Goldy – performer
* MC Breed – performer
* Michael Hampton – guitar
* Pee-Wee – performer, producer, keyboards
* Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden – performer
* Sean Brown – vocals
* Shock-G – performer
* Shorty B. – performer, producer, bass Guitar
* Spice 1 – performer
* Stan – engineer
* Taj Tilghman – engineer
* Tom Coyne – Mastering
* Too Short – performer
References
External links
*'' Don't Try This at Home' at Allmusic
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*
Don't Try This at Home
' at Discogs
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*
Don't Try This at Home
' at Tower Records
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Ant Banks albums
The Dangerous Crew albums
Albums produced by Ant Banks
1995 compilation albums
Too Short compilation albums
Gangsta rap compilation albums
Jive Records compilation albums
West Coast hip-hop compilation albums