''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

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and Dangerous Music. The album was produced by

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, 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. ((( Don't Try This at Home > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-16. The album features performances by

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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 ...

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and Goldy.

Critical reception

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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."

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

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