''Tha Triflin' Album'' is the third studio album by American rapper King Tee. It was released on January 26, 1993, via

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. Recording sessions took place at Echo Sound and Kitchen Sync Studios in

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in 1992. Production was handled by DJ Pooh, Broadway, DJ Aladdin, SLJ,

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, Mr. Woody, Tha Alkaholiks, and King Tee himself. It features

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s from

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, Deadly Threat, Nefretitti, Mad Kap, and Tha Alkaholiks. The album spawned two singles: "Got It Bad Y'all" and "Black Togetha Again". Both singles were later included on King Tee's greatest hits compilation '' Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection''. The album peaked at number 95 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 17 on the

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. The success of this album is quite significant as it allowed King Tee's protégés, Tha Alkaholiks, to gain a following. It also provided a foundation for King Tee's

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Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains a sample from "Introducing the Players" as recorded by the

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. *Track 4 contains a sample from " The Message" as recorded by Cymande. *Track 5 contains a sample from " The World Is a Ghetto" as recorded by

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Personnel

*Roger " King Tee" McBride – performer (tracks: 1-8, 10, 11, 13-16), producer (tracks: 11, 14, 15), mixing, sleeve notes *Mark " DJ Pooh" Jordan – performer (tracks: 1-3, 7, 9, 12, 16), producer (tracks: 1-3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16), mixing *Eric " E-Swift" Brooks – performer (tracks: 3, 9, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 3, 15) *James "

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" Robinson – performer & producer (tracks: 3, 15) *Lloyd "Deadly Threat" Brown – performer (tracks: 4, 10, 14) *James Broadway – performer (tracks: 4, 8, 14), producer (tracks: 4, 8), mixing *Alphonso " DJ Aladdin" Henderson – performer & producer (tracks: 5, 13) *Shafiq " SLJ" Husayn – performer & producer (tracks: 5, 13) *Marlon "

" Williams – performer & producer (track 6) *O'Shea "

" Jackson – performer (tracks: 7, 10) *Nefertiti Strong – performer (track 8) * Mad Kap – performers (track 8) *Jesse "Mr. Woody" Stubblefield – performer & producer (track 10) *Bobby "

" Ervin – performer & producer (track 11) *Dwayne "Muffla" Simon – performer (track 14), mixing *Bob Morse – engineering *Frank Macek – engineering *Anthony " Sir Jinx" Wheaton – mixing * Glen E. Friedman – photography *Jorge Hinojosa – management *Steve Stewart – management

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tha Triflin' Album 1993 albums King Tee albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by DJ Pooh Albums produced by DJ Bobcat Albums produced by DJ Aladdin Albums produced by Marley Marl