Thug Life
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| Thug Life: Volume 1 | |||||
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| Studio album by Thug Life | |||||
| Released | September 26, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | 1994 | ||||
| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Length | 42:28 | ||||
| Label | Out Da Gutta Records/Interscope | ||||
| Producer | Thug Life | ||||
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| Thug Life chronology | |||||
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Thug Life: Volume 1 was the first release by the group Thug Life, started by rapper Tupac Shakur, and was released on September 26, 1994. The album was originally released by Shakur's label Out Da Gutta Records. Due to heavy criticism on gangsta rap at the time, the original version of the album was scrapped and re-recorded with many of the original songs being cut. The group featured Big Syke, Macadoshis, Mopreme, The Rated R and Tupac Shakur. Among the notable tracks on the album are "Bury Me a G", "Pour Out a Little Liquor", "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" and "Str8 Ballin". In 1996 Big Syke and Shakur planned to create a Thug Life: Vol. 2 which would have been released on Makaveli Records[1]. Although the album was originally released on Shakur's label Out Da Gutta, Amaru Entertainment, the label owned by the mother of Tupac Shakur, has since gained the rights to it.This album has went Gold[2]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | "Bury Me A G" | 2Pac, Mopreme, Rated R, Big
Syke, Macadoshis & Natasha Walker |
Thug Music |
| 2 | "Don't Get It Twisted" | Mopreme, Macadoshis & Rated R | Jay & Mopreme |
| 3 | "Shit Don't Stop" | 2Pac, Macadoshis, Rated R,
Mopreme, Big Syke & Y.N.V. |
Thug Music |
| 4 | "Pour Out A Little Liquor" | 2Pac | Johnny "J" |
| 5 | "Stay True" | 2Pac, Stretch & Mopreme | Thug Music |
| 6 | "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" | 2Pac, Nate Dogg, Big
Syke, Rated R & Macadoshis |
Nate Dogg & Warren G |
| 7 | "Under Pressure" | 2Pac & Stretch | Thug Music |
| 8 | "Street Fame" | Mopreme, Big Syke & Rated R | Stretch |
| 9 | "Cradle to the Grave" | 2Pac, Mopreme, Rated R,
Macadoshis & Big Syke |
Jay & Big Syke |
| 10 | "Str8 Ballin'" | 2Pac | Easy Mo Bee |
[edit] Samples
Bury Me a G
- "For The Love Of You" by The Isley Brothers
Shit Don't Stop
- "Aqua Boogie" by Parliament
Pour Out a Little Liquor
- "Welcome to the Ghetto" by Spice 1
- "Cry Together" by The O'Jays
Stay True
- "Just Want To Be With You" by Curtis Mayfield
Str8 Ballin'
- "What's A Telephone Bill" by Bootsy Collins
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1994 | Thug Life Vol. 1 | #42 | #6 |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 1995 | "Cradle to the Grave" | - | #91 | #25 | |
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.donkilluminati.com/interviews.htm Exclusive Big Syke Interview
- ^ [1]Riaa Searchable Database Thug Life
