It Ain't 4 Play

It Ain't 4 Play
Studio album by Funk Mobb
Released July 15, 1996
Recorded 1995-1996
Genre West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length 64:23
Label Sick Wid It, Jive
Producer B-Legit (exec.), D-Shot, E-40 (exec.), Funk Mobb, G-Note, K-1, Kevin Gardner, K-Lou, Levitti, Mac Shawn, Redwine, Stevie D., Studio Ton

It Ain't 4 Play is the first and only album released by American rap group, Funk Mobb. It was released July 15, 1996 on Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records. The album was produced by G-Note, D-Shot, K-1, K-Lou, Levitti, Mac Shawn, and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 28 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers.[1] One single was released, "I Wanna See Ya". The last track, "Mr. Bubble", is a bonus track exclusive to the CD release.

One song, "It's Time to Mobb", originally appeared on the Sick Wid It Records compilation, The Hogg in Me.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Allmusic – "It Ain't 4 Play is an entertaining...set of Californian gangsta rap...the rhyming skills of the Funk Mobb are first-rate, making...this overlong album entertaining."[2]

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna See Ya" – 3:52
  2. "Traffickin' & Smugglin'" – 3:58
  3. "I'm That Nigga" (featuring B-Legit) – 4:46
  4. "Let 'Em Know" (featuring B-Legit) – 3:46
  5. "Give It to 'Em " – 4:13
  6. "Rockafello" – 3:59
  7. "Ain't No Love in the Drought" (featuring Levitti) – 5:04
  8. "Pimps Up, Those Down" – 4:15
  9. "The Zone" (featuring Little Bruce) – 4:11
  10. "That's What We Do" (featuring Smitty) – 4:13
  11. "Ya'll Know the Deal" (featuring B-Legit) – 2:54
  12. "We Gettin' Stronger" (featuring Smitty, Gangsta P, Double OJK & Poo-Miller) – 5:35
  13. "Millasville Playa" (featuring Levitti) – 4:52
  14. "It's Time to Mobb" (featuring Little Bruce & Levitti) – 4:45
  15. "Mr. Bubble" (*) – 4:00

Chart history

Chart (1996)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 28
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 46

Personnel

  • B-Legit – Performer, Executive producer
  • D-Shot – Producer
  • E-40 – Executive producer
  • Funk Mobb – Producer, Performer
  • G-Note – Producer, Performer, Mixing
  • K-1 – Producer, Performer
  • Keba Konte – Photography
  • Kevin Gardner – Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards
  • K-Lou – Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Drum Programming, Keyboards
  • Levitti – Producer, Performer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixing
  • Little Bruce – Vocals
  • Mac Shawn – Producer, Performer, Mixing, Drum Programming, Keyboards
  • Phunky Phat Graph-X – Artwork Design
  • Pleasure – Background Vocals
  • Redwine – Producer
  • Smitty – Vocals
  • Stevie D. – Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards
  • Studio Ton – Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing
  • Tom Brick – Mastering

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ((( It Ain't 4 Play > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stanley, Leo. Review: It Ain't 4 Play. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.

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