Life Story (album)
| Life Story | ||||
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| Studio album by Black Rob | ||||
| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
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1998-1999 1997 (I Love You, Baby) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 69:13 | |||
| Label | Bad Boy | |||
| Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs (Executive), The Hitmen (Including Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Mario "Yellowman" Winans, Yogi) | |||
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Life Story is the critically acclaimed debut album by Black Rob, an American hip hop musician. it was released on September 28, 1999, by Bad Boy Records. The album boasts a wide range of guests, mostly fellow artists from Bad Boy Records. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling 1,000,000 copies in the United States Of America on August 17,2000.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Mrs Barry (Intro)" | R. Ross, H. Pierre | Black Rob, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre for The Hitmen, Petey Pablo | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Life Story" (featuring Cheryl Pepsii Riley) | R. Ross, C. Clay, W. Garfield, N. Myrick, P. Neeley-Rolle, H. Pierre, J. Garfield | Nashiem Myrick & Jay "Waxx" Garfield for The Hitmen | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Whoa!" | R. Ross, A. Best, H. Pierre | Buckwild | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Drive By (Interlude)" | R. Ross, R. Lawrence | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen | 0:47 |
| 5. | "Lookin' At Us" (featuring Cee-Lo Green) | R. Ross, D. Angelettie, D. Axlerod, T. Burton, N. Myrick | Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Down The Line Joint" (featuring Puff Daddy, Mark Curry, Ma$e & G-Dep) | R. Ross, M. Betha, T. Coleman, S. Combs, M. Curry, J. Graham | Yogi for The Hitmen | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Espacio" (featuring Lil' Kim) | R. Ross, M. Winans, S. Combs, K. Jones | Mario "Yellowman" Winans for The Hitmen | 4:05 |
| 8. | "You Don't Know Me" (featuring Joe Hooker) | R. Ross, D. Abrahams, S. Combs, H. Pierre | Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre for the Hitmen | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Can I Live" (featuring The LOX) | R. Ross, S. Jacobs, A. Marks, L. McDaniels, J. Phillips, D. Styles, D. Angelettie | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Championship (Interlude)" | R. Ross, H. Pierre | Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre for The Hitmen, Black Rob | 1:20 |
| 11. | "PD World Tour" (featuring Puff Daddy) | R. Ross, D. Angelettie, S. Combs, H. Charlemagne | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Muscle Game" (featuring Mark Curry & Mario Winans) | R. Ross, M. Winans, M. Curry | Mario "Yellowman" Winans for The Hitmen | 4:35 |
| 13. | "Cop Skit (Interlude)" | R. Ross, H. Pierre | Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre for the Hitmen, Black Rob | 1:40 |
| 14. | "B.R" (featuring G-Dep) | R. Ross, D. Angelettie, S. Clarke | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen, Black Rob | 3:54 |
| 15. | "Thug Story" | R. Ross, R. Walters, S. Combs, H. Pierre | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre for The Hitmen | 4:34 |
| 16. | "Jasmine" (featuring Carl Thomas) | R. Ross, T. Mahal, N. Myrick, D. Angelettie, C. Broady, C. Thomas | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | 5:31 |
| 17. | "Mad Rapper (Interlude)" | D. Angelettie, R. Ross | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | 0:53 |
| 18. | "I Love You Baby" (featuring Puff Daddy) | R. Ross, R. Lawrence, L. Baxter, S. Combs | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence & Jay "Waxx" Garfield for The Hitmen | 3:36 |
| 19. | "Spanish Fly" (featuring Jennifer Lopez) | R. Ross, M. Ciccone, P. Leonard, D.L. Roth, S. Watanabe, B. Gaitsch, J. Graham | Yogi for The Hitmen | 4:03 |
| 20. | "Rise Up (Interlude)" | R. Ross | Shak Bak | 0:22 |
| 21. | "I Dare You" (featuring Joe Hooker) | R. Ross, P. Politi, R. Frierson, B. White, H. Pierre | Richard "Younglord" Frierson | 4:24 |
- Note
- "I Love You Baby" from No Way Out by Puff Daddy & The Family in 1997
- Samples
- "Drive By (Interlude)" contains a sample of "The Days of Pearly Spencer" performed by Raymond Lefèvre
- "Lookin' At Us" contains a sample of Terri's Tune" performed by David Axelrod
- "Can I Live" contains a sample of "Within the Sound" by Rasa
- "B.R." contains a sample from "Yesterdays" by Paul Chambers Quintet
- "Thug Story" contains sample from "Children's Story" by Slick Rick
- "I Love You Baby" contains a sample of "Xtaby (Lure Of The Unknown Love)" performed by Yma Sumac
- "Spanish Fly" contains a sample of "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna
- "I Dare You" contains a sample of "Under The Influence Of Love" performed by Love Unlimited
Singles
- "Whoa!"
- Release date: February 15, 2000
- "Espacio"
- Release date: 2000
Chart positions
- Life Story
- Chart: The Billboard 200
- Peak position: 3
- Year: 2000
- Chart: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
- Peak position: 1
- Year: 2000
- "Whoa!"
- Chart: Hot Rap Singles
- Peak position: 8
- Year: 2000
- Chart: The Billboard Hot 100
- Peak position: 43
- Year: 2000
Credits
- Executive producer: Sean "Puffy Combs", Harve Pierre
- Project manager: Kim Lumpkin
- A&R: Harve Pierre
- Engineering: Kamel Abdo, Eric Butler, Roger Che, Stephen Dent, Tony Maserati, Michael Patterson, Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera, Ed Raso, Tony Smalios, Doug Wilson
- Assistant engineering: Lynn Montrose
- Mixing: Prince Charles Alexander, Roger Che, Michael Patterson, Rob Paustian, Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera, Ed Raso
- Programming: Stephen Dent, Harve Pierre, Mario Winans
- Mastering: Herb Powers
- Photography: Jonathan Mannion
- Cover photo: Jonathan Mannion
- Sample clearance: Deborah Mannis-Gardner
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