Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One

Studio album by Above the Law

Released

October 26, 1999

Recorded

1999

Genre

West Coast hip hop

Length

53:33

Label

Street Solid Records Inc.

Producer

Above the Law (also exec.)
Big Mil
Tha Chill
DJ Silk
Nick

Above the Law chronology

Legends
(1998)

Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One
(1999)

Sex, Money & Music
(2009)

Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on October 26, 1999 for Street Solid Records. The record turned out to be the most unsuccessful album the group released, not appearing on any album charts and producing no hit singles.

On this abum, Cold 187um appeared as Big Hutch and KM.G as Chicken Vin. The album featured guest appearances from Safecracka, Young Ten, and Ha-Ha L.O.C., and its audio production was handled by Big Mil, Tha Chill, DJ Silk, Nick, and A.T.L. themselves.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rich Thugs" (Intro)	G. Hutchinson M. McDonald	Big Mil	1:47
2.	"Black Mob" (featuring Safecracka)	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson	DJ Silk	4:36
3.	"Marvin"	A. Stewart K. Gulley G. Hutchinson M. Gaye	Big Hutch	4:11
4.	"Three Strikes"			0:33
5.	"Recycle The Black Dollar"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson	Big Hutch	3:23
6.	"Respect" (featuring Young Ten)	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson J. Taylor	Tha Chill Above The Law	4:20
7.	"Pawns"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson	Nick Above The Law (co.)	4:02
8.	"Thug In Your Life"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson M. McDonald	Big Mil	5:14
9.	"Smoke"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson	Above The Law Tha Chill	4:14
10.	"Rich Thugs Movement" (Interlude)			2:34
11.	"A.T.L. True"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson M. McDonald	Big Mil Above The Law (co.)	4:31
12.	"It Ain't Where You From"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson	Above The Law	4:00
13.	"The Money" (Interlude)			0:32
14.	"Sax"	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson M. McDonald	Big Mil	4:07
15.	"P.I.M.P." (featuring Ha-Ha L.O.C., Safecracka & Young Ten)	K. Gulley G. Hutchinson M. McDonald J. Taylor	Big Mil Big Hutch (co.)	5:29
Total length:				53:33

Personnel

Gregory Fernan Hutchinson - producer (tracks 3, 5-6, 9, 12), co-producer (6-7, 11-12, 15), executive producer, mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11-12, 15)
Kevin Michael Gulley - producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks 6-7, 11-12), executive producer, mixing (tracks 2, 6-7)
Anthony Stewart - producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks 6-7, 11-12), executive producer, mixing (tracks 2, 6-7)
Big Mil - producer (tracks 1, 8, 11, 14-15), mixing (tracks 1, 8-9, 11, 14-15), recording (tracks 8-9, 11)
Vernon Johnson - producer (tracks 6, 9), mixing & additional vocals (track 6)
Russell Brown - producer & mixing (track 2)
Nick - producer & mixing (track 7)
Tim House - mixing (tracks 8-9), recording (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8-9, 11-12, 14-15), A&R direction
Jay Gonzalez - mixing (track 11), recording (tracks 1-2)
Kathy Longinaker - photography
Imix Design - art direction
Young Ten - guest vocals (tracks 2, 6, 15)
Safecracka - guest vocals (tracks 2, 15)
Boom Bam - guest vocals (track 2, 14)
Ha-Ha L.O.C. - guest vocals (track 15)

References

↑ "Above The Law - Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
↑ Henderson, Alex. "Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One – Above the Law". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

Above the Law
Cold 187um DJ Total K-Oss KMG the Illustrator Go Mack
Studio albums	Livin' Like Hustlers Black Mafia Life Uncle Sam's Curse Time Will Reveal Legends Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One Sex, Money & Music
Extended plays	Vocally Pimpin'
Notable songs	"Murder Rap"
Related articles	Discography Ruthless Records Tommy Boy Records Death Row Records Eazy-E Kokane

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.