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

"I Wanna See Ya" – 3:52
"Traffickin' & Smugglin'" – 3:58
"I'm That Nigga" (featuring B-Legit) – 4:46
"Let 'Em Know" (featuring B-Legit) – 3:46
"Give It to 'Em " – 4:13
"Rockafello" – 3:59
"Ain't No Love in the Drought" (featuring Levitti) – 5:04
"Pimps Up, Those Down" – 4:15
"The Zone" (featuring Little Bruce) – 4:11
"That's What We Do" (featuring Smitty) – 4:13
"Ya'll Know the Deal" (featuring B-Legit) – 2:54
"We Gettin' Stronger" (featuring Smitty, Gangsta P, Double OJK & Poo-Miller) – 5:35
"Millasville Playa" (featuring Levitti) – 4:52
"It's Time to Mobb" (featuring Little Bruce & Levitti) – 4:45
"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 2 ((( It Ain't 4 Play > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-01.
1 2 Stanley, Leo. Review: It Ain't 4 Play. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.

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