''Rapper Gone Bad'' is the third studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on August 26, 1999 via Romp/Swerve Records. The recording sessions took place at Dollars And Spence Studios in Vallejo, The Grill Studios in

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and Blackhand Studio in

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. The production was handled by Lev Berlak, Wilson Hankins, Phil Armstrong, Tone Capone, Todd Fyte and

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. It features

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s from Harm,

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, Dutchess, Killa,

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, Lil' Bruce, PSD Tha Drivah, Sky Balla,

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and Warren G. The album debuted at number 49 on the ''Billboard''

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chart in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

*Andre "

" Hicks – vocals *Skye Nathan "Sky Balla" Branklyn – vocals *Rodney "Harm" Waller – vocals *Warren "

" Griffin III – vocals & producer *Jerry Buddy "

" Long, Jr. – vocals *Dutchess – vocals *Killa – vocals *Steve " PSD Tha Drivah" Davison – vocals *Antron "

" Singleton – vocals *Major " Dubee a.k.a. Sugawolf Pimp" Norton – vocals *Hasaan "King Saan" Mahmoud – vocals *Meikeo Taylor – vocals *Brandt "

" Jones – vocals *"

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" Thurmon – vocals *Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer *Lev Berlak – producer *Will "Flexxx" Hankins – producer *Todd Fyte – producer *Phil Armstrong – producer, mixing *Jason Moss – mixing *Bernard Gourley – executive producer

Charts

References

External links

* 1999 albums Mac Dre albums Albums produced by Warren G {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub