''The Hogg in Me'' is compilation presented by American rap label

Sick Wid It Records Earl Tywone Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. Stevens is a founding member of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 27 studio albums to date ...

. It was released November 21, 1995, on Sick Wid It and

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. The album was produced by

Celly Cel Maurice "Marcellus" James McCarver, better known by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single, "Lifestyle of a Mack", on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992. He releas ...

, Damian Law, Dre "Young Dog" Riggins, Filthy Rich, Kevin Gardner, K-Lou, Levitti, Redwine, Stevie Wright and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The Hogg in Me: Billboard Albums All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-13. The album features performances by

B-Legit Brandt Jones , better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. Career Before he started his music career, he went to Grambling State University. He became a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his ...

, Levitti,

Funk Mobb Funk Mobb was an American, short-lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, Lil Italy, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It Records, Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Lit ...

The Mossie The Mossie was an American rap group from Vallejo, California, with members: Kaveo, Mugzi and Tap Dat Ass. They first appeared together on E-40's 1993 EP, ''The Mail Man''. Before dropping their 1997 debut album, ''Have Heart Have Money'', on S ...

, Playaz Tryna Strive, A-1 and Reservoir Hoggz.

Background

Several songs were reproduced on future Sick Wid It releases, including: "Time to Mobb" (''

It Ain't 4 Play ''It Ain't 4 Play'' is the only studio album released by American hip hop group Funk Mobb. It was released July 15, 1996 via Sick Wid It/Jive Records. Production was handled by K-Lou, Studio Ton, LeVitti, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Stevie Dee, and F ...

''), "Funk Season" (''

Killa Kali ''Killa Kali'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper Celly Cel. It was released in 1996 through Sick Wid It/Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at K-Lou Studios in Richmond and at the Mob Shop in Vallejo. Production was ha ...

''), "Feel Ness Real" (''

All Frames of the Game ''All Frames of the Game'' is the only studio album by American West Coast hip hop duo Playaz Tryna Strive. It was released November 12, 1996, via Sick Wid' It/Jive Records. Production was handled by member Filthy Rich, K-Lou, Michael "Mike D" Di ...

''), "Can My Nine Get Ate" ('' The Hemp Museum''), "Get a Bar of This Game" (''

Have Heart Have Money ''Have Heart Have Money'' is the debut album by American rap group The Mossie, released August 26, 1997 on Sick Wid It Records, Sick Wid It and Jive Records. It was produced by DJ Xtra Large, K-Lou, Levitti, The Mossie, Rick Rock, Sean T, Studio T ...

'') and "Did Dat" (''

Paper Chasin' ''Paper Chasin' (4eva Hustlin')'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper Suga-T. It was released on February 27, 1996 through Sick Wid' It/Jive Records. Production was handled by Elijah Baker, Sean T, Studio Ton, Tone Capone, DJ Xtr ...

''). The song, "Get a Bar of This Game" was slightly altered and retitled to, "Show No Shame", when it appeared on The Mossie's debut album in 1997. Several new groups were introduced on this compilation that would go on to release albums in 1996–1997, including: ''

'' (

G-Note Lil Italy is an American rapper who began his career as G-Note of California rap group Funk Mobb, who were signed to E-40's label Sick Wid It Records from 1994 to 1998, when the group disbanded. He joined No Limit Records in 1998 under the ne ...

, K-1 & Mac Shawn) who released ''

'' in 1996, Playaz Tryna Strive (Filthy Rich & T-Pup) who released ''

'' in 1996 and

(Kaveo, Mugzi & Tap Dat Ass) who released ''

'' in 1997. Although they appeared on several other Sick Wid It releases from the mid-to-late nineties, A-1 (Big Bone & D-Day) waited almost five years to release their debut album, '' Mash Confusion'' was released in the summer of 1999. Reservoir Hoggz (Paulay & Rhythm X) never released an album, although Rhythm X had previously released a solo album in 1994 titled, ''Long Overdue''. Levitti was scheduled to release an album in the late nineties titled, ''So Fly'', although that album never saw the light of day.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

* A-1 – Performer * B-Legit – Performer * E. Baker – Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer * Celly Cel – Performer * Filthy Rich – Producer * D. Jones – Vocals * John Kelly – Vocals * Keba Konte – Photography * Tim Langford – Vocals * Levitti – Performer * The Mossie – Performer * P.T.S. – Performer * Redwine – Producer * Dre "Young Dog" Riggins – Arranger, Programming, Vocals, Vocals (background), Producer * Lil G Saterfield – Vocals (background) * Tony Smith – Photography * D. Stevens – Vocals * Studio Ton – Performer, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing * Suga-T – Performer * B. Thurmon – Vocals * The Union – Performer * S. Wright – Keyboards, Producer * Young Dog – Performer

References

External links

*'' The Hogg in Me' at

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