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group Above the Law. It was released on July 16, 1991 via

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. The first five songs on this nine track record are newly recorded material, while the rest four are remixes or edited versions of their previously released material. The album peaked at number 120 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 37 on the

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charts.

Track listing

Sample credits * "Playlude" contains elements of "Right On For The Darkness" by

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(1973) * "Playin' Your Game" contains elements of "Let Me Love You" by

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(1977), "The Sponge" by Bob James &

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(1992), "Playing Your Game, Baby" by

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(1977), " Back to Life (Acapella)" by

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" by

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(1981) * "4 The Funk Of It" contains elements of "

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(1978) and "

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" by George Clinton (1982) * "Wicked" contains elements of "Ode to Billie Joe" by

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(1967) and "Do The Funky Penguin (Part 2)" by

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(1971) * "Livin' Like Hustlers (G-Mixx)" contains elements of " The Big Beat" by

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(1972)

Personnel

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* Gregory Fernan Hutchinson – producer, mixing, keyboards * Kevin Michael Gulley – co-producer * Arthur Lee Goodman III – co-producer * Larry Goodman – co-producer * Anthony Stewart – co-producer * Eric Wright – executive producer * Stan "The Guitar" Man – bass, guitar * B-Laid Back Edwards – keyboards * Jerry Long Jr. – guest vocals (track 5) * David Dyson – backing vocals * Mark Paladino – engineer

Chart positions

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album * ''Billboard'' 200 (#120) *

(#37) ;

singles *"4 The Funk of It" (

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) (#21)

References

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