''Convicts'' is the only studio album by American
hip hop duo the Convicts, consisted of rappers
Lord 3-2 and
Big Mike. It was released in 1991 through
Rap-A-Lot Records. It features guest appearances from
James Prince, Kim "Choice" Davis and
Geto Boys. The album peaked at number 52 on the US ''
Billboard''
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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Track listing
Sampled credits
* Track 1 contains elements from "Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9" by
Wilson Pickett
* Track 2 contains elements from "Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here" by
Ice Cube
* Track 3 contains elements from "Brandy" by
The O'Jays, "Son of Slide" by Slave, "
Think (About It)" by
Lyn Collins, "
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by
James Brown
* Track 4 contains elements from "Damn" by
The Nite-Liters
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* Track 5 contains elements from "Three Little Birds" by
Bob Marley &
The Wailers, "In the Hole" by
The Bar-Kays, "Be Alright" by
Zapp
* Track 6 contains elements from "Sing a Simple Song" by
Sly & the Family Stone, "Uphill Peace of Mind" by
Kid Dynamite, "UFO" by
ESG, "Devil With the Bust" by
Sound Experience
Sound Experience was an American funk ensemble, founded at Morgan State College in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1970.
The group played locally and recorded with producer Stan Watson, recording with him in Philadelphia. They recorded several singles, tw ...
, "The Traffic Cop (Dance)" by
Bloodstone
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*Heliotrope (mineral) or bloodstone, a form of chalcedony
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* ''Bloodstone'' (1988 film), an Indian-American action/comedy film
*'' Bloodstone: Subspecies II'', a 1993 horror film
* Bloodstone: An Epic Dwarven Tale, ano ...
, "Popcorn With a Feeling" by
James Brown, "Jam on the Groove" by
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gramm ...
* Track 7 contains elements from "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" by
Monk Higgins & The Specialties, "All Because" by
Al Green
* Track 8 contains elements from "Lawdy Mama" by
Ernie K-Doe, "
Gangsta Gangsta" and "
Fuck tha Police" by
N.W.A.
* Track 9 contains elements from "
Funky Drummer" and "
Funky President (People It's Bad)" by
James Brown
* Track 10 contains elements from "Dance With the Devil" by
Big Daddy Kane, "Kissing My Love" by
Bill Withers
* Track 12 contains elements from "
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", often shortened to "Inner City Blues", is a song by Marvin Gaye, released as the third and final single, and the climactic song from his 1971 landmark album, '' What's Going On''. Written by Gaye and Ja ...
" by
Marvin Gaye, "Movin'" by
Brass Construction, "Good Old Music" by
Funkadelic
Personnel
*
Christopher Juel Barriere – main artist
*
Michael Barnett – main artist
*
James A. Smith – featured artist
(tracks: 5, 6), producer, executive producer, management
*
Geto Boys – featured artists
(track 6)
*Kim Davis – featured artist
(track 7)
*Collins "DJ Ready Red" Leysath – scratches
*Doug King – producer
*John Okuribido – producer
*Johnny C – producer
*Simon Cullins – producer
*Cliff Blodget – executive producer
*Tony Randle – production coordinator, management
Charts
References
External links
1991 debut albums
Big Mike albums
Rap-A-Lot Records albums
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