''Crip Hop'' is the fourth studio album by
San Diego
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-based
American
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** American ancestry, pe ...
rapper
Jayo Felony
James Savage (born December 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from southeast San Diego, California.
Career
In 1994 Jayo Felony was signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from RUN DMC called Jam M ...
. It was released on October 23, 2001 via American Music Corporation. The nineteen-track record was produced by
DJ Battlecat
Kevin Gilliam (born April 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ from South Los Angeles, California.
Biography
He started out as a battle DJ, notably competing in the 1988 New Music ...
,
K-Def
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,
Rick Rock,
Soopafly
Priest Joseph Brooks, (known professionally as Soopafly born December 8, 1972) is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC.
Early life
The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach. He ...
,
Ty Fyffe
Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe (also known as Sugarless) is an American record producer from Queens borough of New York City. During his career he produced tracks for MC Lyte, Foxy Brown, Slick Rick, Ja Rule, Canibus, Jayo Felony, Queen Pen, Cam'ron, 54th P ...
, Caviar, Chevvy, Flip Matrix, Ghetto Warden, Overdose, Sandlofer Music, and DJ Silk. Fellow rappers
E-40,
Spice 1, Baby Skar, Tiggi Diamonds, Young Crook, Young Nube, and Dulo Gang made guest appearances on the album. It was an improvement over his last album,
''Underground'', making it to number 53 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart
and number ten on the
Top Independent Albums chart
and featuring the hit single "She Loves Me".
Track listing
Notes
* †Song "Catch 'Em In The Morning" is a
diss track towards
Jay-Z
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,
Beanie Sigel
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and
Memphis Bleek
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* †Song "You's A Character" is a diss track towards
Snoop Dogg
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and
Kokane
Samples
* Track 7 contains samples from "Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway)" performed by
Barrington Levy (1985)
* Track 13 contains samples from "Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)" by
Chic
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Etymology
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(1979)
Personnel
* Chago Williams - backing vocals (track 17)
*
Earl Stevens - guest artist (track 12)
* Floyd Wilcox - producer (track 19)
*
James Savage - main artist
* Kannon Cross - producer (tracks: 7, 11-12)
*
Kevin Gilliam - producer (track 5)
*
Kevin Hansford - producer (track 6)
*
Priest Joseph Brooks - guest artist & producer (track 9)
*
Ricardo Thomas
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Career Club
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- producer (track 2)
*
Robert Lee Green, Jr. - guest artist (track 2)
* Russell Brown - producer (tracks: 14, 16)
* Tikki Diamond - guest artist (track 4)
*
Tyrone Gregory Fyffe - producer (tracks: 3, 13)
* William Moore - producer (tracks: 7, 11-12)
* Willy Sweetback - guitar (track 11)
* Baby Skar - guest artist (track 6)
* Chevvy - producer (track 15)
* Dulo Gang - guest artist (track 17)
* Ecay Uno - producer (track 17)
* Ghetto Warden - producer (track 18)
* Sandlofer Music - producer (track 4)
* Young Crook - guest artist (track 14)
* Young Nube - guest artist (track 19)
Charts
References
2001 albums
Jayo Felony albums
Albums produced by K-Def
Albums produced by Soopafly
Albums produced by Ty Fyffe
Albums produced by Rick Rock
Albums produced by Battlecat (producer)
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