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''Curb Servin is the second and final studio album by American
West Coast hip-hop West Coast hip-hop is a regional genre of Hip-hop, hip-hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States. West Coast hip-hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during th ...
group WC and the Maad Circle. It was released on October 3, 1995, via PayDay/ FFRR/
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. The recording sessions took place at Encore Recording Studios and Echo Sound Studios in
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. The album was produced by DJ Crazy Toones, Dr. Jam, Madness 4 Real,
Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1989 album '' Straight Outta Compton'' contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popu ...
, and Rhythm D. In the United States, the album debuted at number 85 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 15 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...
charts. It spawned two singles: "West Up!" and "The One". Its
lead single A lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. A similar term, "debut ...
, "West Up!", peaked at number 88 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 50 on the
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, number 16 on the
Hot Rap Songs Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stat ...
. The second and final single off of the album, "The One", made it to number 76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 40 on the Hot Rap Songs. Former member
Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the cours ...
, who had embarked on a successful solo career, appeared on one track. The group disbanded the following year. WC joined fellow West Coast rappers Ice Cube and Mack 10 eventually forming supergroup Westside Connection, before embarking solo career as well. DJ Crazy Toones got signed with
Lench Mob Records Lench Mob Records is a record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, ...
as record producer and touring deejay, before passing away on January 9, 2017.


Critical reception

Neil Strauss Neil Darrow Strauss (born March 9, 1969), also known by the pen names Style and Chris Powles, is an American author and journalist. His book ''The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists'', describes his experiences in the seducti ...
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'' compared the album to those of former member Coolio, writing that the combination of classic samples and hard rhymes made for an "unwieldy" and "uninventive" record.


Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains a sample from " Atomic Dog" written by George Clinton,
Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...
and David Spradley as recorded by George Clinton. *Track 2 contains a sample from "Reach for It" written by
George Duke George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as ...
, Byron Miller, Leon Chancler and Charles Foster Johnson as recorded by George Duke. *Track 4 contains a sample from "Girl Callin'" written by Allen Toussaint as recorded by Chocolate Milk. *Track 7 contains a sample from " Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" written by George Clinton,
Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American Keyboard instrument, keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective. In later years, he also worked with ...
and William Collins as recorded by
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. *Track 8 contains an interpolation of "Can't Stay Away" written by George Clinton and William Collins. *Track 9 contains a sample from "I Wanna Know Do You Feel It" written by Marvin Pierce, Gregory Webster, Bruce Napier, Ralph Middlebrooks, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Andrew Noland and Walter Morrison as recorded by the
Ohio Players Ohio Players are an American funk band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and " Love Rollercoaster", and for their erotic album covers that featured nude or nearly nude women. Many of the women were models f ...
. *Track 10 contains a sample from " Dr. Funkenstein" written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and William Collins as recorded by Parliament and " Genius of Love" written by
Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his ...
,
Chris Frantz Charton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both of which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist, Tina Weymouth. In 2002, Frant ...
,
Steven Stanley Steven J. C. Stanley (born July 11, 1958), is a Jamaican audio engineer, record producer and keyboardist who has worked in the reggae, dub and rock music genres since 1975, most notably with Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and Black Uhuru. Sta ...
and
Tina Weymouth Martina Michèle Weymouth ( ; born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with her husband, ...
as recorded by Tom Tom Club. *Track 14 contains a sample from "Telephone Bill" written by John Watson Jr. as recorded by
Johnny "Guitar" Watson John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), often known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career spanned 40 year ...
. *Track 16 contains an interpolation of " This Is for the Lover in You" written by Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers.


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