''IV Life'' is the fourth studio album by American

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artist

King Tee Roger McBride (born December 14, 1968), better known by his stage name King T (formerly known as King Tee), is an American West Coast hip hop rapper from Compton, California. Emerging as one of Compton's earliest hip hop artists, he was signed t ...

. It was released on March 28, 1995 via

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, making it his first album on the label after his split with

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was handled by several record producers, including

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, TR Love, Grand Mixer DXT,

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, DJ Broadway, Mark Sparks, Rashad, Thayod, Da Mic Profesah, Nikke Nicole, SLJ, and King Tee himself. It also features guest appearances from

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, Breeze, and

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. The album spawned three singles: "Dippin'"/"Duck", "Way Out There"/"Super Nigga" and "Free Style Ghetto"/"Let's Get It On", but only "Dippin'" made it to ''Billboard'' charts, reaching number 46 on the

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. The album peaked at number 171 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, number 23 on the

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chart, number 10 on the

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chart.

Track listing

Sample credits

You Can't See Me *"Rule of Mind" by 9th Creation *"Hot Sex" by

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Super Nigga *"The Look of Love" by

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretati ...

*"Super Nigga" by

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Duck *"Blind Alley" by

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Dippin' *"Cherish" by

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*"Cussin', Cryin' and Carryin' On" by

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3 Strikes Ya' Out *"Sing a Simple Song" by

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*"Threnody for Sharon Tate" by

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Down Ass Loc *"Maracas Beach" by Grover Washington, Jr. Free Style Ghetto *"Theme from Mahogany" by

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Way Out There *"Superman Theme" by

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*"She's Strange" by Cameo Advertisement *"Jungle Boogie" by

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Personnel

* Roger McBride – main artist, producer (tracks: 2-4, 6, 11-12) * Mark S. Jordan – featured artist & producer (track 2) * James Rashad Coes – featured artist & producer (track 2) * Eric Brooks – featured artist (tracks: 3, 7) * Rico Smith – featured artist (track 7) * James Robinson – featured artist (track 7) * Alvin Nathaniel Joiner – featured artist (track 7) * M.C. Breeze – featured artist (track 7) * Nicole Miller – featured artist & producer (track 9) * James Broadway – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12), co-producer (track 8) * Johnathan Marc Blount – producer (track 1) * Maurice Russell Smith – producer (track 5) * Trevor Randolph – producer (track 5) * Eric James Banks – producer (track 7) * Da Mic Profesah – producer (track 8) * Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn – producer (track 10) * Derek Showard – producer (track 10) * Bob Raylove – executive producer * Dave Rideau – mixing (track 12) * Victor "Vic C." Conception – remixing (track 12) * Tom Baker – mastering

Album singles

Chart positions

Album Singles

References

External links

1995 albums King Tee albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by DJ Pooh {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub