''Like It Should Be'' is the only album released by

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subgroup,

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. The album was released on October 25, 1994 through

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and was mainly produced by group member Duane "Snupe" Lee and

Souls of Mischief Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. History East Oakland ...

member

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, with additional production handled by the likes of

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and Mike G among others. After well-received efforts by other members of the Hieroglyphics crew (including

's ''

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'' and Casual's '' Fear Itself'') ''Like It Should Be'' also gained positive reviews with

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giving it 3 out of a possible 5 stars and calling it "quite strong and possesses a plethora of exceptional tracks". However like the other Hieroglyphics releases, the album failed to sell well and did not do well on the ''Billboard'' charts, peaking low on the R&B and Heatseekers charts. One charting single was released, "Brown Sugar", which peaked at 41 on the Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

#"Intro"- :41 #"Brown Sugar"- 3:21 #"In Front of the Kids"- 2:40 #"Is It Right?"- 3:21 #"Sweet Potato Pie"- 3:54 #"Cash Money"- 1:27 #"One Motion"- 2:59 #"Never Changing"- 3:06 #"First Sermon"- 3:27 #"Now What"- 3:32 #"It's Alright"- 2:44 #"In 20 Minutes"- 3:11 #"Go Back to School"- 3:13 #"The Fat Outro"- 2:58 #"Brown Sugar (Domino Remix)"- 3:12 #"Give It Up"- 2:51

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Jive Records albums Albums produced by A-Plus (rapper)