''On Anotha Level'' is the only studio album by American
West Coast hip hop
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group
Anotha Level. It was released on April 26, 1994 through
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy-E, Master P, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Silkk the Shocker, Jay-Z, Paris, Mack 10, 504 Boyz, Brotha Lynch Hung, ...
.
Background
Anotha Level was composed of five members: Bambino, Ced Twice, Stenge, Stix and Stones. The group was discovered by
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 ...
, who then got the group a deal with his label Priority Records. The album was executive produced by Ice Cube and
Laylaw, with actual production handled by Laylaw, D-Maq and group members Stix and Stones. In addition, Ice Cube was featured on the track "Level-N-Service" and
The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde is an American hip hop group, formed in South Los Angeles, South Central Los Angeles in 1989. The original four members of the group are Imani (rapper), Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown (Romye Robinson ...
was featured on "Phat-T".
Despite the involvement from Ice Cube, the album was not a commercial success. It peaked at No. 60 on the U.S. ''
Billboard
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''
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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on May 28, 1994 and stayed on the chart for nine weeks. It also made it to No. 17 on the
Heatseekers Albums
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chart. The group disbanded later in the year after making their final appearance on the
''Street Fighter'' soundtrack.
Track listing
Notes
* All songs written by Anotha Level, Lay Law & D-Maq except "Let Me Take Ya" written by Anotha Level, Lay Law, D-Maq & Don Jagwarr, and "Level-N-Service" written by Anotha Level, Lay Law, D-Maq, & Ice Cube.
* All lyrics rapped and written by Bambino, Ced Twice & Stenge
Personnel
*
Bambino – main artist, performer
*
Ced Twice – main artist, performer
*
Stenge – main artist, performer
*
Stix
Stix or STIX may refer to:
People
* Stix Hooper (born 1938), American jazz musician
* Gary Stix, American journalist
* Thomas H. Stix (1924–2001), American physicist
* Christine Stix-Hackl (born 1957), Austrian jurist
Arts and entertainment
* ...
– main artist, co-producer
*
Stones
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– main artist, co-producer
*
O'Shea Jackson – featured artist
(track 12), executive producer
*
The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde is an American hip hop group, formed in South Los Angeles, South Central Los Angeles in 1989. The original four members of the group are Imani (rapper), Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown (Romye Robinson ...
– featured artists
(track 15)
*
Larry Goodman – additional vocals
(track 10), mixing, producer, executive producer
* Don Jagwarr – additional vocals
(track 2)
* Angela Randle – additional vocals
(track 10)
* Tino McIntosh – scratches
* Derrick McDowell – mixing, producer
* Michael Calderon – mixing, engineering
* Bob Moore – mixing, engineering
* Wally Traugott – mastering
* Art Shoji – art direction
* Sherry Etheredge – photography
Charts
References
External links
{{Authority control
1994 debut albums
Priority Records albums
Albums produced by Laylaw