''The Game of Funk'' is the only studio album by American R&B/hip hop quartet Sons of Funk. It was released on April 21, 1998, via No Limit/

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. Production was handled by Sons of Funk themselves, as well as KLC and Mo B. Dick, with

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serving as executive producer. It features

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s from Master P,

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and Mo B. Dick. The album peaked at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 14 on the

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chart in the United States. Its lead single "Pushin' Inside You" made it to number 97 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and its second single " I Got the Hook Up!", which was previously included in 1998 crime comedy film '' I Got the Hook-Up''

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, reached number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Reviewing the album for

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, Leo Stanley wrote: «the Sons of Funk's debut album, ''Game of Funk'', is an uneven, but enjoyable collection of hardcore

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, highlighted by the seamless, funky production. The rhymes and beats aren't particularly original, but a few cuts are very well done, illustrating that the group has promise and may be able to deliver a record as strong as singles like "Pushin' Inside You"».

Track listing

Personnel

*Rico Crowder – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3-6, 8-13) *Lorenzo "Renzo" Chew – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3-6, 8-13) *Desmond "Des" Mapp – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3-6, 8-13) *Gregory "G-Smooth" Mapp – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3-6, 8-13) *Percy "

" Miller – vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 13), voice (track 7), executive producer *Vyshonn "

" Miller – vocals (track 7) *Raymond Emile " Mo B. Dick" Poole – additional vocals & producer (track 7) *Craig Stephen " KLC" Lawson – producer (track 4) * Pen & Pixel Graphics – artwork, design *Omni Color – design, layout *Duffy Rich – A&R *Anthony Boswell – management *Barbara Pescosolido – management *Tevester Scott – booking

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Game Of Funk, the 1998 debut albums No Limit Records albums Priority Records albums