''Unleashed'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper
Paris
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, released on February 24, 1998, by Whirling Records.
"Blast First" was a moderate success, making the ''
Billboard
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'' Hot R&B Singles chart.
Critical reception
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AllMusic
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, wrote that "Paris' gruff baritone remains as powerful and commanding as ever, but it's depressing to hear someone whose work once resonated with conviction and idealism spit gangsta rap clichés like some sort of lost Suge Knight flunky."
Track listing
# "Mob on" (featuring
Spice 1
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) - 3:35
# "Blast First" - 3:56
# "Record Label Murder" - 2:30
# "Fair Weather Friendz" - 4:26
# "Everyday Livin'" (featuring Jet) - 3:51
# "Thug Livin'" (featuring Nutt-So) - 5:13
# "Root of All Evil" - 4:09
# "Heat" (featuring Jet, Spice 1) - 3:43
# "Street Soldier" - 4:26
# "44 Wayz" (featuring Mystic) - 4:12
# "Conversation" - 3:35
# "Same Ol' Same Ol'" (featuring Jet) - 4:19
European release
# Mob On
# Fair Weather Friendz
# Ride With Me
# Act Right
# Street Soldier
# It Don't Stop
# 44 Wayz
# Root Of All Evil
# Widow (featuring The Conscious Daughters)
# Sucka Free (featuring Spice 1)
# Record Label Murder
# Conversation
# 4 da Ridaz (Instrumental)
# Blast First
References
Paris (rapper) albums
1998 albums
G-funk albums
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