'N Gatz We Truss

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'N Gatz We Truss
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioKitchen Sync Studio (Hollywood, CA)
Genre
Length1:09:26
Label
Producer
  • Havoc Tha Mouthpiece (exec.)
  • Prodeje
  • Havikk The Rhime Son
  • DJ Gripp (co.)
  • L.V. (co.)
  • DJ Kaos (co.)
South Central Cartel chronology
South Central Madness
(1992)
'N Gatz We Truss
(1994)
Murder Squad Nationwide
(1995)
Singles from 'N Gatz We Truss
  1. "Servin' 'Em Heat"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Seventeen Switches"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Gang Stories"
    Released: 1994
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Entertainment Weekly B− [2]

'N Gatz We Truss is the second studio album by American rap group South Central Cartel. It was released on May 10, 1994, via South G.W.K. Records and Rush Associated Labels. Recording sessions took place at Kitchen Sync Studio in Hollywood, California with producers Prodeje and Havikk the Rhime Son, co-producers DJ Gripp, L.V. and DJ Kaos, and executive producer Cary "Havoc" Calvin. The album features guest performances by 2Pac, Mr. 3-2, Big Mike, Ice-T, MC Eiht and Spice 1, and also introduced a new member to the group, Patrick "Young Prodeje" Pitts.

Contents

The album reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two promotional singles: "Servin' 'Em Heat" and "Seventeen Switches", and a single "Gang Stories", which peaked at No. 63 on the Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 12 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. Along with the singles, music videos were produced for all the three songs and for "It's a S.C.C. Thang".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bring It On" Prodeje 4:41
2."Drive Bye Homicide"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • C. Calvin
  • P. Rayson
  • Prodeje
  • DJ Gripp (co.)
3:49
3."Servin' 'Em Heat"
Prodeje4:19
4."Gang Stories" (featuring Big Mike & Tre-Duce)
Prodeje4:48
5."Seventeen Switches"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • C. Calvin
  • P. Pitts
Prodeje4:33
6."U Couldn't Deal Wit Dis"
Prodeje3:58
7."Do It SC Style"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • C. Calvin
Havikk The Rhime Son3:58
8."Dick Suckin' Contest"C. CalvinProdeje1:22
9."Had to Be Loc'd"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • L. Blackmon
  • R. Troutman
  • C. Singleton
  • N. Leftenant
  • T. Jenkins
Havikk The Rhime Son3:19
10."Lil Knucklehead"Prodeje3:21
11."It's a S.C.C. Thing"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • L. Sanders
  • P. Rayson
  • Havikk The Rhime Son
  • DJ Gripp (co.)
  • L.V. (co.)
3:17
12."Stay Out da Hood"
  • Prodeje
  • DJ Gripp (co.)
4:34
13."Rollin' Down da Block"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • C. Calvin
  • P. Pitts
Prodeje4:16
14."Get 'Em"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • P. Pitts
Havikk The Rhime Son3:47
15."Gangsta Team" (featuring MC Eiht, Ice-T, Spice 1 & 2Pac)
Prodeje5:56
16."Shot Outz"
  • A. Patterson
  • C. Calvin
Prodeje1:19
17."Marinate"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
  • L. Sanders
  • G. Scott
  • Prodeje
  • DJ Kaos (co.)
4:09
18."Hoo Riding' in da Central"
  • A. Patterson
  • B. West
Prodeje4:00
Total length:1:09:26

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