10 Years and Gunnin'

10 Years and Gunnin'
Greatest hits album by M.O.P.
Released	April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)
Studio	Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, NY) D&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	East Coast hip-hop hardcore hip-hop
Length	41:36
Label	Columbia
Producer	Big Jaz DJ Premier DR Period Laze E Laze M.O.P.
M.O.P. chronology
Warriorz (2000) 10 Years and Gunnin' (2003) Mash Out Posse (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	9/10 [2]
Spin	A− [3]

10 Years and Gunnin' is the first greatest hits album by American hardcore hip-hop duo M.O.P. It was released on April 1, 2003 via Columbia Records. The album title is a reference to N.W.A's 1990 extended play 100 Miles and Runnin' .

Produced by DR Period, Jaz-O, Laze E Laze, DJ Premier and M.O.P. themselves, it features guest appearances from Teflon, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z and Remy Ma. In the United States, the compilation peaked at number 67 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How About Some Hardcore"	Jamal Grinnage Eric Murray Darryl Pittman	DR Period	4:33
2.	"Handle Ur Bizness"	Grinnage Murray	Laze E Laze	4:17
3.	"Fly Nigga Hill Figga"	Grinnage Murray	M.O.P.	4:07
4.	"4 Alarm Blaze" (featuring Teflon and Jay-Z)	Grinnage Murray Linwood Starling Shawn Carter Lawrence Elliott Frank Sullivan III James Michael Peterik	Laze E Laze	4:29
5.	"Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)"	Grinnage Murray Pittman	DR Period	4:09
6.	"World Famous"	Grinnage Murray Jonathan Burks Charles Mann Donny Hathaway Roberta Flack	Jaz-O	4:11
7.	"Downtown Swinga ('96)"	Grinnage Murray Chris Martin	DJ Premier	3:40
8.	"Cold as Ice"	Grinnage Murray Louis Andrew Grammatico Michael Leslie Jones	Fizzy Womack	4:04
9.	"Born 2 Kill"	Grinnage Murray Burks	Jaz-O	4:33
10.	"Ante Up Remix" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Teflon and Remy Martin)	Grinnage Murray Trevor Smith Starling Pittman	DR Period	3:33
Total length:				41:36

Notes

• Track 1 is taken from To the Death album (1994)
• track 2 is taken from "Handle Ur Bizness" single (1998)
• Tracks 3 and 4 are taken from First Family 4 Life album (1998)
• Tracks 5 and 8 are taken from Warriorz album (2000)
• Tracks 6, 7 and 9 are taken from Firing Squad album (1996)
• Track 10 is taken from 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape (2000)

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4]	67

References

1. Theakston, Rob. "10 Years and Gunnin' - M.O.P. | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 15, 2003). "M.O.P. :: 10 Years and Gunnin' – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
3. Ryan, Chris (June 15, 2003). "Ghostface Killah, 'Shaolin's Finest' (Epic) / M.O.P., 'Greatest Hits: 10 Years and Gunnin' (Columbia)". Spin . Vol. 19, no. 7. SPIN Media LLC (published July 2003). pp. 107–108. ISSN   0886-3032 . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
4. "M.O.P. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

External links

• 10 Years And Gunnin' at Discogs (list of releases)