20 Below

20 Below
Studio album by MC Breed
Released	May 12, 1992
Studio	Silver Sun Recording Studio, Flint, Michigan
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	54:34
Label	Wrap Records S.D.E.G. Records Ichiban Records
Producer	Bernard Terry Flash Technology
MC Breed chronology
M.C. Breed & DFC. (1991) 20 Below (1992) The New Breed (1993)
Singles from 20 Below
"I Ain't To Be Flexed With" Released: 1992 "Ain't Too Much Worried" Released: 1992 "No Frontin' Allowed" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]

20 Below is the debut solo lbum by American hip hop recording artist MC Breed from Flint, Michigan. It was released on May 12, 1992 via Wrap Records and S.D.E.G. Records with distribution by Ichiban Records. Recording sessions took place at Silver Sun Recording Studio in Flint with producers DJ Flash and Bernard Terry. It features guest appearances from Chuck Nyce and Night & Day.

The album peaked at number 155 on the Billboard 200, at number 40 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 6 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It spawned three singles: "Ain't to Be F...ed With", "Ain't Too Much Worried" and "No Frontin' Allowed". The first two singles from the album made it to the Hot Rap Songs chart – "Ain't to Be Fucked With" reached number 14, while "Ain't Too Much Worried" reached number 12.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ain't to Be Fucked With"	4:23
2.	"20 Below"	3:54
3.	"Dis Mode"	4:00
4.	"Little Child Runnin' Wild"	3:55
5.	"Flash's Groove"	4:26
6.	"Ain't Too Much Worried" (featuring Night & Day)	4:56
7.	"No Frontin' Allowed"	4:33
8.	"Be Myself" (featuring Chuck Nyce)	4:33
9.	"Great Depression"	3:31
10.	"Whenever You Want Me" (featuring Night & Day)	3:57
11.	"Life of a Flintstone"	3:44
12.	"Jealous Pimp"	3:21
13.	"Shout Out"	5:22
Total length:		54:34

Personnel

• Eric Tyrone Breed – performer, arranger (tracks: 6, 10)
• Chuck Nyce – performer (track 8)
• Tonyatta Martinez – backing vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
• Gasner Hughes – backing vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
• Bernard Ricardo Terry – backing vocals (track 1), guitar (track 4), producer (tracks: 1–4, 6, 8, 10), co-producer (track 7), mixing, recording
• DJ Flash – producer (tracks: 1–5, 7, 9, 11–13), co-producer (tracks: 8, 10)
• Nimbus – mastering
• Peter Morada – art direction, design
• Andrew Wilson – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position US Billboard 200 [3] 155 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 40 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 94

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "20 Below - MC Breed | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved November 15, 2018.
2. Jost, Matt (February 20, 2018). "MC Breed :: 20 Below :: SDEG/WRAP/Ichiban Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
3. "MC Breed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
4. "MC Breed Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
5. "MC Breed Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
6. "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-26. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

External links

• 20 Below at Discogs (list of releases)
• 20 Below by MC Breed on iTunes