Ain't a Damn Thang Changed

Not to be confused with Ain't a Damn Thing Changed.

Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Studio album by WC and the Maad Circle
Released	September 17, 1991 (1991-09-17) [1]
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	West Coast hip hop political hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	49:49
Label	Priority [2]
Producer	DJ Crazy Toones Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill
WC and the Maad Circle chronology
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed (1991) Curb Servin' (1995)
Singles from Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
"Dress Code" Released: August 4, 1991

Ain't a Damn Thang Changed is the debut studio album by American rap group WC and the Maad Circle, released in 1991. ^[3] The songs on the album describe life in Los Angeles as experienced by African Americans in the early 1990s. ^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Crazy Toones Sir Jinx	1:07
2.	"Ain't a Damn Thang Changed"	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.) Crazy Toones (co.)	3:32
3.	"The Break Up (Skit)" (featuring Cassanova Jeff)		0:27
4.	"Behind Closed Doors" (featuring Dawn Silva, Jackie Simley & M.L. Davis)	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.) Crazy Toones (co.)	4:47
5.	"Out on a Furlough" (featuring Cassanova Jeff, Jazzy D & Mike)	Sir Jinx WC Crazy Toones (co.)	5:18
6.	"A Crazy Break" (featuring J-Dee)	Crazy Toones	0:56
7.	"Caught n a Fad"	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.)	3:57
8.	"Fuck My Daddy" (featuring Foe Doe Taylor & Lil' Dee)	Sir Jinx WC	3:58
9.	"Back on the Scene"	Crazy Toones	1:06
10.	"Get Up on That Funk" (featuring Jazzy D)	Sir Jinx WC	3:50
11.	"Gettin' Looped / Dress Code"	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.) Crazy Toones (co.)	4:01
12.	"Smokers La La Bye" (featuring Kaeco)	Crazy Toones Sir Jinx	1:16
13.	"You Don't Work, U Don't Eat" (featuring J-Dee, MC Eiht & Ice Cube)	Chilly Chill Crazy Toones Sir Jinx	4:27
14.	"Grandma Locked Out (Skit)"	Sir Jinx	0:37
15.	"Ghetto Serenade"	Sir Jinx WC Crazy Toones (co.)	4:04
16.	"Back to the Underground"	Sir Jinx WC	3:41
17.	"A Soldiers Story" (featuring Dawn Silva, Jackie Simley & M.L. Davis)	Sir Jinx	2:45
Total length:			49:49

Personnel

• Anthony Wheaton - producer (tracks 1, 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–17)
• Big Gee - additional vocals (tracks 5, 8, 10–11)
• Derrick A. Baker - producer (track 13), co-producer (tracks 2, 4, 7, 11)
• Dino Paredes - artwork
• Lamar Dupré Calhoun - producer (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12–13), co-producer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 11, 15), scratches
• Manuel Donayre - illustration (logo)
• Mike Miller - photography
• O'Shea Jackson - album overseen, additional vocals (track 13)
• William Calhoun, Jr. - producer (tracks 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11, 15–16), rap vocals
• Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - rap vocals (tracks 2, 4, 10-11, 13, 16)

References

1. Baker, Soren (October 2, 2018). The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form. Abrams. ISBN   9781683352358 – via Google Books.
2. Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (June 15, 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252072017 – via Google Books.
3. "Coolio". Trouser Press .
4. Perkins, William Eric (June 15, 1996). Droppin' Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture. Temple University Press. ISBN   9781566393621 – via Google Books.
5. Allmusic review
6. "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed". Allmusic . Retrieved October 13, 2007.