Am I My Brother's Keeper

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Am I My Brother's Keeper
Am I My Brothers Keeper.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Genre Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Length79:16
Label No Limit Records, Priority Records
Producer Master P (exec.)
Beats By the Pound (exec.), KLC
Kane & Abel chronology
7 Sins
(1996)
Am I My Brother's Keeper
(1998)
Rise to Power
(1999)
Singles from Am I My Brother's Keeper
  1. "Time After Time (feat. Master P)"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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RapReviews(6/10)
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Am I My Brother's Keeper is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Kane & Abel. It was released on July 7, 1998, on No Limit Records and Priority Records and was produced by Master P and Beats By the Pound. The album contained the single " Time After Time", which peaked at #18 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Contents

Reception

In the US, the album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. [2] There was a music video for the hit single "Time After Time" which was a big success peaking at # 18 on the Hip Hop Charts. Despite the album's success this was their last album with No Limit Records.

Track listing

  1. "Time After Time"- 4:11 (featuring Master P & O'Dell)
  2. "This Is for the Smokers"- 2:27 (featuring Fiend)
  3. "Tryin 2 Have Sumthin'"- 4:18 (featuring Master P, Fiend & Mo B. Dick)
  4. "Soldier Story"- 4:57 (featuring Mo B. Dick)
  5. "Throw Them Thangs"- 3:16 (featuring Magic & C-Murder)
  6. "Out of Town B's"- 3:52 (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  7. "Ghetto Day"- 2:59 (featuring D. Marshall)
  8. "Stress"- 3:57
  9. "We Don't Care"- 2:26
  10. "The Game"- 3:48 (featuring Fiend)
  11. "Watch Me"- 4:09 (featuring Silkk the Shocker, Soulja Slim & Mystikal)
  12. "Only God Knows"- 2:48 (featuring O'Dell)
  13. "Call Me When You Need Some"- 3:09 (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Sons of Funk)
  14. "No Limit Niggas"- 3:25 (featuring C-Murder & Fiend)
  15. "Bout That Combat"- 3:14 (featuring Soulja Slim & Full Blooded)
  16. "No Turning Back"- 3:41 (featuring Fiend)
  17. "Betta Kill Me"- 3:44
  18. "My Hood to Yo Hood"- 2:49 (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  19. "Am I My Brother's Keeper"- 1:14
  20. "Gangstafied Forever"- 3:34 (featuring Silkk the Shocker, Mr. Serv-On & O'Dell)
  21. "Let's Go Get 'Em"- 3:13 (featuring Soulja Slim, Mac, Big Ed, Fiend, Mia X & Mystikal)
  22. "Greens, Cornbread & Cabbage"- 5:38 (featuring Master P, Prime Suspects & Mo B. Dick)
  23. "I Ain't Runnin"- 2:27 (featuring C-Murder)

Sample credits

Time After Time

Soldier Story

Album chart positions

YearAlbumChart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
1998Am I My Brother's Keeper51

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Kane & Abel – Am I My Brothers Keeper?". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 17 August 2021.