Convicts (Convicts album)

Convicts
Studio album by Mr. 3-2 & Big Mike
Released	June 1, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	58:25
Label	Rap-A-Lot Records
Producer	Cliff Blodget (exec.) J. Prince (also exec.) Crazy C Doug King John Bido Johnny C
Big Mike chronology
Convicts (1991) Somethin' Serious (1994)
Mr. 3-2 chronology
Convicts (1991) Secrets of the Hidden Temple (1994)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Free World"	4:23
2.	"Peter Man"	6:46
3.	"This Is for the Convicts"	3:47
4.	"Fuck School"	4:22
5.	"Penitentiary Blues" (featuring J. Prince)	5:02
6.	"1-900-Dial-A-Crook" (featuring J. Prince & Geto Boys)	7:06
7.	"Whoop Her Ass" (featuring Choice)	4:35
8.	"I Ain't Going Back"	4:10
9.	"I Love Boning"	4:24
10.	"DOA"	4:01
11.	"Wash Your Ass"	3:27
12.	"Illegal Aliens"	6:22

Sampled credits ^[2]

• Track 1 contains elements from "Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9" by Wilson Pickett
• Track 2 contains elements from "Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here" by Ice Cube
• Track 3 contains elements from "Brandy" by The O'Jays, "Son of Slide" by Slave, "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins, "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
• Track 4 contains elements from "Damn" by The Nite-Liters
• Track 5 contains elements from "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley & The Wailers, "In the Hole" by The Bar-Kays, "Be Alright" by Zapp
• Track 6 contains elements from "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone, "Uphill Peace of Mind" by Kid Dynamite, "UFO" by ESG, "Devil With the Bust" by Sound Experience, "The Traffic Cop (Dance)" by Bloodstone, "Popcorn With a Feeling" by James Brown, "Jam on the Groove" by Ralph MacDonald
• Track 7 contains elements from "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" by Monk Higgins & The Specialties, "All Because" by Al Green
• Track 8 contains elements from "Lawdy Mama" by Ernie K-Doe, "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Fuck tha Police" by N.W.A.
• Track 9 contains elements from "Funky Drummer" and "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown
• Track 10 contains elements from "Dance With the Devil" by Big Daddy Kane, "Kissing My Love" by Bill Withers
• Track 12 contains elements from "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye, "Movin'" by Brass Construction, "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic

Personnel

• Christopher Juel Barriere – main artist
• Michael Barnett – main artist
• James A. Smith – featured artist (tracks: 5, 6), producer, executive producer, management
• Geto Boys – featured artists (track 6)
• Kim Davis – featured artist (track 7)
• Collins "DJ Ready Red" Leysath – scratches
• Doug King – producer
• John Okuribido – producer
• Johnny C – producer
• Simon Cullins – producer
• Cliff Blodget – executive producer
• Tony Randle – production coordinator, management

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3]	52

References

1. Beldin, Fred. "Convicts – Convicts". AllMusic . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
2. "Tracks Sampled by Convicts". WhoSampled . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
3. "Convicts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

External links

Convicts at Discogs (list of releases)