Flatline | ||||
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Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–97 | |||
Genre | Midwest hip hop, Southern hip hop [1] | |||
Length | 50:59 | |||
Label | Wrap Records | |||
Producer | MC Breed, Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, The D.O.C., Preston Crump, Erotic D | |||
MC Breed chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10 [2] |
The Source | [3] |
Flatline is the sixth album by MC Breed. [4] It was released on September 23, 1997, for Wrap Records, and was produced by MC Breed, Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, The D.O.C., Preston Crump and Erotic D. The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [5] It was Breed's last album for Wrap Records.
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