Flatline (album)

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Flatline
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ReleasedSeptember 23, 1997
Recorded19961997
Genre Midwest hip hop, Southern hip hop [1]
Length50:59
Label Wrap Records
Producer MC Breed, Jazze Pha, Ant Banks, The D.O.C., Preston Crump, Erotic D
MC Breed chronology
Saucy
(1997)
Flatline
(1997)
It's All Good
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews7.5/10 [2]

Flatline is the sixth album by MC Breed. [3] 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. [4] It was Breed's last album for Wrap Records.

Track listing

  1. "Floatin' Through the Cosmos"- 4:26
  2. "My Dove"- 4:59
  3. "Dreamin'"- 4:55
  4. "Guerrilla Pimpin'"- 4:39 (featuring The D.O.C.)
  5. "Rule No. 1"- 3:55 (featuring Pimp C, Kurupt & DFC)
  6. "Café Interlude"- 2:05
  7. "Conclusions"- 5:35 (featuring Too Short)
  8. "Lakeside Lude"- 1:21
  9. "Dear Lord"- 3:50
  10. "Whatcha Mad At?"- 4:03
  11. "Flatline"- 2:58
  12. "Duece Shot"- 3:53 (featuring Erotic D)
  13. "Break of Dawn"- 4:20

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