I'll Make U Famous

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I'll Make U Famous
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995
Recorded19941995
StudioBasement Beatz Studios
(St. Louis)
Destro Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre Hip hop
Length56:21
Label Pop Art
Producer Qu'ran "Q-Ball" Goodman, Emmanuel "M.G." Parks, Dante "Destro" Barton
Illy Funkstaz chronology
No Mercy
(1994)
I'll Make U Famous
(1995)
Singles from I'll Make U Famous
  1. "I'll Make U Famous"
    Released: September 1995
  2. "Verbal Glock"
    Released: February 1996
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I'll Make U Famous is the fourth album by the American rap group Da Youngsta's. In this album they referred to themselves as Illy Funkstaz.

Track listing

  1. "I'll Make U Famous" – 4:03
  2. "Bloodshed and War" (featuring Mobb Deep) (produced by Quran Goodman) – 5:00
  3. "Everyman 4 Theyself" – 4:34
  4. "Gotta Get da Cheese" – 4:08
  5. "U R Everything" – 3:54
  6. "Bad 2 da Bone" – 4:54
  7. "Verbal Glock" – 3:57
  8. "24 Hrs. 2 Live" – 5:17
  9. "Incredible" featuring Big Tabb and Mentally Gifted (M.G) – 3:57
  10. "Murda" – 3:31
  11. "If I Had a Million" – 3:39
  12. "I'll Make U Famous" (Remix) – 4:04
  13. "Bloodshed and War" (featuring Mobb Deep) (Remix) – 5:27

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References

  1. Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim, eds. (1998). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. p. 146. ISBN   1-57859-026-4 via Internet Archive.
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