| I Know How To Play 'Em! | |
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| Released | March 1991 |
| Recorded | 1989–1991 |
| Genre | Southern rap |
| Length | 1:05:12 |
| Label | Rap-A-Lot Records |
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| Singles from I Know How To Play 'Em! | |
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I Know How To Play 'Em! is the one and only album by American hip hop recording artists Eric 'Original E' Woods and DJ Big Boss, released as a duo O.G. Style from Houston, Texas. It was peaked at #69 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [1]
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| RapReviews |   [3] |
O.G. Style's debut album I Know How To Play 'Em! was one of the Rap-A-Lot Records earliest full-lengths, which was dropped in 1991. It featured the single "Catch 'Em Slippin'", released in 1990.
Tony 'Big Chief' Randle and James Smith from American management company Jas Management, along with Rap-a-Lot's engineer Cliff Blodget served as executive producers and managers of the project. Audio production of the entire record was handled by DJ Big Boss and all the tracks were written and performed by Eric Woods. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Sucker" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Funky Payback" | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Catch 'Em Slippin" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Playing It Cool" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "This Is How It Should Be Done" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Knowledge Is The Gift" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Free World" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "10 B 3" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Kick The Ballistics" | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Listen To The Drum" | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Power" | 4:08 |
| 13. | "The "E"" | 6:23 |
| 14. | "Shout Outs" | 6:53 |
| 15. | "Aint We Funky" | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 1:05:12 | |
Samples [5]
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