Most Wanted (Kane & Abel album)

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Most Wanted
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded2000
Studio
Genre Hip-hop
Length51:11
Label Most Wanted Empire
Producer
Kane & Abel chronology
Rise to Power
(1999)
Most Wanted
(2000)
The Last Ones Left
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Most Wanted is the fifth studio album by American hip-hop duo Kane & Abel. It was released on September 26, 2000, via Most Wanted Empire. Recording sessions took place at Most Wanted Soundlab in Baton Rouge, South Coast Studio and Ultrasonic Studios in New Orleans. Production was handled by Big Ro, David Banner, Full Pack Music, Happy Perez, Hex Luger and Lunatic. It features guest appearances from 5th Ward Weebie, Boss Player, Fiend, Partners-N-Crime, Sundown and The Pimptations.

Contents

The album sold 8,500 copies in its first week of release in the United States. It peaked at number 194 on the Billboard 200, number 41 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 16 on the Independent Albums charts. A single from the album, "Shake It Like a Dog" reached No. 57 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 5 on the Hot Rap Songs charts in the US.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Informant (Commercial)" 1:12
2."Drama"Hex Luger4:59
3."Shake It Like a Dog"Full Pack Music4:13
4."Count Your Ones"Hex Luger4:27
5."Get Right!"Big Ro3:59
6."Quick 2 Buss" Happy Perez 4:10
7."Jail of Eden (Commercial)" 4:17
8."Kane and Abel"Big Ro0:23
9."Golden Shower (Commercial)" 0:42
10."Don't Give a Fuck About Cha"Hex Luger4:13
11."AKZ"Big Ro3:28
12."Lemme Get up in Ya"Hex Luger3:41
13."Vic (Commercial)" 0:15
14."We Got That Candy"Lunatic3:48
15."Somebody Gotta Pay" David Banner 4:18
16."Snakes"Big Ro3:06
Total length:51:11

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 194
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 41
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 16

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