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No Holds Barred | ||||
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Released | August 23, 1994 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, g-funk | |||
Label | Dangerous | |||
Producer | Tweedy Bird Loc, Ronnie Phillips | |||
Tweedy Bird Loc chronology | ||||
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Singles from No Holds Barred | ||||
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