Operation Stackola

Operation Stackola
Studio album by Luniz
Released	July 4, 1995 (1995-07-04)
Studio	Pajama Studios (Oakland, CA) Infinite Studios (Oakland, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	66:34
Label	Virgin C-Note Noo Trybe
Producer	CMT DJ Daryl DJ Fuze E-A-Ski Gino Blacknell N.O. Joe Shock G Terry T. Tone Capone
Luniz chronology
Operation Stackola (1995) Lunitik Muzik (1997)
Singles from Operation Stackola
"I Got 5 on It" Released: May 23, 1995 "Playa Hata" Released: November 1995

Operation Stackola is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Luniz. It was released on July 4, 1995, through Virgin Records, C-Note Records and Noo Trybe Records. The album was produced by DJ Fuze, N.O. Joe, Tone Capone, Shock G, DJ Daryl, E-A-Ski & CMT, Gino Blacknell, and Terry T. It features guest appearances from Dru Down, Knucklehead, Eclipse, Michael Marshall, Nik Nack, Richie Rich, Shock G and Teddy.

The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. On June 20, 2000, it received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over one million units in the United States. It also made it to number 14 on the Dutch Album Top 100, number 19 on the Swiss Hitparade, number 23 in Germany, number 37 in Sweden, number 41 on the UK Albums Chart and number 46 in Austria.

Its lead single "I Got 5 on It" became a huge hit, reaching top 10 in several countries music charts, was certified Platinum by the RIAA, BPI and BVMI and Gold by SNEP, IFPI Norway and IFPI Switzerland. The album's second single, "Playa Hata", peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, number 12 on the Dance Singles Chart and number 4 on the Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the UK, number 51 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 13 on the Hot Rap Songs in the US.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Muzik	[4]
NME	4/10 [5]
Rap Pages	7/10 [6]
RapReviews	9/10 [7]
The Source	[8]

The Tampa Tribune opined that "the wordplay of Yukmouth and Knumskull glide over bassed-up tracks like mercury." ^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		DJ Fuze	0:51
2.	"Put the Lead on Ya" (featuring Dru Down)	Jerold Ellis Garrick Husband Darnel Robinson Anthony Gilmour	Tone Capone	5:25
3.	"I Got 5 on It" (featuring Michael Marshall)	Ellis Husband Gilmour Robert Bell Ronald Bell Donald Boyce George Brown Robert Mickens Claydes Charles Smith Dennis Thomas Richard Westfield Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy Jay King	Tone Capone	4:13
4.	"Broke Hos"	Ellis Husband Gregory Jacobs	Shock G	4:11
5.	"Pimps, Playas & Hustlas" (featuring Dru Down and Richie Rich)	Ellis Husband Robinson Richard Serrell Joseph Johnson	N.O. Joe	5:02
6.	"Playa Hata" (featuring Teddy)	Ellis Husband Bobby Caldwell	E-A-Ski CMT	4:31
7.	"Broke Niggaz" (featuring Knucklehead and Eklipze)	Ellis Husband Knuckle Head Erick Carson David Elliot	DJ Fuze	5:19
8.	"Operation Stackola"	Ellis Husband Johnson Robinson Serrell	N.O. Joe	4:36
9.	"5150" (featuring Shock G)	Ellis Husband Jacobs	Shock G	4:03
10.	"900 Blame a Nigga"	Ellis Husband Elliot Jacobs	DJ Fuze Shock G (co.) Numskull (co.)	4:18
11.	"Yellow Brick Road"	Ellis Husband Johnson	N.O. Joe	5:35
12.	"So Much Drama" (featuring Nic Nac)	Ellis Husband Terrence Butler	Terry T.	4:14
13.	"She's Just a Freak" (featuring Knucklehead)	Ellis Husband Knuckle Head	Gino Blacknell	4:12
14.	"Plead Guilty"	Ellis Husband David Reeves Kurtis Walker Larry Smith	DJ Daryl	4:23
15.	"I Got 5 on It" (Reprise)	Ellis Husband Gilmour Bell Bell Boyce Brown Mickens Smith Thomas Westfield Foster McElroy King	Tone Capone	5:08
16.	"Outro"			0:33
Total length:				1:06:34

Personnel

• Garrick "Numskull" Husbands – vocals, co-producer (track 10)
• Jerold "Yukmouth" Ellis – vocals
• Darnel "Dru Down" Robinson – vocals (tracks: 2, 5)
• Michael Marshall – vocals (track 3)
• Richard "Richie Rich" Serrell – vocals (track 5)
• Teddy – vocals (track 6)
• Knuckle Head – vocals (tracks: 7, 13)
• Erick "Eklipze" Carson – vocals (track 7)
• Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs – vocals (track 9), keyboards (track 4), producer (tracks: 4, 9), co-producer (track 10)
• Demetrius Nicole "Nic Nac" Lyles – vocals (track 12)
• David "DJ Fuze" Elliot – producer (tracks: 1, 7, 10)
• Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 15)
• Joseph "N.O. Joe" Johnson – producer (tracks: 5, 8, 11)
• Shon "E-A-Ski" Adams – producer (track 6)
• Mark "CMT" Ogleton – producer (track 6)
• Terrence "Terry T." Butler – producer (track 12)
• Ellis "Gino" Blacknell – producer (track 13)
• Daryl Anderson – producer (track 14)
• Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham – engineering
• Michael Denten – engineering
• Darrin Harris – engineering
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Eric L. Brooks – executive producer, A&R
• Accrraaa J. Pavel – executive producer, management
• Chris "C&H" Hicks – executive producer
• Jason Clark – art direction, design
• Victor Hall – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995–96) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 46 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 14 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 37 UK Albums (OCC) [15] 41 UK R&B Albums (OCC) [16] 9 US Billboard 200 [17] 20 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200 [19] 141 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [20] 37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [21]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1995

References

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3. Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (August 6, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
4. Ashon, Will (March 1996). "The Luniz: Operation Stackola" (PDF). Muzik . No. 10. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
5. Perry, John (March 30, 1996). "LUNIZ - Operation Stackola (Noo Trybe)". NME . Archived from the original on November 12, 1999 – via Wayback Machine.
6. Sneed, Mark T. (September 1995). "Flippin Da Traxx". Rap Pages . Vol. 4, no. 8. Beverly Hills, California: LFP, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISSN   1063-1283.
7. Hernandez, Pedro (October 23, 2007). "Luniz :: Operation Stackola :: C-Note Records". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
8. "Record Report". The Source . August 1995. p. 79.
9. Thompson, Phil (August 18, 1995). "Luniz, Operation Stackola". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 23.
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11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Luniz – Operation Stackola" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Luniz – Operation Stackola" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Luniz – Operation Stackola". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Luniz – Operation Stackola". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
16. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
17. "The Billboard 200". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 22, 1995. p. 86. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
18. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 22, 1995. p. 18. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
21. "American album certifications – Luniz – Operation Stackola". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Operation Stackola at Discogs (list of releases)