Paid the Cost

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Paid the Cost
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ReleasedApril 28, 1992 (1992-04-28)
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Paid the Cost is the only studio album by American rap duo Penthouse Players Clique. It was released on April 28, 1992 via Ruthless and Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Skip Saylor Recording Studio A in Los Angeles with additional recording at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California. Production was mostly handled by DJ Quik, except for two tracks were produced by Penthouse Players Clique and DJ Battlecat. The album was a success for the group, making it to #76 on the Billboard 200, #28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #1 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. Three singles were released, "Explanation of a Playa", "Trust No Bitch" and "P.S. Phuk U 2", however only "Explanation of a Playa" would make it to the billboard charts. This would mark the duos only album as they would disband only a year later.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."N-Trance" DJ Quik  
2."Undaground Boss" Penthouse Players Clique  
3."Chekmate"DJ Quik 
4."Trust No Bitch" (featuring AMG, DJ Quik & Eazy-E)DJ Quik 
5."U Cain't Check Me"DJ Quik 
6."Jealous Knukle Heads"DJ Quik 
7."Jus 2 Kep Yo Attenchun" (featuring D-Nasty)
 
8."P L F"DJ Quik 
9."Blak Iz a Poet"DJ Quik 
10."Explanation of a Playa"DJ Quik 
11."They Don't Know"DJ Quik 
12."Nathen's Changed"DJ Quik 
13."P.S. Phuk U 2" (featuring DJ Quik)DJ Quik 
14."Smooth"DJ Quik 
15."Handle Yo Bizness"DJ Quik 
16."Pimp Lane"DJ Quik 
17."X-It"DJ Quik 
Sample credits [3]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 28
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 1

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