Seasoned Veteran (1996) ( )

Product Summary Label: Uni/def Jam UPC: 00731453347120 Release Date: 11/5/1996 Buy.com Sku: 60115557 Item#: MFLT6M Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro - (skit) ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 2. Funk ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 3. It's On ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 4. Let's Ride ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 5. 30 Minutes - (skit) ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 6. Real Pimp ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 7. Guess Who's Back ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 8. Fresh Out ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 9. Niggas Done Changed ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 10. Pillow - (featuring DeWayne Wiggins/Rame Royal) ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 11. Check Em ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 12. Real Sh*t ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 13. Questions - (featuring Luniz) ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 14. It's Not About You ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 15. Do G's Get To Go To Heaven? ~ Richie Rich (Rap) 16. Touch Myself - (remix, featuring T-Boz) ~ Richie Rich (Rap) (P) 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Richie Rich, Tupac, T-Boz, DeWayne Wiggins, Rame Royal, The Luniz, E-40, Simply E (vocals); Joseph "Amp" Fiddler (keyboards, bass); Bo-Roc (background vocals). Producers: Lev Berlak, D.J. Daryl, Ali Malik, Jermaine Dupri. Recorded at The Grill and Can Am, Oakland, California; The Cosmic Slop Shop, Fairfield, California; Scotti Bros. Studios, Santa Monica, California; Kross Wire Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. Personnel: D'Wayne Wiggins (vocals, guitar, background vocals); E-40, Ephraim Galloway, 2Pac, The Luniz (vocals); Amp Fiddler (keyboards, bass guitar); Femi Ojetunde (keyboards); Will Davis (background vocals). Audio Mixers: John Neilson; Darren "Digital D" Harris; Jermaine Dupri; Phil Tan. Recording information: Can Am; Can Am Studios, Oakland, CA; Cosmic Slop Shop, Fairfield, CA; Kross Wire Studios, Atlanta, GA; Scotti Bros. Studios, Santa Monica, CA; The Cosmic Slop Shop, Fairfield, CA; The Grill, Oakland, CA. Photographer: Dorothy Low. Richie Rich is a good but not great rapper on Seasoned Veteran, with a handful of songs -- "It's On," "Let's Ride," "Real Pimp," and the Tupac Shakur duet "Niggas Done Changed" -- making the biggest impression. ~ Leo Stanley Seasoned Veteran was the album to make Richie Rich into a star, but the album fall just short of its mark. Richie Rich is a good rapper, but he's not a great one, which means that the production has to be impeccable for the record to really take hold. Unfortunately, only a handful of songs -- "It's On," "Let's Ride," "Real Pimp," and the Tupac Shakur duet "Niggas Done Changed" -- make much of an impression, which leaves Seasoned Veteran a frustrating listen, especially in light of Richie Rich's long and underappreciated legacy in Californian rap. ~ Leo Stanley Engineer: Kevin "KD" Davis; John Neilson; Darren "Digital D" Harris; Alvin McGill; Phil Tan Musical Guests 2Pac T-Boz Luniz E-40 Dwayne Wiggins Rame Royal   Compilation Appearances Operation Stackola (Explicit Version) Hempin West Coast Playaz 1004 West Coast Radio (Explicit Version) House Nation: Ultimate Collection House & Dan All Eyez on Me   Technical Info Release Date : 11/05/1996 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 533471 Label : Def Jam (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00731453347120   Professional Reviews The Source (12/96, p.130) - 3.5 Mics - Slammin' - "...SEASONED VETERAN is one of the few albums available in the reality rap genre that lives up to its name and comes close to meeting the listener's expectations..."    Product Image