Six Figures (Explicit Version) (1997) (Explicit Version )

Product Summary Label: Bmg/jive/silvertone UPC: 00012414160225 Release Date: 7/29/1997 Buy.com Sku: 60022063 Item#: MNNPLC Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. They Call Him Shot ~ D-Shot 2. Duck - (featuring E-40/B-Legit) ~ D-Shot 3. Out Tha' Pen ~ D-Shot 4. Great Britain International Head/Lee/Own ~ D-Shot 5. I'll Be Your Friend ~ D-Shot 6. One More Shot - (featuring Malik/Mac Shawn) ~ D-Shot 7. True Worldwide Playaz - (featuring Too Short/Spice 1) ~ D-Shot 8. It's Ma Thang - (featuring Kaveo/Bo-Rock) ~ D-Shot 9. Six Figures - (featuring Celly Cel) ~ D-Shot 10. Huckleberry Hotline ~ D-Shot 11. Huckleberry, (I'll Be Yo') - (featuring E-40) ~ D-Shot 12. Is It Cool To Fuck ~ D-Shot 13. Reversal Interlude ~ D-Shot   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: D-Shot (vocals, keyboards, programming); Poppy Von, Celly Cel, Mississippi, Malik, Mac Shawn (vocals); Femi Ojetunde (guitar, keyboards); LeVitti (keyboards, background vocals); Studio Ton (keyboards, programming); E-40, B-Legit, MoMo, Stevie D, Suga T, Too $hort, Spice 1, Lee Saulter, Leroy Saulter, Kaveo, Bo-Rock, Ramon, Eboni Foster, G-Note (background vocals). Producers: D-Shot, Studio Ton, Femi Ojetunde. The cover of D-Shot's sophomore release features the rapper standing next to a jazzed-up jeep and smoking a cigar under the title SIX FIGURES. The image screams out "Another brother livin' large in America," and the album's contents don't disappoint. What makes this album stand out above it's contemporaries is the clear, uncluttered production and smooth, New-Jack-Swing grooves. In fact, these tracks go down so easily, you almost don't notice the message. D-Shot's lyrics tell tales of young black men in America trying to rise above their circumstances by any means necessary. Lines like "Enhancing my skills by using my brain" from "Duck" contrast with the crack dealer lamenting "Look what they done to me--they shut my business down" on "Out Tha' Pen." But in spite of (or because of) the inherent contradictions, SIX FIGURES is a great hip-hop record. Engineer: D-Shot; Studio Ton Musical Guests Too Short Spice 1 E-40 B-Legit Mac Shawn Malik Kaveo Bo-Rock Celly Cel   Compilation Appearances Charlie Hustle-Blueprint Of A (Explicit Version) Hempin Cool Nutz Presents: collabos Brings The Hood Mixtape (Explicit Version)   Associated Artists and Works Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 07/29/1997 Original Release Date : 1997 Catalog ID : 41602 Label : Jive Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00012414160225   Professional Reviews Rap Pages (8/97, p.99) - "...Not only does D-Shot raise his own status and that of some lesser known Bay Area rappers, he corrals some of the Bay's best R&B voices..."    Product Image