Livin' Like Hustlers
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| Studio album by Above the Law | ||||
| Released |
December 1989 (advanced promo cassette version)[1] February 22, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | Ruthless, Epic | |||
| Producer | Above the Law, Dr. Dre, Laylaw, Eazy-E (exec.) | |||
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Livin' Like Hustlers is the debut album by the rap group Above the Law, released in February 1990. An advanced promo cassette version was released two months earlier.[1]
Production for the album came from Dr. Dre (who was in N.W.A at the time), as well as Above the Law and LayLaw. Eazy-E (also a member of N.W.A) executive produced the album and performed on "The Last Song" as well.
The song "Murder Rap" was featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as well as the 2009 film Pineapple Express.
"Freedom Of Speech" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1990 Christian Slater film Pump Up The Volume [2]
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.[3]
Track listing
- "Murder Rap" – 4:14
- "Untouchable" – 3:45
- "Livin' Like Hustlers" – 5:45
- "Another Execution" – 4:21
- "Menace to Society" – 4:33
- "Just Kickin' Lyrics" – 4:22
- "Ballin'" – 4:19
- "Freedom of Speech" – 4:20
- "Flow On (Move Me No Mountain)" – 3:57
- "The Last Song" [feat. N.W.A.] – 6:21
Personnel
- Eazy-E - Executive Producer
- Big Bass Brian - Mastering
- Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton - Keyboards
- Cold 187um - Vocals, Producer
- Dr. Dre - Assistant Producer
- Peter Dokus - Photography
- Helane Freeman - Art Direction
- Joe Gastwirt
- Go Mack - Vocals
- K.M.G the Illustrator - Vocals
- Laylaw - Vocals, Producer
- David Mitson
- Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Donovan Sound - Engineer
- Total Kaos - Vocals
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 75 |
| 1990 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 14 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Murder Rap" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 41 |
| 1990 | "Murder Rap" | Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| 1990 | "Untouchable" | Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
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