One Mo Nigga ta Go
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One Mo Nigga ta Go is the only solo studio album by former N.W.A member DJ Yella. It was released on March 26, 1996, 1 year after Eazy-E's death and is dedicated to him.[1][2] The album cover shows close-up of Eazy-E's face and Yella himself at Eazy-E's grave.
Recording sessions took place at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California with Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Smith, who also provided mixing and co-production. Production was handled primarily by DJ Yella himself. The album features guest appearances from B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta, Kokane, Dirty Red, Traci Nelson and Leicy Loc. It spawned three singles: "4 tha E", a tribute song to Eazy-E, which peaked at #50 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs, "Dat's How I'm Livin'" and "Send 4 Me".
Yella never released any other solo material, and after the release he left the music industry to direct pornographic films until 2011, when he started working on a new album called West Coastin which currently has no information regarding the project since 2012.[1] One of the reasons Yella made this album was to help raise money for college for nine of Eazy-E's children.[3]
The album peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Critical reception
Template:Album ratings The album was mildly received.[2] AllMusic gave the album 3 stars while Bradley Torreano called it "a flop".[1] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Cary Darling called it along with MC Ren's The Villain in Black (which was released two weeks later after the album's release) "ordinary by hard-core rap standards".[4]
Track listing
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- Sample credits[5]
- Track 4 contains elements from "Riding High" by Faze-O
- Track 6 contains elements from "Gotta Find a Lover" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Track 8 contains elements from "Eazy-Duz-It" by Eazy-E
- Track 10 is a cover of "Send for Me" by Atlantic Starr
- Track 12 contains elements from "A Love of Your Own" by Average White Band and "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" by Eazy-E
- Track 18 contains elements from "Moments in Love" by Art of Noise
Personnel
- Antoine Carraby – vocals, producer, executive producer
- Kevyn "Shaki" Carter – vocals (tracks: 2, 14)
- Andre DeSean Wicker – vocals (track 4)
- Jerry Buddy Long, Jr. – vocals (track 8)
- Traci Nelson – vocals (track 10)
- Arlandis Hinton – vocals (track 12)
- Leicy Loc – vocals (track 16)
- Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – keyboards, guitar, bass
- Stan Martin – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Donovan "Tha Dirt Biker" Sound – co-producer, mixing, recording
- Don "D-Dawg" Spratley – co-producer (track 18)
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- David Michery – A&R, executive producer
- Chuck Gullo – executive producer
- Doug Haverty – art direction
- Johnny Buzzerio – photography
Chart history
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References
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