Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One

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Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One
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Studio album by
Above the Law
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
Recorded1999
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length53:33
LabelStreet Solid Records Inc.
Producer
Above the Law chronology
Legends
(1998) 		Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One
(1999) 		Sex, Money & Music
(2009)

Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on October 26, 1999 for Street Solid Records.

On this album, Cold 187um appeared as Big Hutch and KM.G as Chicken Vin. The album featured guest appearances from Safecracka, Young Ten, and Ha-Ha L.O.C., and its audio production was handled by Big Mil, Tha Chill, DJ Silk, Nick, and A.T.L. themselves.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rich Thugs" (Intro)
Big Mil1:47
2."Black Mob" (featuring Safecracka)
DJ Silk4:36
3."Marvin"
Big Hutch4:11
4."Three Strikes"  0:33
5."Recycle The Black Dollar"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
Big Hutch3:23
6."Respect" (featuring Young Ten)
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • J. Taylor
4:20
7."Pawns"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • Nick
  • Above The Law (co.)
4:02
8."Thug In Your Life"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • M. McDonald
Big Mil5:14
9."Smoke"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • Above The Law
  • Tha Chill
4:14
10."Rich Thugs Movement" (Interlude)  2:34
11."A.T.L. True"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • M. McDonald
  • Big Mil
  • Above The Law (co.)
4:31
12."It Ain't Where You From"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
Above The Law4:00
13."The Money" (Interlude)  0:32
14."Sax"
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • M. McDonald
Big Mil4:07
15."P.I.M.P." (featuring Ha-Ha L.O.C., Safecracka & Young Ten)
  • K. Gulley
  • G. Hutchinson
  • M. McDonald
  • J. Taylor
  • Big Mil
  • Big Hutch (co.)
5:29
Total length:53:33

Personnel[]

  • Gregory Fernan Hutchinson - producer (tracks 3, 5-6, 9, 12), co-producer (6-7, 11-12, 15), executive producer, mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11-12, 15)
  • Kevin Michael Gulley - producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks 6-7, 11-12), executive producer, mixing (tracks 2, 6-7)
  • Anthony Stewart - producer (track 9), co-producer (tracks 6-7, 11-12), executive producer, mixing (tracks 2, 6-7)
  • Big Mil - producer (tracks 1, 8, 11, 14-15), mixing (tracks 1, 8-9, 11, 14-15), recording (tracks 8-9, 11)
  • Vernon Johnson - producer (tracks 6, 9), mixing & additional vocals (track 6)
  • Russell Brown - producer & mixing (track 2)
  • Nick - producer & mixing (track 7)
  • Tim House - mixing (tracks 8-9), recording (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8-9, 11-12, 14-15), A&R direction
  • Jay Gonzalez - mixing (track 11), recording (tracks 1-2)
  • Kathy Longinaker - photography
  • Imix Design - art direction
  • Young Ten - guest vocals (tracks 2, 6, 15)
  • Safecracka - guest vocals (tracks 2, 15)
  • Boom Bam - guest vocals (track 2, 14)
  • Ha-Ha L.O.C. - guest vocals (track 15)

References[]

  1. ^ "Above The Law - Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One – Above the Law". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2017.



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