It Ain't 4 Play

It Ain't 4 Play
It Ain't 4 Play
Studio album by Funk Mobb
Released	July 15, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	1:04:23
Label	Sick Wid' It; Jive;
Producer	B-Legit (exec.); E-40 (exec.); Funk Mobb; Kevin Gardner; K-Lou; Levitti; Redwine; Stevie D.; Studio Ton;
Singles from It Ain't 4 Play
	"I Wanna See Ya"; Released: 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

It Ain't 4 Play is the only studio album released by American hip hop group Funk Mobb. It was released July 15, 1996 via Sick Wid It/Jive Records. Production was handled by K-Lou, Studio Ton, LeVitti, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Stevie Dee, and Funk Mobb, with E-40 and B-Legit serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from B-Legit, Little Bruce, Smitty, Levitti, Double OJK, Gangsta P, and Poo-Miller. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 28 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The song "It's Time to Mobb" originally appeared on the Sick Wid' It Records 1995 compilation The Hogg in Me. The album was supported with the single "I Wanna See Ya".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producers(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna See Ya" (featuring Pleasure)	Kevin Gardner Redwine Mac Shawn (co.) D-Shot (co.)	3:52
2.	"Traffickin' & Smugglin'"	Studio Ton	3:58
3.	"I'm That Nigga" (featuring B-Legit)	Studio Ton	4:46
4.	"Let 'Em Know" (featuring B-Legit)	Mac Shawn	3:46
5.	"Give It to 'Em"	K-Lou	4:13
6.	"Rockafello"	K-Lou	3:59
7.	"Ain't No Love in the Drought" (featuring LeVitti)	Levitti G-Note (co.)	5:04
8.	"Pimps up, Those Down"	Studio Ton	4:15
9.	"The Zone" (featuring Little Bruce)	K-Lou	4:11
10.	"That's What We Do" (featuring Smitty)	Stevie D. K-Lou (co.)	4:13
11.	"Ya'll Know the Deal" (featuring B-Legit)	Kevin Gardner Redwine	2:54
12.	"We Gettin' Stronger" (featuring Smitty, Gangsta P, Double OJK and Poo-Miller)	K-Lou Mac Shawn (co.)	5:35
13.	"Millasville Playa" (featuring LeVitti)	Levitti	4:52
14.	"It's Time to Mobb" (featuring Little Bruce and LeVitti)	Levitti Mac Shawn (co.)	4:45
15.	"Mr. Bubble" (Bonus Track)	K-Lou Funk Mobb (co.)	4:00
Total length:			1:04:23

Sample credits

Track 1 contains an interpolation of "8th Wonder" written by Ronald LaPread and Cheryl Cook
Track 14 contains a portion of the composition "Bustin' Out" written by Rick James
Track 15 contains a portion of the composition "Jam on It" written by Maurice Benjamin Cenac

Personnel

DeShawn "Mac Shawn" Dawson – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing
Clifton "G-Note" Dickson – vocals, co-producer, mixing
K-1 – vocals, co-producer
Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – vocals, executive producer
"Little Bruce" Thurmon – vocals
Smitty – vocals
Anton "Gangsta P" Barrett Sr. – vocals
Double OJK – vocals
Poo-Miller – vocals
Lewis "Levitti" King – backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing
Pleasure – backing vocals
Ken "K-Lou" Franklin – keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineering
Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon – keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineering
Kevin Gardner – keyboards, drum programming, producer
Robert Redwine – producer
Steve Davison – keyboards, drum programming, producer
Dannell "D-Shot" Stevens – co-producer
Tom Brick – mastering
Earl "E-40" Stevens – executive producer
Keba Konte – photography
Phunky Phat Graph-X – design

Charts

Chart performance for *It Ain't 4 Play*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	46
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[3]	28

References

^ Stanley, Leo. "Funk Mobb - It Ain't 4 Play Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "Funk Mobb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "Funk Mobb Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

External links

Funk Mobb – It Ain't 4 Play at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Stanley, Leo. "Funk Mobb - It Ain't 4 Play Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Funk_Mobb-2] "Funk Mobb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Funk_Mobb-3] "Funk Mobb Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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