Rapper Gone Bad

Rapper Gone Bad
Studio album by
Mac Dre
ReleasedAugust 26, 1999 (1999-08-26)
Recorded1999
Studio
GenreHip-hop
Length50:02
Label
  • Romp
  • Swerve
Producer
  • Lev Berlak
  • Phil Armstrong
  • Todd Fyte
  • Tone Capone
  • Warren G
  • Wilson Hankins
Mac Dre chronology
Stupid Doo Doo Dumb
(1998) 		Rapper Gone Bad
(1999) 		Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla, Tongue of a Pimp
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews9/10[1]

Rapper Gone Bad is the third studio album by American rapper Mac Dre.[2] It was released on August 26, 1999 via Romp/Swerve Records. The recording sessions took place at Dollars And Spence Studios in Vallejo, The Grill Studios in Oakland and Blackhand Studio in New York. The production was handled by Lev Berlak, Wilson Hankins, Phil Armstrong, Tone Capone, Todd Fyte and Warren G. It features guest appearances from Harm, Big Lurch, B-Legit, Dubee, Dutchess, Killa, Kokane, Lil' Bruce, PSD Tha Drivah, Sky Balla, The WhoRidas and Warren G. The album debuted at number 49 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Sky Balla) 0:59
2."I've Been Down" (featuring Harm)Tone Capone4:40
3."Rapper Gone Bad"
  • Lev Berlak
  • Wilson Hankins
3:25
4."Fast Money" (featuring Warren G, Kokane and Dutchess)Warren G3:37
5."Fish Head Stew"
  • Lev Berlak
  • Wilson Hankins
4:03
6."How Yo' Hood?" (featuring Killa)Todd Fyte5:00
7."Fortytwo Fake"
  • Lev Berlak
  • Wilson Hankins
3:52
8."Fire" (featuring Big Lurch and Harm)Tone Capone5:36
9."Global" (featuring Dubee)Phil Armstrong3:55
10."Fuck off the Party" (featuring The WhoRidas)
  • Lev Berlak
  • Wilson Hankins
3:56
11."Valley Joe" (featuring B-Legit, PSD and Lil' Bruce)Phil Armstrong3:01
12."Mac Stabber"
  • Lev Berlak
  • Wilson Hankins
4:35
13."I'm a Thug"Phil Armstrong3:23
Total length:50:02
2006 Thizz Entertainment reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."I'm a Thug" 
13."Hongry" (featuring PSD) 
14."We Made It" (featuring Trill Real, Dubee, Magnolia Chop, Sleep Dank and J-Diggs) 

Personnel

  • Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks – vocals
  • Skye Nathan "Sky Balla" Branklyn – vocals
  • Rodney "Harm" Waller – vocals
  • Warren "Warren G" Griffin III – vocals & producer
  • Jerry Buddy "Kokane" Long, Jr. – vocals
  • Dutchess – vocals
  • Killa – vocals
  • Steve "PSD Tha Drivah" Davison – vocals
  • Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton – vocals
  • Major "Dubee a.k.a. Sugawolf Pimp" Norton – vocals
  • Hasaan "King Saan" Mahmoud – vocals
  • Meikeo Taylor – vocals
  • Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – vocals
  • "Little Bruce" Thurmon – vocals
  • Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer
  • Lev Berlak – producer
  • Will "Flexxx" Hankins – producer
  • Todd Fyte – producer
  • Phil Armstrong – producer, mixing
  • Jason Moss – mixing
  • Bernard Gourley – executive producer

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 49

References

  1. ^ Jost, Matt (January 11, 2005). "Mac Dre :: Rapper Gone Bad :: Romp Records/SWERVE Entertainment". RapReviews. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Carlson, Peter (January 4, 2000). "Itz a Doggy Dawg Whirl". The Washington Post. p. C1.
  3. ^ "Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 23, 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510.


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