Too Gangsta for Radio
2000 compilation album by various artists
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Too Gangsta for Radio is a compilation album by Death Row Records, released on September 26, 2000. Production was handled by Cold 187um, Break Bread Productions, Kenny McCloud, Myrion, Quincy Jones III, VMF, Ant Banks, Big Hollis, Blaqthoven, Daz Dillinger, Gary "Sugarfoot" Greenberg, Kurt "Kobane" Couthon, LJ and P. Killer Trackz, with Suge Knight serving as executive producer. It features contributions from the late 2Pac, Crooked I, Dresta, Swoop G, Tha Realest, Above The Law, CJ Mac, G.P., Juice, K-9, Keitarock, Lil' C-Style, Mac Shawn, Nuttz, The Relativez, Twist and Young Hoggs, as well as Ja Rule, Scarface, The Lox and Treach. Most of the songs are diss songs projected at former Death Row artists, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Daz Dillinger among others. Although the album sold poorly, it peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200, #44 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #15 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
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| Length | 1:17:46 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 1:12 | ||
| 2. | "Friendz" (2Pac) | 4:50 | ||
| 3. | "Gangsta Rap" (Crooked I featuring Treach and Scarface) | Big Hutch | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "I Ain't Fuckin' Wit Cha" (CJ Mac) |
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| 4:32 |
| 5. | "Everywhere We Go" (Above The Law) |
| Big Hutch | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Fuck Hollywood" (Tha Realest) |
| Myrion | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Murda for Life" (Ja Rule) | Delmar Arnaud | Dat Nigga Daz | 4:20 |
| 8. | "In Too Deep" (The Lox) | P. Killer Trackz | 3:30 | |
| 9. | "Fuck Dre" (Tha Realest, Swoop G, Twist and Lil' C-Style) |
| Kurt "Kobane" Couthon | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Thug Nature" (2Pac) |
| QDIII | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Death Rizzo" (Crooked I) |
| Myrion | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Projects" (Swoop G, Keita Rock and Juice) |
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| 3:56 |
| 13. | "Gangsta'd Out" (K-9) |
| LJ | 5:41 |
| 14. | "Give It Up for Compton" (Dresta) |
| Kenny McCloud | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Real Type Gangsta" (Mac Shawn) | Ant Banks | 4:14 | |
| 16. | "The Coff" (G.P.) |
| Big Hollis | 4:10 |
| 17. | "This Is the Thanks You Get" (The Relativez and Nuttz) |
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| 5:03 |
| 18. | "Too Gangsta" (Dresta and Young Hoggs) |
| Blaqthoven | 3:58 |
| 19. | "Outro" | 2:52 | ||
| Total length: | 1:17:46 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 2 contains an interpolation of "Friends" written by Jalil Hutchins and Lawrence Smith
- Track 10 contains an interpolation of "Human Nature" written by John Bettis and Steven Porcaro
Personnel
- Gregory Hutch - production director
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Larry Hawley – photography
- Don Smartt - engineer
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 171 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 44 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] | 15 |