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1993 studio album by Illegal
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AllMusic |
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RapReviews | 6.5/10
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The Untold Truth is the only studio album by American rap duo
Illegal, composed of rappers
Jamal and Mr. Malik. It was released on August 24, 1993 through
Rowdy Records with distribution via
Arista Records. Recording sessions took place from late Fall 1992 to mid-Summer 1993 at D.A.R.P. Studios in
Atlanta, at Soundtrack Studios in
New York City and at BMV Digital Studios in
Newark.
Production was handled by nine record producers, including
Dallas Austin,
Diamond D,
Erick Sermon,
Biz Markie and
Lord Finesse.
The album peaked at #119 on the
Billboard 200 and #19 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It spawned three singles: "
Back in the Day", and the
Kris Kross/
Da Youngsta's
diss tracks "Head or Gut" and "
We Getz Busy".
Track listing
Title | Producer(s) |
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1. | "
Back in the Day" | Colin Wolfe | 5:12 |
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2. | "Illegal Will Rock" |
Diamond D | 5:01 |
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3. | "Head or Gut" |
Erick Sermon | 3:57 |
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4. | "CrumbSnatcher" | Diamond D | 3:55 |
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5. | "
We Getz Busy" | Erick Sermon | 3:50 |
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6. | "Stick 'Em Up" | Colin Wolfe | 4:26 |
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7. | "Understand the Flow" |
Dallas Austin | 4:48 |
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8. | "On da M.I.C." |
Lord Finesse | 4:50 |
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9. | "Ban da Iggidy" | Dallas Austin | 4:14 |
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10. | "Lights, Camera, Action" | Spearhead X | 5:03 |
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11. | "Interlude" | | 0:29 |
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12. | "If U Want It" | | 5:11 |
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Total length: | 50:36 |
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Personnel
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Jamal Phillips – vocals
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Malik Edwards – vocals
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Joseph Kirkland – vocals (track 4), producer (tracks: 2, 4)
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Erick Sermon – vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 3, 5)
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Robert Hall Jr. – vocals & producer (track 8)
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Andre Barnes – vocals (track 8)
- Colin Wolfe – producer (tracks: 1, 6)
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Dallas Austin – producer (tracks: 7, 9), executive producer
- Xavier Hargrove – producer (tracks: 10, 11)
- Melvin "E-Locc" Davis – producer (track 11)
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Marcel Theo Hall – producer (track 12)
- Vaughan Lee – producer (track 12)
- Alvin Speights – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9)
- George Pappas – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 10)
- Gregory Mann – mixing & recording (tracks: 3, 10)
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John Lawrence Byas – mixing & recording (track 4)
- Darin Prindle – mixing & recording (track 5)
- Troy Hightower – mixing & recording (track 8)
- Everett "Bizz-E" Ramos – mixing & recording (track 12)
- José L. Rodriguez – mastering
- Christopher Stern – art direction
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Danny Clinch – photography
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