Brick Livin' Explained

Brick Livin'
Type:Studio album
Artist:Mr. Marcelo
Cover:Brick Livin.jpg
Released:July 25, 2000
Recorded:2000
Genre:Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Label:No Limit/Priority
Producer:Carlos Stephens (exec.)
Donald XL Robertson (exec.), Suga Bear, Ke'Noe
Next Title:Streetz Got Luv 4 Me
Next Year:2001

Brick Livin' is the debut album by the rapper Mr. Marcelo.[1] It was released on July 25, 2000, through No Limit Records. It was produced by Carlos Stephens, Donald XL Robertson, Suga Bear and Ke'Noe. Though it was met with positive reviews, Brick Livin failed to advance high on the charts, making it to only No. 172 on the Billboard 200.[2] It also peaked at No. 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 9 on the Top Heatseekers. It is Mr. Marcelo's only album on No Limit Records.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "what listeners will find is a refreshing approach to increasingly generic motifs that could be the most enthusiastic record to bear the No Limit stamp since Master P's breakthrough album, Ghetto D.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. Marcelo | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Billboard 200. Billboard. August 12, 2000. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.