Mack 10 (album) explained

Mack 10
Type:studio
Artist:Mack 10
Cover:Mack-10-album.jpg
Recorded:1994–95
Label:Priority
Next Title:Based on a True Story
Next Year:1997

Mack 10 is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Mack 10. It was released on June 20, 1995, via Priority Records.[1] The album was produced by Ice Cube, 88 X Unit, Dr. Jam, Madness 4 Real, DJ Crazy Toones, and Mack 10. It features guest appearances from K-Dee, Westside Connection, and the Mary Jane Girls.

The album peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 and went Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 12, 1995. The song "Foe Life" was used in the 1997 film Anaconda, starring producer Ice Cube.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune noted that Mack 10's "crime is that his rhymes do little to elucidate the pathos of living with violence as a viable—if not necessary—option... Although Mack 10 has his mentor's sneer and a funkier sound, he has little of Cube's vitality."

Track listing

Sample credits

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C.M.. Emmanuel. Blair. Michael. June 20, 2014. Today in Hip-Hop: Mack 10 Drops Self-Titled Debut Album - XXL. January 27, 2021. XXL. en.
  2. Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 15, 1995. January 27, 2021. Billboard.
  3. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. January 27, 2020.