Metropolis Gold Explained

Metropolis Gold
Type:	studio
Artist:	All City
Cover:	Metropolisgold.jpg
Recorded:	1995–1998
Genre:	East Coast hip hop, underground hip hop
Label:	MCA Records
Producer:	Rockwilder Pete Rock Latief King Fredro Starr DJ Clark Kent DJ Premier Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence V. Black EZ Elpee Dave Atkinson

Metropolis Gold is the only album by Brooklyn hip hop duo All City, released on November 3, 1998 by MCA Records. The album featured an all-star production lineup, including many prominent New York City producers such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Rockwilder, Fredro Starr, DJ Clark Kent, Hitmen member Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, and EZ Elpee. It features guest appearances from rappers Native Souls and Onyx, which served as executive producers on the album.

Metropolis Gold peaked at #42 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums^[1] and #18 on the Top Heatseekers.^[2] The album features two the Billboard singles: "The Actual" and "The Hot Joint". DJ Premier-produced single "The Actual" peaked at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles for 23 weeks, making the song the most hit song of the duo to date.^[3]

The album was not commercially successful, not selling enough copies to reach the Billboard 200. After the release of it, the duo disbanded without further releases. Greg Valentine continues to perform and record with other rap artists, but it's not known what J.Mega is doing today.^[4]

Track listing

	Title	Featuring	Producer(s)	Length
1	"Who Dat"	Onyx	Latief King	1:16
2	"Stay Awake"		Rockwilder	4:30
3	"Priceless"	Onyx	Pete Rock	4:10
4	"Metrotheme"	Onyx	Latief King	4:11
5	"Xtreme"	Onyx	Fredro Starr	2:26
6	"The Hot Joint (Remix)"		DJ Clark Kent	5:20
7	"The Actual"		DJ Premier	4:11
8	"Live It Up"	Native Souls	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	3:57
9	"Afta Hourz"		V. Black	3:34
10	"Ded Right"		EZ Elpee	5:07
11	"Get Paid"		Rockwilder	4:56
12	"Timez Iz Hard"		Latief King	4:21
13	"Daydreaming"		Dave Atkinson	5:19
14	"Favorite Things"		Fredro Starr	3:43
15	"The Hot Joint"		Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	4:48
16	"Move on You (Remix)"		Rockwilder	5:03
17	"Just Live"		Latief King	4:44

Album singles

Single information
"Who Dat" Released: 1995 Label: Armee Records B-Side: "Metrotheme"
"Move On You" Released: 1997 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Basic Training" (not on album)
"The Actual" Released: June 9, 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Priceless"
"The Hot Joint (Remix)" Released: September 15, 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "The Hot Joint"
"Ded Right" Released: 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Ded Right (Main)"

Videos

Abdul Malik Abbott shot all 3 videos:

• 1998: "The Actual"
• 1998: "Priceless"
• 1998: "The Hot Joint (Remix)"

Album chart positions

Weekly charts

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100^[5]	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks^[6]	Hot Rap Singles^[7]
1998	"The Actual"	75	48	3
	"The Hot Joint"	-	93	49

External links

• Metropolis Gold at Discogs
• Metropolis Gold at RapGenius

Notes and References

1. Web site: All City - Metropolis Gold: Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums - Billboard Magazine Charts. billboard.com . 2019-05-28.
2. Web site: All City - Metropolis Gold: Top Heatseekers - Billboard Magazine Charts. billboard.com . 2019-05-28.
3. Web site: All City - Billboard Magazine Charts. billboard.com . 2019-05-28.
4. Web site: All City. rareandobscuremusic.wordpress.com . 4 July 2015 . 2019-05-28.
5. Web site: Hot 100 (Billboard) . billboard.com . 2019-05-28.
6. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) . billboard.com . 2019-05-28.
7. Web site: Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) . billboard.com . 2019-05-28.