Ruff, Rugged & Raw
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| Released | May 30, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–95 | |||
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| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
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Ruff Rugged & Raw is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop duo Double X Posse. It was released on May 30, 1995 through Big Beat/Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place in New York City at Soundtrack Studios and Unique Recording Studios. Production was handled by the group themselves, except for one song produced by Lord Finesse. It features contributions from Arnold Parker, Charlene Gilliam, Keek, Lo Cash, Money, Sha Born, Tone The Butcher, Trife, and Warm Prince Shabazz.
A single and its accompanying Hype Williams-directed music video for the track "Money Talks" was released to promote the album.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Raynard Howell Jr. and Brian Coleman, except track 3 is written with Robert Hall and track 11 is written with Roy Ayers.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ruff, Rugged & Raw" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Wreckin' It" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Money Talks" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Stop That Playin'" | 5:03 |
| 5. | "He Asked for It" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Wicked & Wild" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Make Some Noise" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Ghetto Life" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Knock It Off Will Ya'" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "F.F.F.F." | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Sunshine" | 4:37 |
| 12. | "8 Bars of Terror" | 5:49 |
- Sample credits
- Track 5 contains material performed by Brand Nubian.
- Track 11 contains elements from "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" written by Roy Ayers and performed by RAMP.
Personnel
- Double X – producers & arrangers (tracks: 1, 2, 4–12), co-producers (track 3), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), executive producers
- Raynard "SugarRay" Howell, Jr. – songwriter
- Brian "BK" Coleman – songwriter
- Tone The Butcher – featured artist (track 6)
- Arnold Parker – featured artist (track 8)
- Charlene Gilliam – featured artist (track 11)
- Warm Prince Shabazz – featured artist (track 12)
- Sha Born – featured artist (track 12)
- Trife – featured artist (track 12)
- Money – featured artist (track 12)
- Keek – featured artist (track 12)
- Lo Cash – featured artist (track 12)
- Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall, Jr. – producer & arranger (track 3)
- Ken Lewis – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5–8, 10, 11), mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 10)
- Troy Hightower – recording (track 3), mixing (tracks: 3, 7)
- Tony Smalios – recording (tracks: 4, 9), mixing (track 2)
- George Karras – recording & mixing (track 12)
- Chris Conway – mixing (tracks: 4, 9)
- Angela Piva – mixing (tracks: 6, 8, 11, 12)
- Rick Essig – mastering
- Rob "Reef" Tewlow – executive producer, A&R
- Tim Carter – photography
References
- ↑ Legér, Dimitry (June 1995). "Record Report: Double X Posse – Ruff, Rugged & Raw". The Source. p. 73.
External links
Ruff, Rugged & Raw at Discogs (list of releases)