Ain't a Damn Thang Changed

Ain't a Damn Thang Changed is the debut studio album by American rap group WC and the Maad Circle, released in 1991.[3] The songs on the album describe life in Los Angeles as experienced by African Americans in the early 1990s.[4]

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Review scores
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AllMusic[5]
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)[1]
Recorded1990–1991
Genre
Length49:49
LabelPriority[2]
Producer
WC and the Maad Circle chronology
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
(1991)
Curb Servin'
(1995)
Singles from Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
  1. "Dress Code"
    Released: August 4, 1991

The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"1:07
2."Ain't a Damn Thang Changed"
3:32
3."The Break Up (Skit)" (featuring Cassanova Jeff) 0:27
4."Behind Closed Doors" (featuring Dawn Silva, Jackie Simley & M.L. Davis)
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
  • Chilly Chill (co.)
  • Crazy Toones (co.)
4:47
5."Out on a Furlough" (featuring Cassanova Jeff, Jazzy D & Mike)
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
  • Crazy Toones (co.)
5:18
6."A Crazy Break" (featuring J-Dee)Crazy Toones0:56
7."Caught n a Fad"
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
  • Chilly Chill (co.)
3:57
8."Fuck My Daddy" (featuring Foe Doe Taylor & Lil' Dee)
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
3:58
9."Back on the Scene"Crazy Toones1:06
10."Get Up on That Funk" (featuring Jazzy D)
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
3:50
11."Gettin' Looped / Dress Code"
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
  • Chilly Chill (co.)
  • Crazy Toones (co.)
4:01
12."Smokers La La Bye" (featuring Kaeco)
  • Crazy Toones
  • Sir Jinx
1:16
13."You Don't Work, U Don't Eat" (featuring J-Dee, MC Eiht & Ice Cube)
  • Chilly Chill
  • Crazy Toones
  • Sir Jinx
4:27
14."Grandma Locked Out (Skit)"Sir Jinx0:37
15."Ghetto Serenade"
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
  • Crazy Toones (co.)
4:04
16."Back to the Underground"
  • Sir Jinx
  • WC
3:41
17."A Soldiers Story" (featuring Dawn Silva, Jackie Simley & M.L. Davis)Sir Jinx2:45
Total length:49:49

Personnel

  • Anthony Wheaton - producer (tracks 1, 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-17)
  • Big Gee - additional vocals (tracks 5, 8, 10-11)
  • Derrick A. Baker - producer (track 13), co-producer (tracks 2, 4, 7, 11)
  • Dino Paredes - artwork
  • Lamar Dupré Calhoun - producer (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12-13), co-producer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 11, 15), scratches
  • Manuel Donayre - illustration (logo)
  • Mike Miller - photography
  • O'Shea Jackson - album overseen, additional vocals (track 13)
  • William Calhoun, Jr. - producer (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 15-16), rap vocals

References

  1. Baker, Soren (October 2, 2018). The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form. Abrams. ISBN 9781683352358 via Google Books.
  2. Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (June 15, 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252072017 via Google Books.
  3. "Coolio". Trouser Press.
  4. Perkins, William Eric (June 15, 1996). Droppin' Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture. Temple University Press. ISBN 9781566393621 via Google Books.
  5. Allmusic review
  6. "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
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