Do or Die (Tim Dog album)

Do or Die
Studio album by Tim Dog
Released	April 20, 1993 (1993-04-20)
Recorded	1992–1993
Studio	Megafunk Battery Studios Matrix Studios (England, UK) Chung King Studios (New York, NY) Studio 4 Recording (Philadelphia)
Genre	East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	50:06
Label	Ruffhouse Columbia
Producer	Tim Dog
Tim Dog chronology
Penicillin on Wax (1991) Do or Die (1993) Big Time (1996)
Singles from Do or Die
"I Get Wrecked" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	4/10[2]

Do or Die is the second studio album by American New York-based rapper Tim Dog. It was released in 1993 via Ruffhouse/Columbia, and produced by Tim Dog, Ced Gee, T.R. Love, and Kool Keith of Ultramagnetic MC's. The album represented Tim's shift of focus, away from confrontation with the West Coast and concentrated on hardcore East Coast rap. The album contained a shout-out to Tupac Shakur whom Tim thanked for assisting him when involved in a potentially violent situation when touring in California.

The album peaked at number 53 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the Heatseekers Albums, spawning a single "I Get Wrecked" with KRS-One, which peaked at number 8 on the Hot Rap Songs.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Give a Fuck"	Tim Dog	4:26
2.	"Grab Your Gat"	Tim Dog Maurice Mo' Gallegos (co.) Ray Roll (co.) Tony Touch (co.)	4:20
3.	"I Get Wrecked" (featuring KRS-One)	Tim Dog Moe Love (co.) TR Love (co.)	5:23
4.	"Timberlands"	Tim Dog	4:23
5.	"If I Was a Cop"	Tim Dog	3:45
6.	"Hardcore"	Tim Dog	3:28
7.	"Game"	Tim Dog	4:53
8.	"Skip to My Loot" (featuring Smooth B)	Tim Dog	4:24
9.	"Silly Bitch"	Tim Dog	3:47
10.	"Mad Dog"	Tim Dog	4:31
11.	"Make Room"	Tim Dog	2:40
12.	"Breakin' North"	Tim Dog	4:06
Total length:			50:06

Personnel

• Timothy Blair – main artist, producer
• Lawrence Parker – featured artist (track 3)
• Darryl Barnes – featured artist (track 8)
• Maurice Mo' Gallegos – co-producer (track 2)
• Ray Cortez – co-producer (track 2)
• Joseph Anthony Hernandez – co-producer (track 2)
• Maurice Russell Smith – drum programming & co-producer (track 3)
• Trevor Randolph – drum programming & co-producer (track 3)
• Shams – drum programming all beats
• Keith Matthew Thornton – bass & keyboards (track 3)
• Phil Nowlan – bass (track 4)
• Andy "Funky Drummer" Kravitz – drums (track 4)
• Mike Tyler – guitar (track 4)
• Jay Davidson – saxophone (track 5)
• Joseph Mario Nicolo – mixing (tracks: 1, 3-11), additional recording
• Craig Caruth – mixing (tracks: 2, 12), additional recording
• Daymon Warren – mixing (tracks: 2, 12)
• Leo "Swift" Morris – recording
• David Sussman – additional recording
• Kennan Keating – additional recording
• Steve Reece – additional recording
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Diane Zaiko – assistant engineering
• Dirk Grobelny – assistant engineering
• Manuel Lecuona – assistant engineering
• Francesca Restrepo – art direction & design
• Gerhard Yurkovic – photography

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	53
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5]	17

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "Do or Die Tim Dog". AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 28, 2021). "Tim Dog :: Do or Die – RapReviews". RapReviews. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
3. "Tim Dog I Get Wrecked Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
4. "Tim Dog Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
5. "Tim Dog Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.

External links

Do Or Die at Discogs (list of releases)