It Ain't 4 Play

It Ain't 4 Play
Studio album by Funk Mobb
Released	July 15, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:04:23
Label	Sick Wid' It Jive
Producer	B-Legit (exec.) E-40 (exec.) Funk Mobb Kevin Gardner K-Lou Levitti Redwine Stevie D. Studio Ton
Singles from It Ain't 4 Play
"I Wanna See Ya" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

It Ain't 4 Play is the only studio album released by American hip hop group Funk Mobb. It was released July 15, 1996 via Sick Wid It/Jive Records. Production was handled by K-Lou, Studio Ton, LeVitti, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Stevie Dee, and Funk Mobb, with E-40 and B-Legit serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from B-Legit, Little Bruce, Smitty, Levitti, Double OJK, Gangsta P, and Poo-Miller. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 28 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The song "It's Time to Mobb" originally appeared on the Sick Wid' It Records 1995 compilation The Hogg in Me. The album was supported with the single "I Wanna See Ya".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producers(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna See Ya" (featuring Pleasure)	Kevin Gardner Redwine Mac Shawn (co.) D-Shot (co.)	3:52
2.	"Traffickin' & Smugglin'"	Studio Ton	3:58
3.	"I'm That Nigga" (featuring B-Legit)	Studio Ton	4:46
4.	"Let 'Em Know" (featuring B-Legit)	Mac Shawn	3:46
5.	"Give It to 'Em"	K-Lou	4:13
6.	"Rockafello"	K-Lou	3:59
7.	"Ain't No Love in the Drought" (featuring LeVitti)	Levitti G-Note (co.)	5:04
8.	"Pimps up, Those Down"	Studio Ton	4:15
9.	"The Zone" (featuring Little Bruce)	K-Lou	4:11
10.	"That's What We Do" (featuring Smitty)	Stevie D. K-Lou (co.)	4:13
11.	"Ya'll Know the Deal" (featuring B-Legit)	Kevin Gardner Redwine	2:54
12.	"We Gettin' Stronger" (featuring Smitty, Gangsta P, Double OJK and Poo-Miller)	K-Lou Mac Shawn (co.)	5:35
13.	"Millasville Playa" (featuring LeVitti)	Levitti	4:52
14.	"It's Time to Mobb" (featuring Little Bruce and LeVitti)	Levitti Mac Shawn (co.)	4:45
15.	"Mr. Bubble" (Bonus Track)	K-Lou Funk Mobb (co.)	4:00
Total length:			1:04:23

Sample credits

• Track 1 contains an interpolation of "8th Wonder" written by Ronald LaPread and Cheryl Cook
• Track 14 contains a portion of the composition "Bustin' Out" written by Rick James
• Track 15 contains a portion of the composition "Jam on It" written by Maurice Benjamin Cenac

Personnel

• DeShawn "Mac Shawn" Dawson – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing
• Clifton "G-Note" Dickson – vocals, co-producer, mixing
• K-1 – vocals, co-producer
• Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – vocals, executive producer
• "Little Bruce" Thurmon – vocals
• Smitty – vocals
• Anton "Gangsta P" Barrett Sr. – vocals
• Double OJK – vocals
• Poo-Miller – vocals
• Lewis "Levitti" King – backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing
• Pleasure – backing vocals
• Ken "K-Lou" Franklin – keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineering
• Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon – keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineering
• Kevin Gardner – keyboards, drum programming, producer
• Robert Redwine – producer
• Steve Davison – keyboards, drum programming, producer
• Dannell "D-Shot" Stevens – co-producer
• Tom Brick – mastering
• Earl "E-40" Stevens – executive producer
• Keba Konte – photography
• Phunky Phat Graph-X – design

Charts

Chart performance for It Ain't 4 Play

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	46
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3]	28

References

1. Stanley, Leo. "Funk Mobb - It Ain't 4 Play Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
2. "Funk Mobb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
3. "Funk Mobb Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

External links

• Funk Mobb – It Ain't 4 Play at Discogs (list of releases)