4,5,6
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Released | September 26, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
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Length | 45:44 | |||
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4,5,6 is the debut studio album by American rapper
Background and recording
Following the critical acclaim of a three-album run with DJ Polo,
Composition
Content
The title track "4,5,6" depicts the urban street game of Cee-lo and how the game is played along with rhymes of a braggadocio nature and his success and skill at cee-lo. The song starts with the notes from "Mysterious Traveler" by Weather Report which are used throughout the entire song and give the song a very dark street sound.
The second single
"Now it's a damn shame, what I gotta do just to make a dollar Living in this game, sometimes it makes you wanna holler"
The song "For Da Brothaz" details the falling of his friends and the unforgiving struggle on the streets of New York.
On the album's lead single "Fast Life", Kool G Rap and Nas (credited under the alias Nas Escobar) rap about their business ventures and mafioso lifestyle. The video for the single revolves around the construction of the mythical "Fast Life Hotel and Casino".
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Vibe | Favorable[7] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | N. Wilson | Dr. Butcher | 1:03 |
2. | "4,5,6" | N. Wilson | Dr. Butcher | 3:21 |
3. | "It's a Shame" | N. Wilson | Naughty Shorts | 4:04 |
4. | "Take 'Em to War" (featuring B-1, MF Grimm) |
| T-Ray | 3:45 |
5. | "Executioner Style" | N. Wilson | Dr. Butcher | 4:07 |
6. | "For Da Brothaz" | N. Wilson | T-Ray | 3:45 |
7. | "Blowin' Up in the World" | N. Wilson | Buckwild | 4:26 |
8. | "Fast Life" (featuring Nas) |
| Buckwild | 4:55 |
9. | "Ghetto Knows" | N. Wilson | Naughty Shorts | 4:29 |
10. | "It's a Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)" | N. Wilson | Dr. Butcher | 3:10 |
11. | "Money on My Brain" (featuring B-1, MF Grimm) |
| Dr. Butcher | 4:53 |
12. | "Fast Life (Remix) (Bonus)" | N. Wilson | Salaam Remi | 3:46 |
Total length: | 45:44 |
- Sample credits [8]
- "4,5,6" samples "Mysterious Traveller" by Weather Report.
- "It's a Shame" samples "Love Is for Fools" by Southside Movement.
- "Take 'Em to War" samples "A Divine Image" by David Axelrod.
- "Executioner Style" samples "Leroy the Magician" by Gary Burton.
- "For Da Brothaz" samples "Soulsides" by Art Farmer and "Power of Soul" by Idris Muhammad.
- "Blowin' Up in the World" samples "What You Won't Do For Love" by Bobby Caldwell.
- "Fast Life" samples "Happy" by Surface.
- "It's a Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)" samples "Bamboo Child" by Ryo Kawasaki.
- "Money on My Brain" samples "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock and "Overnight Sensation" by Avalanche.
Album singles
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"It's a Shame"
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"Fast Life"
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)
References
- Allmusic. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Kool G Rap review. Billboard. November 25, 1995. p. 34. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
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- Rhapsody. 26 September 1995. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- The Source. Archived from the originalon June 4, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "4,5,6 Information". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- Vibe. September 1995. Retrieved April 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Discover Samples On Kool G Rap's "4, 5, 6", retrieved 2021-11-05
- ^ "Kool G Rap Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Kool G Rap Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.