Ain't a Damn Thang Changed

Not to be confused with Ain't a Damn Thing Changed.

Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Studio album by
WC and the Maad Circle
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

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

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
  • Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - rap vocals (tracks 2, 4, 10-11, 13, 16)

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 October 13, 2007.


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