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The Art of Storytelling

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  1. Jail Skit
  2. Kill Niggaz
  3. Street Talkin'
  4. Me & Nas Bring It To Your Hardest
  5. I Own America, Part 1
  6. Bugsy Radio Skit (1)
  7. Who Rotten 'Em
  8. 2 Way Street
  9. King Piece In The Chess Game
  10. Trapped In Me
  11. Impress The Kid [Explicit]
  12. Q-Tip & Peter Gunz Skit
  13. I Run This ♪

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  14. Frozen
  15. Why, Why, Why
  16. Adults Only
  17. Memories
  18. Unify
  19. Bugsy Radio Skit (2) [Explicit]
  20. I Own America, Part 2
  21. CEO Outro
  22. We Turn It On
  23. La-Di-Da-Di [Explicit]
  24. The Show [Explicit]
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Personnel includes: Slick Rick, Snoop Doggy Dogg, OutKast, Canibus, Nas, Kid Capri, Raekwon, Q-Tip, DJ Rev. Run, Redman, Kid Capri, Peter Gunz, S&S, Bugsy, Ed Lover, Doug E. Fresh (rap vocals); Vada Nobles, Phalon Alexander (various instruments); Joe Kelley, Thomas Hammond, Corey Rooney (keyboards); Doug E. Fresh (beat box); DJ Ty Boogie (scratches).
Producers include: DJ Clarke Kent, Large Professor, S&S, Kid Kapri, Tyrone Fyffe.
Engineers include: Mike Anzelowitz, Kenny Ortiz, Joshua Butler.

Released: May 25, 1999
Billboard 200 chart position: #8
R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
Singles: “We Turn It On” & “Street Talkin’

Samples Used

  • “King Peice In The Chess Game” samples ” Sad Feeling” by Bobby Bland
  • “Trapped In Me” samples “Tin Tin Deo” by Buddy Montgomery.
  • “I Run This” samples “Jam Master Jay” by “Run DMC”, “Body & Soul” by “Sonny Rolands” , “Childrens Story”, “The Show” ,& “La Di Da Di ” by “The Ruler & Dougie Fresh”
  • “Frozen” contains interpolation from “Make It Last All Night” and samples “Seven Months” by “Portishead”
  • “Why Why Why” samples “Funky President (People Is Bad)” by The God Father of Soul The Great James Brown
  • “Memories” samples “The Best Girls Don’t Always Win” by “Betty Wright”
  • “Unify” samples “One Mint Julep” written by “R. Toombs”
  • “I Own America Part 2″ samples “I Can’t Go On Living Without You” by Tavares
  • “We Turn It On” samples “The Show” by “The Ruler & Dougie Fresh”

Lyrics

  • Jail Skit – Ed Lover, Redman, Slick Rick
  • Kill Niggaz
  • Street Talkin’ – OutKast, Slick Rick
  • Me & Nas Bring It to Your Hardest
  • I Own America, Pt. 1
  • Bugsy Radio Skit
  • Who Rotten ‘Em
  • 2 Way Street
  • King Piece in the Chess Game
  • Trapped in Me
  • Impress the Kid
  • Q-Tip & Peter Gunz Skit – Peter Gunz, Q-Tip, Slick Rick
  • I Run This
  • Frozen
  • Why, Why, Why
  • Adults Only
  • Memories
  • Unify
  • Bugsy Radio Skit
  • I Own America, Pt. 2
  • CEO Outro
  • We Turn It On
  • La-Di-Da-Di [Live] – Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick
  • Show [Live] – Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick
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  • upcoming shows

    • Fri Jun 28 2013Doug E. Fresh
      Country Club Hills Theatre, Country Club Hills, IL, US
    • Fri Jul 26 2013Slick Rick, Spice 1, PMD, Mc Eiht
      The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO, US
    • Sat Jul 27 2013Slick Rick, PMD
      The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO, US
    • Wed Jul 31 2013Slick Rick
      Stage 48, New York, NY, US
    • Fri Sep 27 2013Biz Markie
      The Venue, Hammond, IN, US
    • Fri Feb 28 2014Slick Rick
      Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, US

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