Based on a True Story Mack 10 . It was released on September 16, 1997, through Priority Records . The album was produced by Ant Banks , Binky Mack , DJ Bobcat , Young Tre, Ice Cube , Soopafly , and Mack 10. It features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Allfrumtha I , E-40 , Snoop Dogg , the Comrads , and Too $hort . The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 21, 1997.
Along with singles, music videos were produced for two songs: "Backyard Boogie "[ 4] [ 5] cameo appearance in "Backyard Boogie".
The song "Can't Stop" was previously released on Ant Banks' compilation album Big Thangs cover version of the 1987 N.W.A song of the same name, was later included on two Priority Records compilations In tha Beginning...There Was Rap Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Mack Manson (Intro)" (featuring Ice Cube ) 0:54 2. "Chicken Hawk II" (featuring Ice Cube) Young Trey 2:43 3. "Mack 10, Mack 10" (featuring Allfrumtha I and The Comrads ) Binky Mack 4:00 4. "Bangin Gears (Insert)" (featuring Ice Cube) 0:48 5. "Backyard Boogie " Bobcat 4:19 6. "Can't Stop" (featuring E-40 ) Ant Banks 4:25 7. "Tonight's the Night" (featuring Squeak Ru ) Ant Banks 3:16 8. "Aqua Boogie" (Insert) 0:57 9. "The Guppies" (featuring Ice Cube) Binky Mack 4:52 10. "Inglewood Swangin' " 3:59 11. "Dopeman" Ant Banks 4:03 12. "What You Need? (Dopeman '97)" Binky Mack 3:24 13. "Only in California" (featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Doggy Dogg ) 4:40 14. "Gangster Poem" (Insert) 0:53 15. "W/S foe Life" 2:40 16. "Based on a True Story" (featuring Too $hort ) Ant Banks 4:15 Total length: 50:08
Sample credits Track 3 contains a sample from "Roxanne, Roxanne " written by Jeffrey Campbell, Shiller Shaun Fequiere , Fred Reeves, Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh Junior Clark, Brian "B-Fine" George, Paul Anthony George and Lucien George and performed by UTFO
Track 7 contains a sample from "Buffalo Gals " written by Trevor Horn , Malcolm McLaren and Anne Dudley and performed by Malcolm McLaren & the World's Famous Supreme Team
Track 10 contains an interpolation of "Hollywood Swinging " written by Robert "Kool" Bell , Ronald Bell , George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith , Dennis R. Thomas and Rick A. Westfield and performed by Kool & the Gang
Dedrick "Mack 10 " Rolison – main artist, producer (tracks: 10, 13)
O'Shea "Ice Cube " Jackson – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 9, 13) , producer (track 15)
Ryan "Binky Mack " Garner – vocals (track 3) , producer (tracks: 3, 9, 12, 15)
Marcus "Squeak Ru " Moore – vocals (tracks: 3, 7)
Kelly "K-Mac " Garmon – vocals (track 3)
Terrell "Gangsta" Anderson – vocals (track 3)
Earl "E-40 " Stevens – vocals (track 6)
Calvin "Snoop Dogg " Broadus – vocals (track 13)
Todd "Too $hort " Shaw – additional vocals (track 16)
James "Tre" Rabb – guitar (track 6) Treyvon "Young Tre" Green – producer (track 2)
Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin – producer (tracks: 5, 10) Anthony "Ant" Banks – producer (tracks: 6, 7, 11, 16)
Priest "Soopafly " Brooks – producer (track 13)
Carlos Warlick – engineering, mixing
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – masteringArt "Shō-G" Shoji – artwork
Michael Miller – photography
Marlene C. Durio – A&R
Marvin Watkins – A&R
^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Based on a True Story - Mack 10 | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 4, 2021 . ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s St. Martin's Griffin . p. 189. ISBN 0-312-24560-2 Internet Archive .^ Baker, Soren (October 1997). "Record Report: Mack 10 – Based On A True Story". The Source ^ Mack 10 - "Backyard Boogie" (official video) . YouTube . Retrieved on 2010-02-04.^ Mack 10 - "Only in California" (official video) . YouTube . Retrieved on 2010-02-04.^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of October 4, 1997" . Billboard . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .^ "Top R&B Albums" . Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 4, 1997. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997" . Billboard . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .^ "American album certifications – Mack 10 – Based On A True Story" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
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