Can You Feel Me is the third studio album by American rapper Dru Down. It was released in 1996 through C-Note/Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Infinite Studios in Alameda, at Backroom Studios in Glendale, at Power Play Studios in Oakland, at The Grill in Emeryville, at Umoja Vibe, at Bosko's Digital Chicken And Beats in Los Angeles, and at Blackhole Studio near Los Angeles. Production was handled by DJ Fuze, Alonzo Jackson, Lev Berlak, The Whole 9, Maurice "Butch" Stewart, Big D the Impossible, Bosko, DJ Battlecat, DJ Daryl, Jamiel Hassan, Kenny McCloud, Soopafly and Terry T, with Chris "C&H" Hicks serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Luniz, Bootsy Collins, Eklipze, Knucklehead, L.V., Nick Nac, Poppa LQ and T-Luni. The album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 14 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Can You Feel Me" and "Baby Bubba". Its lead single reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Can You Feel Me
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1996
Recorded1995–96
Studio
Genre
Length1:13:32
LabelRelativity
Producer
  • Chris Hicks (also exec.)
  • Alonzo Jackson
  • Big D the Impossible
  • Bosko
  • DJ Battlecat
  • DJ Daryl
  • DJ Fuze
  • DJ Terry T
  • Jamiel Hassan
  • Kenny McCloud
  • Lev Berlak
  • Mo Stewart
  • Soopafly
  • The Whole 9
Dru Down chronology
Explicit Game
(1994)
Can You Feel Me
(1996)
Pimpin' Phernelia
(2001)
Singles from Can You Feel Me
  1. "Can You Feel Me"
    Released: August 6, 1996
  2. "Baby Bubba"
    Released: February 25, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Danyel RobinsonDJ Fuze0:53
2."Playa fo Real"DJ Battlecat4:28
3."Baby Bubba" (featuring Bootsy Collins)
  • Robinson
  • Alonzo Jackson
Alonzo Jackson4:13
4."Can You Feel Me"
DJ Fuze4:12
5."Choppin' It Up"
  • Robinson
  • Lev Berlak
  • Lev Berlak
  • C&H (co.)
4:54
6."Head & Shoulders"
Lev Berlak4:52
7."Mista Busta"
  • Robinson
  • Daryl Anderson
DJ Daryl4:25
8."Hustlin' Ain't No Thang"
DJ Fuze4:34
9."The Game"
Jamiel Hassan2:51
10."Breezy" (featuring Yukmouth and Poppa LQ)
Bosko5:13
11."Freaks Come Out" (featuring Luniz and L.V.)
  • The Whole 9
  • Moe ZMD
4:24
12."Deal Went Bad"
  • Robinson
  • Terrence Butler
Terry T.4:00
13."Underestimated" (featuring Soopafly)Soopafly4:23
14."I'm Wondering"
  • Robinson
  • Kenneth McCloud
Kenny McCloud4:24
15."Suspect One"
  • Robinson
  • Rhone
  • Haynes
  • The Whole 9
  • Moe ZMD
5:14
16."500 Mobsters"
  • Robinson
  • Jackson
Alonzo Jackson3:22
17."The Mobb" (featuring Luniz, Knucklehead, Eklipze, NicNac and T-Luni)
  • Robinson
  • Ellis
  • Husbands
  • Knuckle Head
  • Erick Carson
  • Demetrius Nicole Lyles
  • Tamarr Holloway
  • Deon Evans
  • Isaac Hayes
Big D the Impossible7:10
Total length:1:13:32

Samples

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Personnel

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  • Danyel "Dru Down" Robinson – main artist
  • William "Bootsy" Collins – featured artist (track 3)
  • Jerold "Yukmouth" Ellis III – featured artist (tracks: 10, 11, 17)
  • Kenneth "Poppa LQ" Green – featured artist (track 10)
  • Garrick "Numskull" Husbands – featured artist (tracks: 11, 17)
  • Larry "L.V." Sanders – featured artist (track 11)
  • Knuckle Head – featured artist (track 17)
  • Erick "Eklipze" Carson – featured artist (track 17)
  • Demetrius Nicole "Nic Nac" Lyles – featured artist (track 17)
  • Tamarr "T-Luni" Holloway – featured artist (track 17)
  • Christopher "C&H" Hicks – backing vocals & co-producer (track 5), executive producer
  • Dave Dalson – backing vocals (track 12)
  • David "DJ Fuze" Elliot – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
  • Kevin "BattleCat" Gilliam – producer (track 2)
  • Alonzo Jackson – producer (tracks: 3, 16), recording (tracks: 3, 11, 13, 15, 16)
  • Lev Berlak – producer (tracks: 5, 6)
  • Daryl "DJ Daryl" Anderson – producer (track 7)
  • Jamiel Hassan – producer, recording & mixing (track 9)
  • Bosko Kante – producer, recording & mixing (track 10)
  • John Rhone – producer (tracks: 11, 15)
  • Ontario D. Haynes – producer (tracks: 11, 15)
  • Maurice "Moe ZMD" Stewart – producer (tracks: 11, 15)
  • Terrence "Terry T." Butler – producer (track 12)
  • Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – producer (track 13)
  • Kenny McCloud – producer, recording & mixing (track 14)
  • Deon "Big D" Evans – producer (track 17)
  • Michael Denten – recording (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 12), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11-13, 15, 16)
  • Tim 'Flash' Mariner – engineering (track 2)
  • Michael Schlesinger – mix engineering (track 2)
  • Aaron McInnes – mix engineering assistant (track 2)
  • DeAndre Griffin – engineering assistant (track 3)
  • John "Indo" Neilson – recording (tracks: 5-7), mixing (tracks: 5-7, 17)
  • Jason Moss – recording (track 17)
  • Victor Hall – photography
  • David Bett – design

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 54
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[3] 14

References

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  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Can You Feel Me - Dru Down | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 21, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 21, 1996. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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