In the Line of Fire (Hussein Fatal album)

In the Line of Fire is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Hussein Fatal. It released on March 24, 1998, via Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios, The Hit Factory and Chung King Studios in New York, and at Jimmy Weaver Studio. Production was handled by Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Reef, Steve Pitts, Baby Paul, Buff William, D'Anthony Johnson, Femi Ojetunde, Quimmy Quim, and Courtney Burgess, who also served as executive producer together with Awanda Booth. It features guest appearances from Dirty Bert, Antoinette Roberson, Freddie Foxxx, Merciless X, Smooth and Tame One. The album peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released: "Getto Star" and "Everyday", with the latter reached number 79 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

In the Line of Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
Recorded1997–98
Studio
GenreGangsta rap
Length42:26
LabelRelativity
Producer
  • Awanda Booth (exec.)
  • Courtney Burgess (also exec.)
  • Baby Paul
  • Buff William
  • D'Anthony Johnson
  • Darrell "Delite" Allamby
  • Femi Ojetunde
  • Quimmy Quim
  • Reef
  • Steve Pitts
Fatal chronology
In the Line of Fire
(1998)
Fatal
(2002)
Singles from In the Line of Fire
  1. "Getto Star"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Everyday"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Bruce Washington
  • Courtney Burgess
  • Buff William
3:29
2."M.O.B." (featuring Freddie Foxxx)
D'Anthony Johnson4:06
3."Everyday" (featuring Antoinette Roberson)
  • Washington
  • Antoinette Roberson
  • Darrell Allamby
Darrell "Delite" Allamby4:33
4."Friday" (featuring Dirty Bert and Smooth)
  • Washington
  • Muntaquim Farid
Quimmy Quim5:06
5."I Know the Rules"
Reef4:19
6."Outlaws" (featuring Mac Mall and Merciless X)Baby Paul4:34
7."Time's Wastin'"
  • Washington
  • Steve Pitts
Steve Pitts4:08
8."What's Your Life Worth?" (featuring Dirty Bert)
  • Washington
  • Allamby
Darrell "Delite" Allamby4:00
9."Getto Star" (featuring Tame One)
Reef3:59
10."Take Your Time"
  • Washington
  • Pitts
  • Sean Brown
Steve Pitts3:35
11."The World Is Changing"
  • Washington
  • Femi Ojetunde
Femi Ojetunde4:06
Total length:42:26
Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Bruce "Hussein Fatal" Washington – main artist, sleeve notes
  • James "Freddie Foxxx" Campbell – featured artist (track 2)
  • Antoinette Roberson – featured artist (track 3)
  • Dirty Bert – featured artist (tracks: 4, 8)
  • Smooth – featured artist (track 4)
  • Jamal "Mac Mall" Rocker – featured artist (track 6)
  • Merciless X – featured artist (track 6)
  • Rahem "Tame One" Brown – featured artist (track 9)
  • Courtney Burgess – producer (track 1), executive producer, sleeve notes
  • Buff William – producer (track 1)
  • D'Anthony Johnson – producer (track 2)
  • Darrell "Delite" Allamby – producer (tracks: 3, 8)
  • Muntaquim "Quimmy Quim" Farid – producer (track 4)
  • Rob "Reef" Tewlow – producer (tracks: 5, 9)
  • Paul "Baby Paul" Hendricks – producer (track 6)
  • Steve Pitts – producer (tracks: 7, 10)
  • Femi Ojetunde – producer (track 11)
  • Carl Nappa – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
  • Troy Hightower – mixing (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 11)
  • Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing (tracks: 5, 9)
  • Michael Sarsfield – mastering
  • David Bett – creative director
  • Awanda Booth – executive producer
  • Daniel Hastings – photography

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 10

References

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  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Fatal - In the Line of Fire Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 18, 2008). "Fatal :: In the Line of Fire – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fatal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fatal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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