One Mo Nigga ta Go is the only solo studio album by former N.W.A member DJ Yella. It was released on March 26, 1996, 1 year after Eazy-E's death and is dedicated to him.[1][2] The album cover shows close-up of Eazy-E's face and Yella himself at Eazy-E's grave.
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| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1996 | |||
| Studio | Audio Achievements (Torrance, California) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Street Life Records | |||
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| Singles from One Mo Nigga Ta Go | ||||
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Recording sessions took place at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California with Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Smith, who also provided mixing and co-production. Production was handled primarily by DJ Yella himself. The album features guest appearances from B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta, Kokane, Dirty Red, Traci Nelson and Leicy Loc. It spawned three singles: "4 tha E", a tribute song to Eazy-E, which peaked at #50 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs, "Dat's How I'm Livin'" and "Send 4 Me".
Yella never released any other solo material, and after the release he left the music industry to direct pornographic films until 2011, when he started working on a new album called West Coastin which currently has no information regarding the project since 2012.[1] One of the reasons Yella made this album was to help raise money for college for nine of Eazy-E's children.[3]
The album peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Vibe | (favorable)[5] |
The album was mildly received.[2] AllMusic gave the album 3 stars while Bradley Torreano called it "a flop".[1] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Cary Darling called it along with MC Ren's The Villain in Black (which was released two weeks later after the album's release) "ordinary by hard-core rap standards".[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dose of Reality" | A. Carraby | 0:33 |
| 2. | "Westside Story" (featuring Dirty Red) |
| 3:43 |
| 3. | "Interlude" | 0:20 | |
| 4. | "Streets Won't Let Me Go" (featuring Dresta) |
| 4:01 |
| 5. | "Interlude" | 0:10 | |
| 6. | "Neva Had a Chance" | A. Carraby | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Interlude" | 0:14 | |
| 8. | "4 tha E" (featuring Kokane) |
| 4:48 |
| 9. | "Interlude" | 0:12 | |
| 10. | "Send 4 Me" (featuring Traci Nelson) | 6:15 | |
| 11. | "Interlude" | 0:16 | |
| 12. | "Dat's How I'm Livin'" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out) |
| 5:00 |
| 13. | "Interlude" | 0:09 | |
| 14. | "Ain't No Luv" (featuring Dirty Red) |
| 4:20 |
| 15. | "Interlude" | 0:17 | |
| 16. | "2Two Face" (featuring Leicy Loc) | A. Carraby | 3:37 |
| 17. | "Interlude" | 0:14 | |
| 18. | "So In Luv" | A. Carraby | 4:57 |
| 19. | "Interlude" | 0:30 | |
| 20. | "Not Long Ago" |
| 3:12 |
| Total length: | 47:28 | ||
- Sample credits[7]
- Track 4 contains elements from "Riding High" by Faze-O
- Track 6 contains elements from "Gotta Find a Lover" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Track 8 contains elements from "Eazy-Duz-It" by Eazy-E
- Track 10 is a cover of "Send for Me" by Atlantic Starr
- Track 12 contains elements from "A Love of Your Own" by Average White Band and "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" by Eazy-E
- Track 18 contains elements from "Moments in Love" by Art of Noise
Personnel
edit- Antoine Carraby – vocals, producer, executive producer
- Kevyn "Shaki" Carter – vocals (tracks: 2, 14)
- Andre DeSean Wicker – vocals (track 4)
- Jerry Buddy Long, Jr. – vocals (track 8)
- Traci Nelson – vocals (track 10)
- Arlandis Hinton – vocals (track 12)
- Leicy Loc – vocals (track 16)
- Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – keyboards, guitar, bass
- Stan Martin – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Donovan "Tha Dirt Biker" Sound – co-producer, mixing, recording
- Don "D-Dawg" Spratley – co-producer (track 18)
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- David Michery – A&R, executive producer
- Chuck Gullo – executive producer
- Doug Haverty – art direction
- Johnny Buzzerio – photography
Chart history
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 82 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Torreano, Bradley. "Yella | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Jones, Steve (March 23, 2000). "The return of N.W.A. Album ahead after attitude adjustments, Dogg addition". McLean, Virginia: USA Today. Archived from the original (Fee required) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ "Eazy-E Biography". 123Movies. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "One Mo Nigga ta Go – Yella". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Love, T (July 1996). "Review: One Mo Nigga To Go". Vibe Media Group. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Darling, Cary (May 2, 1996). "Rappers' albums are weak" (Fee required). Orange County, California: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ "Yella". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Yella Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Yella Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
External links
editOne Mo Nigga Ta Go - Dedicated To The Memory Of Eazy-E at Discogs (list of releases)