Operation: Get Down

Operation: Get Down is the second solo studio album by American rapper Craig Mack. It was released in June 1997 through Street Life Records. Recording sessions took place at Santa Monica Sound Recorders in California. Production was handled by Al West, Demarie "Meech" Sheki, Prince Markie Dee, Johnny "J", Ty Fyffe, and Eric B., who also served as executive producer. It features contributions from Demarie Sheki, PJ DeMarks, La Shawn Monet and Natasha Barr. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single "What I Need" was a minor success reaching #103 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Operation: Get Down
Studio album by Craig Mack
Released	June 24, 1997
Recorded	November 1996 – March 1997
Studio	Santa Monica Sound Recorders (Santa Monica, California)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	56:48
Label	Street Life Scotti Brothers WEA
Producer	Eric B. (also exec.) Al West Demarie "Meech" Sheki Johnny "J" Prince Markie Dee Ty Fyffe
Craig Mack chronology
Project: Funk Da World (1994) Operation: Get Down (1997) The Mack World Sessions (2017)
Singles from Operation: Get Down
"What I Need" Released: April 21, 1997 "Jockin My Style" Released: February 8, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	7.5/10

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Can You Still Love Me" (featuring Natasha Barr)	Craig Mack Sherwin Charles Jeff Freeman Marc Nelson	Eric B. "Jammin'" James Carter[o]	4:39
2.	"What I Need" (featuring Meech and PJ DeMarks)	Mack	Demarie "Meech" Sheki	4:07
3.	"Jockin' My Style"	Mack Tyrone Fyffe	Sugarless	4:45
4.	"Rap Hangover" (featuring La Shawn Monet)	Mack Johnny Jackson Marilyn McLeod Pamela Sawyer	Johnny "J"	4:00
5.	"Sit Back & Relax" (featuring Meech and PJ DeMarks)	Mack Raphael Wiggins Timothy Christian Riley Norman Durham Woodrow Cunningham Jr.	Al West Prince Markie Dee	5:17
6.	"Do You See" (featuring Meech and PJ DeMarks)	Mack	Demarie "Meech" Sheki	4:58
7.	"Put It on You" (featuring Meech)	Mack	Demarie "Meech" Sheki	4:58
8.	"Rock da Party"	Mack Kurtis Walker David Reeves Salvatore Abbatiello William Waring	Al West Prince Markie Dee	3:58
9.	"Today's Forecast"	Mack Fyffe	Sugarless	4:19
10.	"Style"	Mack Gabriel Jackson	Al West Prince Markie Dee	4:37
11.	"You!"	Mack J. Jackson	Johnny "J"	4:10
12.	"Drugs, Guns and Thugs"	Mack	Demarie "Meech" Sheki	5:19
13.	"Prime Time Live"	Mack	Al West Prince Markie Dee	1:44
Total length:				56:48

Notes

• ^{^[o]} signifies an original producer.

Sample credits

• Track 4 contains an interpolation of "Love Hangover" written by Marilyn McLeod and Pamela Sawyer.
• Track 5 contains a sample from "Inmate Connection" written by Norman Durham and Woody Cunningham as recorded by Kleeer, and also contains an interpolation of "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" written by Raphael Saadiq and Timothy Christian Riley.
• Track 8 contains a sample from "Games People Play" written by Kurtis Blow, David Reeves, Sal Abbatiello and William Waring as recorded by Sweet G.
• Track 10 contains a sample from "Spoonin' Rap" written by Gabriel Jackson as recorded by Spoonie Gee.

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	17

External links

• Operation: Get Down on Bandcamp
• Operation: Get Down at Discogs (list of releases)