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It became commonplace during the mid- to late '90s for rappers to litter their albums with a small nation's worth of guest stars, both for commercial purposes and for all-important sonic variety. At its worst, this tactic can lead to albums where the ostensible star ends up sounding like a guest at their own party. But at its best, the more-the-merrier formula can result in stellar albums like Mack 10's The Recipe, an unambitious but enormously satisfying slice of pop-savvy late-'90s gangsta rap that features a slew of the hottest names in hip-hop, from Eazy E to Master P to ODB and many, many more. Mack 10 got his big break from mentor/gangsta rap pioneer Ice Cube, who not surprisingly lends his gruff presence to two of the album's standout tracks: "Should I Stay or Should I Go," a borderline sacrilegious but effective reworking of the Clash classic, and "Ghetto Horror Show," a similarly cheesy but enjoyable slice of gangsta rap gothic featuring a scene-stealing turn by the underrated Jayo Felony. Snoop Dogg trades verses with the laconic but authoritative Mack 10 on another of the album's highlights, "LBC and the ING," driven by a familiar but undeniably infectious sample of "Heartbeat," one of the greatest and most-used loops in the history of hip-hop. "Money's Just a Touch Away," the album's Gerald Levert-assisted first single, is a too-slick attempt at radio-friendly crossover success, but Mack 10's sole solo showcase, "The Letter," is a surprisingly eloquent and well-reasoned defense of gangsta rap. The Recipe probably won't convert many non-believers, but for fans of straightforward, late-'90s gangsta rap, it's about as good as it gets.
© Nathan Rabin /TiVo
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Unknown, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Joseph Johnson, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Producer - Mack 10, MainArtist - Binky, Producer, FeaturedArtist - R. Garner, Composer - Techniec, FeaturedArtist - D. Williams, Jr., Composer - CJ Mac, FeaturedArtist - Boo Kapone, FeaturedArtist - Bryan Ross, Composer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Edward Irons, Composer - Raymond Ransom, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Foxy Brown, FeaturedArtist - JERMAINE DUPRI, FeaturedArtist - CARLOS WARLICK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - J Dupri, Composer - Young Tre, Producer - Treyvon Green, Composer - Reggie Hargis, Composer - I. Marchland, Composer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Silkk The Shocker, Composer, Musician, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Master P, Musician, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - KLC, Composer, Producer - Mack 10, Mix Engineer, Performer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
MC Eiht, FeaturedArtist - Dedrick Rolison, ComposerLyricist - Mack 10, MainArtist - Eazy-e, FeaturedArtist - Rhythm D, Producer - Kenric Frelix, ComposerLyricist - Trevon Green, ComposerLyricist - Slice, Producer - Mac 10, Producer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Capitol Records LLC
Barry Eastmond, Composer - Gerald Levert, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - David C. Weldon, Composer - Rhythm D, Producer - Steven "Slice" Wade, Composer - F. Jackson, Composer - Slice, Producer - D Rolison, Composer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Ol' Dirty Bastard, FeaturedArtist - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - K. Blake, Composer - A. Belew, Composer - C. Frantz, Composer - S. Stanley, Composer - Ricky Jones, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tina Weymouth, Composer - Buckshot, FeaturedArtist - Mack 10, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Young Tre, Producer - Boo Kapone, FeaturedArtist - Treyvon Green, Composer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - T. Middleton, Composer - J. Savage, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - Mack 10, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Jayo Felony, FeaturedArtist - DJ Uneek, Producer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, ComposerLyricist - K. Nix, ComposerLyricist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snoop Dogg, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Unknown, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Big Punisher, FeaturedArtist - C. RIOS, Composer - J. Cartagena, Composer - Fat Joe, FeaturedArtist - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Red Cafe, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Young Tre, Producer - Young Soprano, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Treyvon Green, Composer - Wanted (Skoop Delena & Young Soprano), Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
MC Eiht, FeaturedArtist - j. ray, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer, FeaturedArtist - T. Middleton, Composer - Joseph Johnson, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Binky, FeaturedArtist - K-Mac, FeaturedArtist - Kelly Garmon, Composer - R. Garner, Composer - Techniec, FeaturedArtist - D. Williams, Jr., Composer - CJ Mac, FeaturedArtist - Boo Kapone, FeaturedArtist - DJ Uneek, Producer - C. Norwood, Composer - Thump, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Tha Roadawgs, FeaturedArtist - Bryan Ross, Composer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Big Tray Dee, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Marcus Moore, Composer - C. Sands, Composer - Mr. Payback, Producer - Squeek Ru, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Binky, Producer - R. Garner, Composer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Mick Jones, ComposerLyricist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOE STRUMMER, ComposerLyricist - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - Mack 10, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Dutch, Producer
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Unknown, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS WARLICK, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack 10, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1998 Priority Records, LLC
Album review
It became commonplace during the mid- to late '90s for rappers to litter their albums with a small nation's worth of guest stars, both for commercial purposes and for all-important sonic variety. At its worst, this tactic can lead to albums where the ostensible star ends up sounding like a guest at their own party. But at its best, the more-the-merrier formula can result in stellar albums like Mack 10's The Recipe, an unambitious but enormously satisfying slice of pop-savvy late-'90s gangsta rap that features a slew of the hottest names in hip-hop, from Eazy E to Master P to ODB and many, many more. Mack 10 got his big break from mentor/gangsta rap pioneer Ice Cube, who not surprisingly lends his gruff presence to two of the album's standout tracks: "Should I Stay or Should I Go," a borderline sacrilegious but effective reworking of the Clash classic, and "Ghetto Horror Show," a similarly cheesy but enjoyable slice of gangsta rap gothic featuring a scene-stealing turn by the underrated Jayo Felony. Snoop Dogg trades verses with the laconic but authoritative Mack 10 on another of the album's highlights, "LBC and the ING," driven by a familiar but undeniably infectious sample of "Heartbeat," one of the greatest and most-used loops in the history of hip-hop. "Money's Just a Touch Away," the album's Gerald Levert-assisted first single, is a too-slick attempt at radio-friendly crossover success, but Mack 10's sole solo showcase, "The Letter," is a surprisingly eloquent and well-reasoned defense of gangsta rap. The Recipe probably won't convert many non-believers, but for fans of straightforward, late-'90s gangsta rap, it's about as good as it gets.
© Nathan Rabin /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:35
- Main artists: Mack 10
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Priority Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2007 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 2007 Priority Records, LLC
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