At Your Own Risk
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Studio album by King Tee | ||||
Released | September 24, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990[1] | |||
Studio | Milagro Sound Recorders (Glendale, California) | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 48:16 | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
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At Your Own Risk is the second studio album by American West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It was released on September 24, 1990, via Capitol Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including DJ Pooh, E-Swift, Bilal Bashir, Bronick Wrobleski, J.R. Coes, DJ Aladdin, and King T himself. It also features guest appearances provided by Ice Cube and Breeze on the album's final track "Played Like a Piano". The album spawned four singles: "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)", "Diss You", "At Your Own Risk" and "Played Like a Piano", which were later included on the rapper's greatest hits album titled Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection.[citation needed]
The album peaked at number 175 on the US Billboard 200 and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its single "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" peaked at number 18 on the Hot Rap Songs.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Introduction" |
| 2:25 |
2. | "At Your Own Risk" |
| 4:06 |
3. | "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" | DJ Pooh | 3:31 |
4. | "On the Dance Tip" |
| 4:07 |
5. | "Jay Fay Dray" | DJ Pooh | 1:06 |
6. | "Skanless" | DJ Pooh | 4:20 |
7. | "Take You Home" |
| 4:20 |
8. | "Diss You" | Bilal Bashir | 4:15 |
9. | "Time to Get Out" | DJ Pooh | 3:29 |
10. | "Can This Be Real" (Remix) | DJ Pooh | 3:45 |
11. | "E Get Swift" |
| 3:50 |
12. | "Do Your Thing" | DJ Pooh | 1:38 |
13. | "King Tee Production" |
| 2:34 |
14. | "Played Like a Piano" (featuring Ice Cube & Breeze) | DJ Pooh | 4:59 |
Total length: | 48:16 |
Personnel
- Roger McBride – main artist, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10)
- O'Shea Jackson – featured artist (track 14)
- M.C. Breeze – featured artist (track 14)
- Mark S. Jordan – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5-7, 9-14), co-producer (track 4), mixing (tracks: 3-7, 9-14)
- Bilal Bashir – producer (tracks: 1, 8)
- J.R. Coes – producer (track 4), co-producer (track 7)
- Bronek Wroblewski – producer (track 4)
- Eric Brooks – producer (track 11)
- Bob Morse – engineering (tracks: 1, 3-7, 9-14)
- Vachik Aghaniantz – engineering (tracks: 2, 8)
- Alphonso Henderson – mixing (track 10)
- Glen E. Friedman – photography
- Jorge Hinojosa – management
- Eric Greenspan – management
Album singles
Single information |
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"Ruff Rhyme"
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"Diss You"
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"At Your Own Risk"
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Chart positions
Album
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 175 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 35 |
Singles
Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
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1990 | "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" | 18 |
References
- ^ Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2008). Old School Rap and Hip-hop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879309169. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "At Your Own Risk – King Tee". Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "King Tee Ruff Rhyme (Back Again) Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "King Tee Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "King Tee Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
External links
At Your Own Risk at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Act a Fool (1988)
- At Your Own Risk (1990)
- Tha Triflin' Album (1993)
- IV Life (1995)
- The Kingdom Come (1998)
- Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection (1998)
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