Album

IV Life

King Tee

1994 · Hip Hop

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IV Life by King Tee

IV Life is a Hip-Hop album by King Tee, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.

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IV Life is the fourth studio album by American West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It was released on March 28, 1995 via MCA Records, making it his first album on the label after his split with Capitol Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including DJ Pooh, Moe Love, TR Love, Grand Mixer DXT, E-Swift, DJ Broadway, Mark Sparks, Rashad, Thayod, Da Mic Profesah, Nikke Nicole, SLJ, and King Tee himself. It also features guest appearances from Xzibit, Breeze, and Tha Alkaholiks. The album spawned three singles: "Dippin'"/"Duck", "Way Out There"/"Super Nigga" and "Free Style Ghetto"/"Let's Get It On", but only "Dippin'" made it to Billboard charts, reaching number 46 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album peaked at number 171 on the US Billboard 200, number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 10 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

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Tracklist

  1. 1You Can't See Me4:23
  2. 2Super Nigga4:03
  3. 3Duck4:10
  4. 4Dippin'4:17
  5. 53 Strikes Ya' Out4:19
  6. 6Down Ass Loc3:00
  7. 7Free Style Ghetto4:50
  8. 8Way Out There4:35
  9. 9Let's Get It On4:30
  10. 10Check The Flow4:13
  11. 11Advertisement3:53
  12. 12Dippin' (Remix)4:10

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • G-Funk
  • bassheavy
  • swaggering
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

"You Can't See Me" contains a sample from "Hot Sex" (j. Davis, A. Muhammed, M. Taylor) [...] as recorded by A Tribe Called Quest [...].
"Super Nigga" contains a sample from "The Look Of Love" (B. Bacharach, H. David) [...] as recorded by Carmen McRae [...], "Super Nigga" (R. Pryor), as recorded by Richard Pryor [...].
"Dippin'" contains a sample from "Cherish" performed by The Four Tops [...] written by Terry Kirkman [...].
"3 Strikes Ya' Out" contains a sample from "Threnody For Sharon Tate" (I. Mimaroglu) [...], as recorded by Freddie Hubbard [...].
"Down Ass Loc" contains a sample from "Maracas Beach" (G. Wahsinton, Jr.) [...], as recorded by Grover Washington, Jr. [...].
"Free Style Ghetto" contains a sample from "The Theme From Mahogany" (M. Masser, G. Goffin) [...] as recorded by Diana Ross [...].
"Check The Flow" contains a sampled from "Get Into It" (A. Hardy, M. Williams) [...] as recorded by Big Daddy Kane [...].
"Advertisement" contains a sample from "Don't Believe The Hype" (J. Boxley, C. Ridenhaur, E. Sadler) [...] as recorded by Public Enemy [...].
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