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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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | March 26, 1996 (1996-03-26) | |||
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.
Review scores | |
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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USBillboard 200[8] | 82 |
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 23 |
One Mo Nigga Ta Go - Dedicated To The Memory Of Eazy-EatDiscogs (list of releases)