Off Parole

Off Parole
Studio album by Rappin' 4-Tay
Released	March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)
Studios	One Little Indian Studio (Richmond, CA) The Enterprise (Los Angeles, CA) Kirv Productions (Hollywood, CA) Find-A-Way Studios (Hayward, CA) Dangerous Music (Atlanta, GA) Bay View Productions Studio (San Francisco, CA) Premier Studio (San Francisco, CA) Encore Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Frisco Studios (San Francisco, CA) Tight Out Da Gate Studio (San Francisco, CA)
Genres	West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap g-funk
Length	1:11:35
Label	Chrysalis
Producers	Al Eaton Dave G Doug Rasheed G-Man Stan Kirv Les G Mike Dean Rappin' 4-Tay Reg T.C. The Enhancer Too $hort
Rappin' 4-Tay chronology
Don't Fight the Feelin' (1994) Off Parole (1996) 4 tha Hard Way (1997)
Singles from Off Parole
"Ain't No Playa" Released: 1996 "A Lil Som'em Som'em" Released: 1996

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Off Parole is the third studio album by American rapper Rappin' 4-Tay. It was released on March 19, 1996 via Chrysalis Records. The recording sessions took place at One Little Indian Studio in Richmond, at The Enterprise and Encore Studios in Los Angeles, at Kirv Productions in Hollywood, at Find-A-Way Studios in Hayward, at Dangerous Music in Atlanta, at Bay View Productions Studio, Premier Studio, Frisco Studios and Tight Out Da Gate Studio in San Francisco.

Production was handled by Al Eaton, G-Man Stan, Mike Dean, Reggie-Reg, T.C., Dave G, Doug Rasheed, Kevin "Kirv" Irving, Les G, The Enhancer, Too $hort and 4-Tay himself, with Frank "Franky J." Hudson Jr. serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Passion, D-Moe, Fly Nate Tha Banksta, Franky J., Hugh EMC, JT the Bigga Figga, Kandice Love, Lil' Fly, MC Breed, Primo, San Quinn, Seff Tha Gaffla, Too $hort, T-Lowe, and 4-Tay's seven-year-old daughter Jasmyne Forté. In the United States, the album reached number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

There were four music videos directed to promote the album: "Never Talk Down", "A Lil' Some'em Some'em", "Ain't No Playa (Playaz Shit)" and "Off Parole". The song "Never Talk Down" slightly differs from the one presented on Too $hort's Gettin' It (Album Number Ten).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Paid My Dues" (featuring Kandice Love)	Anthony Forté Al Eaton	Al Eaton	4:25
2.	"New Trump" (featuring Lil Fly)	Forté Mike Dean	Mike Dean	4:14
3.	"A Lil' Some'em Some'em" (featuring Gary Mackey and Sugar)	Forté Eaton	Al Eaton	5:37
4.	"Check Ya Self"	Forté Kevin Irving	Kirv	3:27
5.	"Ain't No Playa (Playaz Shit)" (featuring Passion)	Forté Stan Keith Shannon Lacy	G-Man Stan	5:02
6.	"Never Talk Down" (featuring Too $hort and MC Breed)	Forté Todd Shaw Eric Breed	Too $hort Rappin' 4-Tay	5:37
7.	"25-2-Life"	Forté Don Marsh	The Enhancer	5:04
8.	"Boogie Bang Bang" (featuring Franky J.)	Forté Tomie Witherspoon Reggie Smith	T.C. Regi-Reg	4:29
9.	"Comin' Back"	Forté Doug Rasheed	Doug Rasheed	4:04
10.	"Hala at a Playa"	Forté David Golostin	Dave G	4:11
11.	"Game on the Shelf" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga, San Quinn and Seff Tha Gaffla)	Forté Joseph Tom Quincy Brooks Yusef Sterling Witherspoon Reggie Smith	T.C. Regi-Reg	3:43
12.	"Off Parole"	Forté Dean	Mike Dean	4:14
13.	"Where's the Party" (featuring Charles Hill, Ron Kenoly and Sean Tayco)	Forté Eaton	Al Eaton	4:56
14.	"Phat Like That" (featuring Jasmyne Forté)	Forté Leslie Gray	Les G	3:42
15.	"Still Phuckin with My Folks" (featuring Primo, T-Lowe, D-Moe, Nate The Banksta and Hugh E. MC)	Forté Keith	G-Man Stan	4:47
16.	"Ain't No Playa (Radio Mix)"			4:13
Total length:				1:11:35

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains an interpolation of "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" written by Leon Haywood.
• Track 9 contains an interpolation of "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" written by Eban Kelly and Jimi Randolph.
• Track 13 contains an interpolation of "High" written by Randy Mullen.

Personnel

• Anthony "Rappin' 4-Tay" Forté – vocals, producer (track 6)
• Kandice Love – vocals (track 1)
• Gary "Lil' Fly" Hudson – vocals (track 2), co-producer
• Gary Mackey – vocals (track 3)
• Sugar – vocals (track 3)
• Passion – vocals (track 5)
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals & producer (track 6)
• Eric Breed – vocals (track 6)
• Frank "Franky J." Hudson Jr. – vocals (track 8), executive producer, photography
• Joseph "JT the Bigga Figga" Tom – vocals (track 11)
• Quincy "San Quinn" Brooks – vocals (track 11)
• Yusef "Seff Tha Gaffla" Sterling – vocals (track 11)
• Charles Hill – vocals (track 13)
• Ron Kenoly – vocals (track 13)
• Sean Tayco – vocals (track 13)
• Jasmyne Forté – vocals (track 14)
• Lionel "Primo" Primus – vocals (track 15)
• T-Lowe – vocals (track 15)
• D. "D-Moe" Morris – vocals (track 15)
• Fly Nate Tha Banksta – vocals (track 15)
• Hugh E. Gregory – vocals (track 15)
• Barry "Race" Smith – bass (track 8)
• Al Eaton – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 13)
• Mike Dean – producer (tracks: 2, 12)
• Kevin "Kirv" Irving – producer (track 4)
• "G-Man Stan" Keith – producer (tracks: 5, 15)
• Don "The Enhancer" Marsh – producer (track 7)
• Tomie "T.C." Witherspoon – producer (tracks: 8, 11)
• Reggie "Reg" Smith – producer (tracks: 8, 11)
• Doug Rasheed – producer (track 9)
• David "Dave G" Golostin – producer (track 10)
• Leslie "Les G" Gray – producer (track 14)
• Pat Johnson – photography
• Tar – photography
• Kiki – photography

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	38
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	10

External links

• Rappin' 4-Tay – Off Parole at Discogs (list of releases)