Life After Jive: 2000 to 2005
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Life After Jive: 2000 to 2005 is the fourth greatest hits
album by American rapper Spice 1
, released April 4, 2006 on Real Talk Entertainment
. The album features production by Big Hollis, Blackjack, DJ Epik, Pimp C
, Spice 1 and Tone Tovin. The songs were recorded between 2000 and 2005, after Spice 1's last album on Jive Records
was released, Immortalized, in 1999. Several guest performers appear on the album, including: MC Eiht
, UGK
, Tray Dee, Celly Cel
, Kurupt
, Bad Azz
, Jayo Felony
, Yukmouth
, C-Bo
, MJG and Outlawz
.
Several tracks from Life After Jive also appeared on Spice 1's 2002 greatest hits album, Hits 3
, including: "Murder Man Dance", "You Got Me Fucked Up", "Ride or Die", "Chocolate Philly" and "Playa Pieces".
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album by American rapper Spice 1
Spice 1
Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003...
, released April 4, 2006 on Real Talk Entertainment
Real Talk Entertainment
Real Talk Entertainment is a hip hop record label and is the current home to a diverse group of Gold and Platinum artists. Real Talk Entertainment was launched in 2003 and is a privately held independent record label based in Sacramento, California....
. The album features production by Big Hollis, Blackjack, DJ Epik, Pimp C
Pimp C
Chad Lamont Butler , better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer...
, Spice 1 and Tone Tovin. The songs were recorded between 2000 and 2005, after Spice 1's last album on Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
was released, Immortalized, in 1999. Several guest performers appear on the album, including: MC Eiht
MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
, UGK
UGK
UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner...
, Tray Dee, Celly Cel
Celly Cel
Marcellus McCarver, better know by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992 called "Lifestyle of a Mack." Celly Cel then debuted in 1994 with Heat 4 Yo Azz and released Killa Kali...
, Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
, Bad Azz
Bad Azz
Jamarr Stamps , better known by the stage name Bad Azz, is an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, also known as DPGC.-Biography:...
, Jayo Felony
Jayo Felony
James Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
, Yukmouth
Yukmouth
Jerold Dwight Ellis, III, better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is a Grammy-nominated American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment.-Career:He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with...
, C-Bo
C-Bo
Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an American rapper. He was born and raised in the south area of Sacramento, California. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993...
, MJG and Outlawz
Outlawz
Outlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
.
Several tracks from Life After Jive also appeared on Spice 1's 2002 greatest hits album, Hits 3
Hits 3 (Spice 1 album)
Hits 3 is third greatest hits album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released April 9, 2002 on Mobb Status Entertainment. The album was produced by Ant Banks, Blackjack, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Pimp C, Al Eaton, DJ Squeaky, Tony Harmon and Spice 1...
, including: "Murder Man Dance", "You Got Me Fucked Up", "Ride or Die", "Chocolate Philly" and "Playa Pieces".
Track listing
- "Spiceberg Slim" - 3:36 (from the album Spiceberg SlimSpiceberg SlimSpiceberg Slim is the eight studio album by American rapper Spice 1. The album was released in 2002 for Hard Tyme Records, & Riviera Records and made it to #79 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts and #39 on the Top Independent album charts...
) - "Murder Man Dance" (featuring UGKUGKUGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner...
) - 4:31 (from the album The Last DanceThe Last Dance (Spice 1 album)The Last Dance is Spice 1's seventh studio album. It was released on May 16, 2000 in the U.S., and features appearances from rap artists MJG, RBL Posse, The Outlawz, Bad Azz, UGK, and C-Bo. This was also his first independent album since leaving Jive...
) - "Niggaz Like Us" - 4:33 (featuring Bun BBun BBernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...
& Celly CelCelly CelMarcellus McCarver, better know by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992 called "Lifestyle of a Mack." Celly Cel then debuted in 1994 with Heat 4 Yo Azz and released Killa Kali...
) (from the album Criminal ActivityCriminal ActivityCriminal Activity is the debut album by American rap supergroup Criminalz, which consisted of Spice 1, Celly Cel and Jayo Felony. It was released August 7, 2001 on Celly Cel's label, Realside Records. The album was produced by Doyle, G-Man Stan, Spice 1 and Stan Keith...
) - "Touch Me, Feel Me, Smell Me" - 4:21 (from the album The Playa Rich ProjectThe Playa Rich ProjectThe Playa Rich Project is a compilation presented by American rapper Spice 1. It was released November 14, 2000 on Mobb Status Entertainment...
) - "No One Else" (featuring MC EihtMC EihtAaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
) - 4:14 (from the album Keep It GangstaKeep It GangstaKeep It Gangsta is the second collaboration album by American rappers MC Eiht and Spice 1. The album was released February 21, 2006 on Real Talk Entertainment.- Track listing :#"Spit at Em'" - 0:28#"No One Else" - 4:15#"Raw Wit It" - 4:23...
) - "Gangbang Music" (featuring Tha EastsidazTha EastsidazTha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...
) - 4:07 (from the album The RidahThe RidahThe RidaH is the ninth studio album of US rapper Spice 1. Keith Andrews, Travis Wilcox, and Robert Green "Spice 1" partnered up with Rajan Dave to produce it under XtraLaced Records, LLC. "Work It Tonite" track 1, a Punjabi East Indian Crossover, was produced by Manesh Judge & Noor Lodhi of Cold...
) - "G.A.M.E." (featuring Bad AzzBad AzzJamarr Stamps , better known by the stage name Bad Azz, is an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, also known as DPGC.-Biography:...
& Da Game Bangers) - 3:29 (from the album The Last DanceThe Last Dance (Spice 1 album)The Last Dance is Spice 1's seventh studio album. It was released on May 16, 2000 in the U.S., and features appearances from rap artists MJG, RBL Posse, The Outlawz, Bad Azz, UGK, and C-Bo. This was also his first independent album since leaving Jive...
) - "You Got Me Fucked Up" - 3:15 (from the album Spiceberg SlimSpiceberg SlimSpiceberg Slim is the eight studio album by American rapper Spice 1. The album was released in 2002 for Hard Tyme Records, & Riviera Records and made it to #79 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts and #39 on the Top Independent album charts...
) - "Ride or Die" (featuring Jayo FelonyJayo FelonyJames Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
, Tray Dee & YukmouthYukmouthJerold Dwight Ellis, III, better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is a Grammy-nominated American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment.-Career:He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with...
) - 4:24 (from the album The Playa Rich ProjectThe Playa Rich ProjectThe Playa Rich Project is a compilation presented by American rapper Spice 1. It was released November 14, 2000 on Mobb Status Entertainment...
) - "Playa Pieces" - 4:35 (from the album The Last DanceThe Last Dance (Spice 1 album)The Last Dance is Spice 1's seventh studio album. It was released on May 16, 2000 in the U.S., and features appearances from rap artists MJG, RBL Posse, The Outlawz, Bad Azz, UGK, and C-Bo. This was also his first independent album since leaving Jive...
) - "That's the Way Life Goes" (featuring MC Eiht) - 4:34 (from the album The Pioneers)
- "My Life" (featuring Jayo Felony & Celly Cel) - 4:23 (from the album Criminal ActivityCriminal ActivityCriminal Activity is the debut album by American rap supergroup Criminalz, which consisted of Spice 1, Celly Cel and Jayo Felony. It was released August 7, 2001 on Celly Cel's label, Realside Records. The album was produced by Doyle, G-Man Stan, Spice 1 and Stan Keith...
) - "Ride 4 Me" (featuring C-BoC-BoShawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an American rapper. He was born and raised in the south area of Sacramento, California. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993...
& Rod-Dee) - 4:28 (from the album The Playa Rich ProjectThe Playa Rich ProjectThe Playa Rich Project is a compilation presented by American rapper Spice 1. It was released November 14, 2000 on Mobb Status Entertainment...
) - "They Just Don't Know" (featuring MC Eiht) - 3:41 (from the album Keep It GangstaKeep It GangstaKeep It Gangsta is the second collaboration album by American rappers MC Eiht and Spice 1. The album was released February 21, 2006 on Real Talk Entertainment.- Track listing :#"Spit at Em'" - 0:28#"No One Else" - 4:15#"Raw Wit It" - 4:23...
) - "Can't Stop Us" (featuring MC Eiht) - 3:44 (from the album The Pioneers)
- "Chocolate Philly" (featuring MJG) - 4:20 (from the album The Last DanceThe Last Dance (Spice 1 album)The Last Dance is Spice 1's seventh studio album. It was released on May 16, 2000 in the U.S., and features appearances from rap artists MJG, RBL Posse, The Outlawz, Bad Azz, UGK, and C-Bo. This was also his first independent album since leaving Jive...
) - "Turn da Heat Down" (featuring OutlawzOutlawzOutlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
) - 5:12 (from the album Spiceberg SlimSpiceberg SlimSpiceberg Slim is the eight studio album by American rapper Spice 1. The album was released in 2002 for Hard Tyme Records, & Riviera Records and made it to #79 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts and #39 on the Top Independent album charts...
) - "I Ain't Scared" (featuring MC Eiht) - 2:52 (from the album The Pioneers)
- "Thug World" (featuring KuruptKuruptRicardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
) - 3:25 (from the album The RidahThe RidahThe RidaH is the ninth studio album of US rapper Spice 1. Keith Andrews, Travis Wilcox, and Robert Green "Spice 1" partnered up with Rajan Dave to produce it under XtraLaced Records, LLC. "Work It Tonite" track 1, a Punjabi East Indian Crossover, was produced by Manesh Judge & Noor Lodhi of Cold...
)
External links
- [ Life After Jive: 2000 to 2005] at Allmusic
- Life After Jive: 2000 to 2005 at Tower RecordsTower RecordsTower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....