Neva Again is the debut album by West Coast

West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...

 hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 artist Kam

Kam (rapper)

Kam is an American political emcee known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s. Born in Los Angeles, he is considered an esteemed West Coast underground rapper. He is known for his Nation of Islam-influenced lyrics and membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow...

. It is executive produced

Executive producer

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 by Kam's cousin Ice Cube

Ice Cube

O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...

 and produced by a variety of West Coast producers including DJ Pooh

DJ Pooh

DJ Pooh is an American record producer, rapper, screenwriter and film director.-Biography:...

, Rashad and Chris Charity. It features no guest vocalists besides Ice Cube on "Watts Riot." In addition, DJ Train, DJ Pooh and Brian G provide scratches

Scratching

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 on various tracks and Anthony "Soup" Holmes plays keyboards on one song. It is a highly acclaimed yet rather unknown album. Critics support it for its G-funk

G-funk

G-funk, or Gangsta-funk, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that emerged from Westcoast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive sampling of P-funk tunes, and a high-pitched...

 beats and socially conscious lyrics.

Track listing

#	Title	Time	Producer(s)	Performer(s)	Sample(s)
1	"Intro"	1:15	Coze Stan Jones Stone Toothie	Kam Kam (rapper) Kam is an American political emcee known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s. Born in Los Angeles, he is considered an esteemed West Coast underground rapper. He is known for his Nation of Islam-influenced lyrics and membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow...
2	"Peace Treaty"	4:18	Chris Charity Derek Lynch	Kam	Contains a sample of "Atomic Dog Atomic Dog "Atomic Dog" is a song by George Clinton from his 1982 album Computer Games. The track was released as a single in December 1982 and became the P-Funk collective's last to reach #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart... " by George Clinton George Clinton (funk musician) George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost... Contains a sample of "Spirit of the Boogie" by Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and... Contains a sample of "Funkin' for Fun" by Parliament Parliament (band) Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
3	"Stereotype"	4:30	Rashad	Kam	Contains a sample of "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... Contains a sample of "Sing a Simple Song Sing a Simple Song "Sing a Simple Song" is a 1968 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, the b-side to their #1 hit "Everyday People". The song's lyrics, sung in turn by Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone, and Larry Graham, with spoken word sections by Cynthia Robinson, offer a simple solution for... " by Sly & the Family Stone Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music... Contains a sample of "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" by Sly & the Family Stone
4	"Still Got Love 4 'Um"	4:23	T-Bone	Kam	Contains a sample of "Come on Sexy Mama" by The Moments Ray, Goodman & Brown Ray, Goodman & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama" and "Look at Me "...
5	"Hang 'Um High"	3:41	Coze Stan Jones Stone Toothie	Kam	Contains a sample of "Riding High" by Faze-O Contains a sample of "I Wanna Kill Sam" by Ice Cube
6	"Drama"	3:48	Mr. Woody	Kam	Contains a sample of "Cosmic Slop" by Funkadelic Funkadelic Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:... Contains a sample of "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... Contains a sample of "Midnight Runaway" by Three Dog Night Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975. During that time the band charted 21 Billboard top 40 hits in America, three of which reached Number One... Contains a sample of "People" by Graham Central Station Graham Central Station Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham . The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often incorrectly called Grand Central Station....
7	"Neva Again"	3:39	Rashad	Kam	Contains a sample of "Jungle Boogie Jungle Boogie "Jungle Boogie" is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. It scored number four as a single and became very popular in nightclubs. The song's spoken main vocal was performed by the band's roadie Don Boyce... " by Kool & the Gang Contains a sample of "Flash Light" by Parliament Contains a sample of "Heartbreaker" by Zapp Zapp (band) Zapp is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Terry Troutman, Bobby Glover and Gregory Jackson [Cincinnati Ohio Funk Keyboardist]...
8	"Y'all Don't Here Me Dough"	3:30	Mr. Woody	Kam	Contains a sample of "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton Contains a sample of "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Mason, Vaughn & Crew
9	"Ain't That a Bitch"	4:03	Chris Charity Derek Lynch	Kam	Contains a sample of "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
10	"Holiday Madness"	3:58	Coze Stan Jones Stone Toothie	Kam	Contains a sample of "Soul Power '74" by Maceo & the Macks Maceo Parker Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones... Contains a sample of "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone Contains a sample of "Papa Was Too (Live)" by Joe Tex Joe Tex Joseph Arrington, Jr. , better known as "Joe Tex", was an American Southern soul singer-songwriter, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s...
11	"Watts Riot"	3:49	DJ Pooh	Kam Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
12	"Outro"	2:21	Coze Stan Jones Stone Toothie	Kam

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	110
U.S. Top R&B Albums	18