Paid the Cost is the debut album by rap duo Penthouse Players Clique

Penthouse Players Clique

Penthouse Players Clique was an American hip hop duo that consisted of rappers Playa Hamm and Tweed Cadillac. They were signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records.-History:...

. The album was released in 1992 for Ruthless Records and was produced by DJ Quik

DJ Quik

David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....

, DJ Battlecat and Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...

. The album was a success for the group, making it to #76 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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, #28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

 and #1 on the Top Heatseekers

Top Heatseekers

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 album charts. Three singles were released, "Explanation of a Playa", "Trust No Bitch" and "P.S. Phuk U 2", however only "Explanation of a Playa" would make it to the billboard charts. This would mark the duos only album as they would disband only a year later.

Track listing

1. "N-Trance"
2. "Undaground"
3. "Chekmate"
4. "Trust No Bitch" (Featuring AMG
   AMG (rapper)
   Jason Lewis better known by his stage name AMG, is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio who later moved to Inglewood, California...
   
   , DJ Quik
   DJ Quik
   David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....
   
    & Eazy-E
   Eazy-E
   Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...
   
   )
5. "U Cain't Check Me"
6. "Jealous Knukle Heads"
7. "Jus 2 Kep Yo Attenchun" (Featuring Battlecat
   Battlecat (producer)
   Kevin Gilliam, better know by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Long Beach, California.-Biography:He is well known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West Coast rappers...
   
    & D-Nasty)
8. "P.L.F."
9. "Blak Iz A Poet"
10. "Explanation Of A Playa"
11. "They Don't Know"
12. "Nathan's Changed"
13. "P.S. Phuk U 2" (Featuring Eazy-E
    Eazy-E
    Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...
    
     & DJ Quik
    DJ Quik
    David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....
    
    )
14. "Smooth"
15. "Handle Yo Bizness"
16. "Pimp Lane"
17. "X-It"