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Rap Life is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Tash. It was released on November 2, 1999, via Loud Records. The recording sessions took place at Skip Saylor Recording, Enterprise Studios, Troposphere Studios, Mirror Image Studios, and Soundcastle. The production was handled by E-Swift, Fredwreck, Minnesota, Rockwilder, DJ Battlecat, Knobody, Younglord and Sir Jinx. It features guest appearances from Tha Alkaholiks, Phil Da Agony, B-Real, Carl Thomas, Kurupt, L.V., Outkast, Philip Johnson, Raekwon, Xzibit and Ice-T. The album reached number 148 on the Billboard 200, number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. Its singles—"Rap Life" and "Bermuda Triangle"—were minor success landing on the Hot Rap Songs at No. 45 and 39, respectively.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ricochet" | Rico SmithEric BrooksSean CombsChristopher WallaceNashiem MyrickHerb MagidsonAllie Wrubel | E-Swift | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Cops Skit" | | Sir Jinx | 0:14 |
| 3. | "G'z Iz G'z" (featuring Kurupt) | R. SmithRicardo BrownKevin GilliamGeorge ClintonWilliam CollinsLeon HaywoodReginald NobleBernie Worrell | DJ Battlecat | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" | R. SmithMark RichardsonHarry Wayne CaseyRichard Finch | Minnesota | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Rap Life" (featuring Raekwon) | R. SmithCorey WoodsRichard Frierson | Younglord | 4:51 |
| 6. | "The Game" (featuring Carl Thomas) | R. SmithCarl ThomasJerome FosterMaurice White | Knobody | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Game Show Skit" | | Sir Jinx | 0:18 |
| 8. | "Only When I'm Drunker" (performed by Tha Alkaholiks and Phillip Johnson) | R. SmithBrooksJames RobinsonRichardsonAugust MoonWilliam Tyrone Thomas | Minnesota | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Goggles Skit" (featuring Danielle O'Donnell and E-Swift) | R. SmithBrooks | Sir Jinx | 1:03 |
| 10. | "Nightfall" | R. SmithFarid Nassar | Fredwreck | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Bill Clinton Skit" (featuring Troy D. Duran) | | E-Swift | 1:04 |
| 12. | "Smokefest 1999" (featuring Phil da Agony, Outkast and B-Real) | R. SmithJason SmithAntwan PattonAndré BenjaminBrooks | E-Swift | 4:59 |
| 13. | "Fallin' On" | R. SmithDana StinsonDavid Axelrod | Rockwilder | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Tash Rules" (featuring LV) | R. SmithLarry SandersStinson | Rockwilder | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Ice-T Skit" (featuring Ice-T) | | E-Swift | 0:55 |
| 16. | "True Homies" (featuring Phil da Agony and Xzibit) | R. SmithJ. SmithAlvin JoinerBrooks | E-Swift | 4:50 |
| 17. | "Blackula" (performed by Tha Alkaholiks) | R. SmithBrooksRobinson | E-Swift | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Bermuda Triangle" | R. SmithBrooks | E-Swift | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 56:24 |
Charts
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions |
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| US R&B | US Rap |
| 1999 | "Rap Life" | 86 | 45 |
| "Bermuda Triangle" | — | 39 |
External links
- at Discogs (list of releases)