Livin' Like Hustlers

Livin' Like Hustlers
Studio album by Above the Law
Released	December 1989 (advanced promo cassette version)[1] February 22, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	45:52
Label	Ruthless, Epic
Producer	Above the Law, Dr. Dre, Laylaw, Eazy-E (exec.)
Above the Law chronology
Livin' Like Hustlers (1990) Vocally Pimpin' (1991)

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P.I.F.R.

Livin' Like Hustlers is the debut album by the rap group Above the Law, released in February 1990. An advanced promo cassette version was released two months earlier.^[1]

Production for the album came from Dr. Dre (who was in N.W.A at the time), as well as Above the Law and LayLaw. Eazy-E (also a member of N.W.A) executive produced the album and performed on "The Last Song" as well.

The song "Murder Rap" was featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as well as the 2009 film Pineapple Express.

"Freedom Of Speech" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1990 Christian Slater film Pump Up The Volume ^[2]

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Murder Rap" – 4:14
2. "Untouchable" – 3:45
3. "Livin' Like Hustlers" – 5:45
4. "Another Execution" – 4:21
5. "Menace to Society" – 4:33
6. "Just Kickin' Lyrics" – 4:22
7. "Ballin'" – 4:19
8. "Freedom of Speech" – 4:20
9. "Flow On (Move Me No Mountain)" – 3:57
10. "The Last Song" [feat. N.W.A.] – 6:21

Personnel

• Eazy-E - Executive Producer
• Big Bass Brian - Mastering
• Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton - Keyboards
• Cold 187um - Vocals, Producer
• Dr. Dre - Assistant Producer
• Peter Dokus - Photography
• Helane Freeman - Art Direction
• Joe Gastwirt
• Go Mack - Vocals
• K.M.G the Illustrator - Vocals
• Laylaw - Vocals, Producer
• David Mitson
• Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
• Donovan Sound - Engineer
• Total Kaos - Vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	75
1990	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	14

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Murder Rap"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	41
1990	"Murder Rap"	Hot Rap Singles	1
1990	"Untouchable"	Hot Rap Singles	1

Samples

"Untouchable" "Funky Drummer" by James Brown "Light My Fire" by The Doors "Livin' Like Hustlers" "Hikky-Burr" by Quincy Jones featuring Bill Cosby "Just Kickin' Lyrics" "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes "Freedom Of Speech" "The Message From The Soul Sisters" by Myra Barnes "Ballin'" "Why Have I Lost You" by Cameo "Flow On (Move Me No Mountain)" "Move Me No Mountain" by Love Unlimited "Another Execution" "Do Your Thing" by Lyn Collins References http://www.discogs.com/Above-The-Law-Livin-Like-Hustlers/release/3793456 "Soundtracks". "Pump Up The Volume". imdb.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19. "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source (New York) (#100). January 1998. ISSN 1063-2085. Retrieved 2007-11-24.