Rap Life

Studio album by Tash

Released

November 2, 1999 (U.S.)

Recorded

1998-1999

Genre

West Coast hip hop

Length

56:24

Label

Loud Records

Producer

E-Swift, Sir Jinx, Battlecat, Minnesota, Younglord, Fredwreck, Knobody, Rockwilder

Tash chronology

Likwidation
(1997)

Rap Life
(1999)

X.O. Experience
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Source	^[2]
The Los Angeles Times	^[3]

Rap Life is the solo debut album by West Coast hip hop artist, Tash. It was released in 1999, two years before and after Tash's albums with Tha Liks. It received positive critical reception, but was not too commercially successful. It reached #148 on The Billboard 200, but reached #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart, which measures underground acclaim. It had two charting singles—the title track and "Bermuda Triangle." The lack of further success of this album is odd considering its high-profile guest appearances from Outkast, Xzibit and B-Real of Cypress Hill amongst others. Still, many positive things have been said about the album such as that it is a "beacon of hope for the West's resurgence."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ricochet"	R. Smith, E. Brooks, H. Magidson, A. Wruble, C. Wallace, S. Combs, N. Myrick	E-Swift	3:15
2.	"Cops" (skit)	–	Sir Jinx	0:14
3.	"G'z Iz G'z" (featuring Kurupt)	R. Smith, R. Brown, L. Gilliam, R. Noble, W. Collins, G. Clinton, L. Haywood	Battlecat	4:31
4.	"Pimpin' Ain't Easy"	R. Smith, M. Richardson, R. Finch, H.W. Casey	Minnesota	3:15
5.	"Rap Life" (featuring Raekwon)	R. Smith, C. Woods, R. Frierson	Younglord	4:51
6.	"The Game" (featuring Carl Thomas)	R. Smith, C. Thomas, J. Foster, M. White		4:13
7.	"Game Show" (skit)	–	Sir Jinx	0:18
8.	"Only When I'm Drunker" (featuring E-Swift, J-Ro and Phillip Johnson)	R. Smith, E. Brooks, J. Robinson, M. Richardson, W. Thomas, A. Moon	Minnesota	4:28
9.	"Goggles" (skit)	R. Smith, E. Brooks	Sir Jinx	1:03
10.	"Nightfall"	R. Smith, F. Nassar	Fredwreck	3:46
11.	"Bill Clinton" (skit)	–	E-Swift	1:04
12.	"Smokefest 1999" (featuring B-Real, OutKast and Phil da Agony)	R. Smith, A. Benjamin, A. Patton, J. Smith, E. Brooks	E-Swift	4:59
13.	"Fallin' On"	R. Smith, D. Stinson, D. Axelrod	Rockwilder	3:25
14.	"Tash Rules" (featuring LV)	R. Smith, L. Sanders, D. Stinson	Rockwilder	3:49
15.	"Ice-T" (skit)	–	E-Swift	0:55
16.	"True Homies" (featuring Phil da Agony and Xzibit)	R. Smith, A. Joiner, J. Smith, E. Brooks	E-Swift	4:50
17.	"Blackula" (performed by Tha Alkaholiks)	R. Smith, E. Brooks	E-Swift	3:42
18.	"Bermuda Triangle"	R. Smith, E. Brooks	E-Swift	4:11
Total length:				56:24

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Heatseekers
1999	Rap Life	148	28	1

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	US R&B	US Rap
1999	"Rap Life"	86	45
1999	"Bermuda Triangle"	-	39

References

Likwit Crew

Groups	Barbershop MCs Lootpack Tha Alkaholiks

Members	Chuck Hustle Declaime Defari E-Swift J. Wells J-Ro King Tee Montageone Phil Da Agony Styliztik Jones Tash The Barber Kiz Xzibit

Releases	Act a Fool At Your Own Risk Tha Triflin' Album 21 & Over Coast II Coast IV Life At the Speed of Life Likwidation 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection Soundpieces: Da Antidote Rap Life Focused Daily Restless Andsoitissaid X.O. Experience The Kingdom Come Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix Secondary Protocol Shades of Blue Odds & Evens People Person Aromatic Conversations With Dudley The Ruthless Chronicles Firewater Street Music

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