The Untold Truth

The Untold Truth
Studio album by Illegal
Released	August 24, 1993
Recorded	Late Fall 1992-Mid Summer 1993, D.A.R.P. Studios Atlanta Ga, Soundtrack Studio, NYC and BMV Digital Studio Newark, NJ
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	50:36
Label	Rowdy/Arista/BMG Records 75444-37002
Producer	Erick Sermon Lord Finesse Diamond D Biz Markie and Cool V Colin Wolfe Dallas Austin Spearhead X
Singles from The Untold Truth
"Head or Gut" Released: April 5, 1993 "We Getz Buzy" Released: October 4, 1993 "Back in the Day" Released: March 14, 1994

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The Untold Truth is the only album by the group Illegal, which was released on August 24, 1993, on Rowdy/Arista/BMG Records and featured production from Lord Finesse, Diamond D, Biz Markie, and Erick Sermon. The album was a minor success, peaking at #119 on the Billboard 200 and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Three singles were released—"Back in the Day," and the Kris Kross/Da Youngstas diss tracks "Head or Gut" and "We Getz Buzy."

Track listing

1. "Back in the Day" – 5:12
2. "Illegal Will Rock" – 5:01
3. "Head or Gut" – 3:57
4. "CrumbSnatcher" – 3:55
5. "We Getz Busy" – 3:50
6. "Stick ’Em Up" – 4:26
7. "Understand the Flow" – 4:48
8. "On da M.I.C." – 4:50
9. "Ban da Iggidy" – 4:14
10. "Lights, Camera, Action" – 5:03
11. "Interlude" – 0:29
12. "If U Want It" – 5:11

Samples

• "Ban Da Iggidy"
  • "Tippi Toes" by Meters
• "Illegal Will Rock"
  • "Lonely Town, Lonely Street" by Bill Withers
• "Crumbsnatchers"
  • "Escape-ism" by James Brown
  • "Get Up, I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" by James Brown
  • "Handclapping Song" by Meters
• "If U Want It"
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "Hydra" by Grover Washington Jr.
  • "Only If U Want It" by Eazy-E
• "Lights, Camera, Action"
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "Memento" by the Art of Noise
• "On Da M.I.C."
  • "We Want to Party, Party, Party" by Lyn Collins
• "We Getz Buzy"
  • "Impeach the President" by the Honey Drippers
• "Head or Gut"
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
• "U R Everything"
  • "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics
• "Stick 'Em Up"
  • "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle
• "Back in the Day"
  • "Excursions" by A Tribe Called Quest