Seasoned Veteran is the third studio album by American rapper Richie Rich. It was released November 5, 1996 on Def Jam Recordings, and to date is the only major label release for the artist. The album was produced by Ali Malik, DJ Daryl, Doug Rasheed, Jermaine Dupri, Lev Berlak, Mike Mosley, Richie Rich and Rick Rock. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 35 on the Billboard 200.[ ((( Seasoned Veteran > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-09. Two of the singles released, "Let's Ride" and "Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?", both appeared on multiple Billboard singles charts. The album features guest performances by 2Pac, E-40, Luniz, D'wayne Wiggins, T-Boz, and Rame Royal of Rhythm & Green.
Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, "Let's Ride". A second single, "Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?", was also released as a music video, featuring Bo-Roc, and is dedicated to the memory of Tupac Shakur.
In the song "Niggas Done Changed" Feat. Tupac, 2Pac predicts his own death by saying “I been shot and murdered, can't tell you how it happened, word for word / But best believe niggas gonna get what they deserve.”
Critical reception
Miguel Burke of The Source magazine described Seasoned Veteran as "one of the few albums available in the reality rap genre that lives up to its name and comes close to meeting the listener's expectations", but criticized the production that "can't handle the weight of the lyrical content".
Track listing #TitleProducerFeatured guestLength1"Intro"Lev Berlak, Richie Rich1:392"Funk"DJ Daryl5:453"It's On"DJ DarylE-404:404"Let's Ride"Ali Malik4:345"30 Minutes (Skit)"Richie Rich1:216"Real Pimp"DJ Daryl, Richie Rich4:377"Guess Who's Back"Lev Berlak, Richie Rich5:178"Fresh Out"DJ Daryl4:119"Niggas Done Changed"Rick Rock2Pac4:5310"Pillow"DJ DarylRame Royal, D'wayne Wiggins4:4911"Check 'Em'"DJ Daryl4:3312"Real Shit"Lev Berlak2:1013"Questions"Doug RasheedLuniz4:1514"It's Not About You"Lev Berlak, Richie Rich4:1315"Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?"Mike Mosley, Richie RichBo-Roc5:5916"Touch Myself (Remix)"Jermaine DupriT-Boz, Jermaine Dupri4:11
Samples Fresh Out "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays Let's Ride "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic Pillow "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" by Tony! Toni! Toné!
Chart history Album Chart (1996)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard 20035U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums11
Singles SongChart (1996)[ ((( Seasoned Veteran > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-09.Peakposition"Let's Ride"U.S. Billboard Hot 10074U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs55U.S. Billboard Rap Songs8SongChart (1997)Peakposition"Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?"U.S. Billboard Hot 10057U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs37U.S. Billboard Rap Songs10"Let's Ride"U.S. Billboard Hot 10067U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs69U.S. Billboard Rap Songs15
Personnel
Richie Rich - vocals, producer, assistant producer, executive producer Tina Davis - producer, assistant producer, executive producer, project supervisor Kevin "Lipper" Washington - producer, assistant producer, executive producer 2Pac - vocals Bo-Roc - background vocals D'wayne Wiggins - guitar, background vocals E-40 - vocals Jermaine Dupri - producer, background vocals Luniz - vocals Simply E - background vocals
T-Boz - vocals Ali Malik - producer DJ Daryl - producer, assistant producer Lev Berlak - producer, assistant producer Rick Rock - producer Joseph "Amp" Fiddler - keyboards, bass Dorothy Low - photography The Drawing Board - design John "Indo" Neilson - engineer, mixing Darren "Digital D" Harris - engineer, mixing Joseph "Amp" Fiddler - keyboards Femi Ojtune - keyboards Phil Tan - mixing
References
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