187 He Wrote is the second studio album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released on September 28, 1993, via Jive Records.
The album was produced by E-A-Ski & CMT, Mentally Blunted, Prodeje, Too $hort, Ant Banks, Jonny Z, MC Eiht, and D.J. Xtra Large, with Chaz Hayes and 187 Fac serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Bo$$ and MC Eiht and contributions from G-Nut, Ant Banks, E-40, Havikk, Havoc & Prodeje, and Nuttin' Nyce.
The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was certified gold on November 30, 1993, by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units in the US alone. Its lead single, "Dumpin' Em in Ditches", made it to No. 34 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales and No. 79 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in the United States. The second single off of the album, "The Murda Show", reached No. 50 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.
Track listing
Sample credits Track 1 contains a sample of "High Powered" written by Ricardo Brown, Eric Collins, Calvin Broadus, Andre Young and Tracy Lynn Curry as performed by Dr. Dre. Track 4 contains a sample of "Sweet Moments" written by Barry White and Gene Page as performed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra. Track 6 contains a sample of "Dukey's Stick" written by George Duke.
Personnel
Robert L. "Spice 1" Green Jr. — vocals, arrangement Lichelle "Bo$$" Laws — additional vocals (track 5) Anthony "Ant" Banks — additional vocals & producer (track 6), mixing & engineering (tracks: 3, 6, 7) Gregory "G-Nut" Brown — background vocals (track 6), additional vocals (tracks: 7, 15), executive producer Aaron "MC Eiht" Tyler — additional vocals & producer (track 8) Austin "Prodeje" Patterson — additional vocals (track 9), producer (tracks: 1, 9) Cary "Havoc" Calvin — additional vocals (track 9) Brian "Havikk The Rhime Son" West — additional vocals (track 9) Earl "E-40" Stevens — additional vocals (track 10) Nuttin' Nyce — additional vocals (track 13) Robert "Fonksta" Bacon — guitar (tracks: 1, 9) Shon "E-A-Ski" Adams — producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 12, 14), keyboard and drum programming & engineering (track 12) Mark "CMT" Ogleton — producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 12, 14), keyboard and drum programming & engineering (track 12) Todd "Too $hort" Shaw — producer (tracks: 3, 7) Gentry "Black Jack" Reed — producer (tracks: 4, 5, 15), mixing (tracks: 5, 15) John "Jonny Z" Zunino — producer, mixing & engineering (track 10) K. "DJ Xtra-Large" Turner — producer & mixing (track 13) Sean Freehill — mixing & engineering (tracks: 1, 9) Pat Coughlin — engineering (tracks: 2, 10, 14) Matt Kelley — recording (tracks: 4, 5), mixing (tracks: 5, 15), engineering (track 15) Tim Latham — mixing (tracks: 4, 13), recording (tracks: 5, 13) Adam Kudzin — mixing (tracks: 4, 13), recording (tracks: 5, 13) Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham — mixing & engineering (track 8) Terry "DJ Slip" Allen — mixing (track 8) Dennis "Den Fen" Thomas — executive producer Chaz Hayes — executive producer, management Victor Hall — photography Jeremy Dawson — photo illustration
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peakposition US Billboard 200 10 US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 42 Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 73
Certifications
See also List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1993
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