Neva Again is the debut studio album by West Coast hip hop musician Kam. It was released in 1993 via Street Knowledge Records and EastWest Records America. The recording sessions took place at Echo Sound and Paramount Studios, in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Torcha Chamba, Solid Scheme, Mr. Woody, T-Bone, Rashad Coes & DJ Pooh. Kam's cousin Ice Cube made his appearance on the album as executive producer and the only guest vocalist. The album peaked at number 110 on the Billboard 200 and at number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Critical reception
The Washington Post noted that "the L.A. rapper drops more science about white supremacy, poverty and politics in one verse than many others drop in entire songs." The Richmond Times-Dispatch called Kam "a rapper with strong convictions and a keenly focused and uncompromising lyrical style."
Track listing
Notes Track 3 contains a sample from "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown Track 4 contains a sample from "Sexy Mama" by the Moments Track 5 contains a sample from "Riding High" by Faze-O Track 6 contains samples from "Midnight Runaway" by Three Dog Night, "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye, "People" by Graham Central Station and "Cosmic Slop" by Funkadelic Track 7 contains samples from "Flashlight" by Parliament and "Heartbreaker" by Zapp Track 8 contains samples from "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton and "Play Some Blues" by Roger Troutman
Personnel Craig A. Miller – main artist O'Shea Jackson – featured artist (track 11), executive producer Eddie "Coze tha Grinch" Goodman – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12) Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12) Angelo Trotter IV – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12) Jesse D. Lars Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12) Chris Charity – producer (tracks: 2, 9) Derek Lynch – producer (tracks: 2, 9) James Rashad Coes – producer (tracks: 3, 7) Terry "T-Bone" Gray – producer (track 4) Mr. Woody – producer (tracks: 6, 8) Clarence "D.J. Train" Lars – scratches (track 5) Mark Jordan – scratches (track 8), producer (track 11) Brian Gallow – scratches (track 10) Anthony "Soup" Holmes – keyboards (track 10) Bob Morse – engineering Mike Calderon – engineering Tony Dawsey – mastering Melanie Nissen – art direction Richard Bates – design S. Sung Lee – assistant design Valerie Wagner – assistant design
Charts Chart (1993) Peakposition
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