Six is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop group Whodini. It was released on September 17, 1996 via So So Def/Columbia Records, making it the only album released for the label. Recording sessions took place at KrossWire Studio, Doppler Studios and Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, at Record One and at Mystic Studios. Production was handled by Jermaine Dupri, who also served as executive producer, Dave Atkinson and Ross "Spyda" Sloan, with co-producer Carl So-Lowe. It features guest appearances from the Lost Boyz, Mr. Black, Nicole Jackson, R. Kelly, Trey Lorenz and Trina Broussard.
Unlike other albums, this is the first album of Whodini with extensive use of expletives in lyrics due to changes of the rap industry growing. Also, the album doesn't continue the trend of '80s-esque synthesizer sounds and discarded with a hard-core edge style pioneered by LL Cool J, Onyx and Run-DMC among others.
Chart performance In the United States, the album debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Its lead single, "Keep Running Back", peaked at 69 on the Hot R&B Singles and No. 27 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.
Track listing
Sample credits Track 3 contains a replayed portion of "Your Body's Callin'" written by R. Kelly. Track 6 contains a replayed portion of "Everything I Miss at Home" written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Track 7 contains a replayed portion of "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" by Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington and a portion of "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" by Kim Miller, Scotty Miller, Raymond Earl and S. Henrey. Track 9 contains a portion of "The Finer Things in Life" by Chuck Stanley. Track 10 contains a replayed portion of "Kamurshol" written by Lorenzo Patterson, Andre Young and J. Starr.
Personnel
Jalil Hutchins — main artist, vocals John "Ecstacy" Fletcher — main artist, vocals Drew "Grandmaster D" Carter — main artist The Lost Boyz — additional vocals (track 2) Robert Kelly — additional vocals (track 3) Lloyd "Trey Lorenz" Smith — additional vocals (track 6) Trina Broussard — additional vocals (track 7) Nicole Jackson — additional vocals (track 9) Altorre "Mr. Black" Randolph — additional vocals (track 10) LaMarquis Jefferson — bass (tracks: 3, 13), guitar (track 10) Jermaine Dupri — producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10), mixing (tracks: 2–3, 5–7, 9–11, 13), executive producer Ross "Spyda" Sloan — producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11) Dave Atkinson — producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11) Carl So-Lowe — producer (track 10), re-mixing (track 13) Phil Tan — mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5–7, 9–11, 13), recording (tracks: 3, 10) Mike Wilson — recording (tracks: 5, 7) Dexter Simmons — recording (track 5) Mike Alvord — recording (track 11) Alex Lowe — engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 6, 13) Brian Frye — engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 10) Kevin Lively — engineering assistant (tracks: 9, 11) Brian Lee — mastering LaTanya Davis — art direction Danny Clinch — photography Frank Edwards — A&R Diane Makowski — A&R Shanique Hill — stylist
Charts Chart (1996) Peak positionUS Top R&B Albums (Billboard) 55
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