Usual Suspects is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop group 5th Ward Boyz. It was released on November 18, 1997, through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Hippie House Studios and Digital Services in Houston and at the Enterprise in Burbank. Production was handled by Mike Dean, who had produced the majority of the group's previous three albums, Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams, Freddie Young, Scarface, Flip, John Bido, and the 5th Ward Boyz themselves. It features guest appearances from FWC, Do or Die, Devin the Dude, Johnny P, Red Dog, Scarface, Spice 1, Tasha, Willie D, 8Ball & MJG. The album peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.
Track listing
Sample credits Track 4 contains a sample of "Mama Used to Say" written by Junior Giscombe. Track 5 contains portions of "Don't Be Cruel" written by L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons and Babyface.
Personnel
Andre "007" Barnes – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 13, 15), engineering, mixing Richard "Lo Life" Nash – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 13, 15), engineering, mixing Eric "E-Rock" Taylor – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 13, 15), engineering, mixing Frank "Mr. Slimm" Robinson – vocals (tracks: 2, 3) Robert Lee "Spice 1" Green Jr. – vocals (track 2) Red Dog – vocals (track 3) Tasha a.k.a. Tah-Tah – vocals (track 4) Brad "Scarface" Jordan – vocals & producer (track 6) Premro "8Ball" Smith – vocals (track 10) Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – vocals (track 10) Dennis "A.K. 47" Round – vocals (track 12) Anthony "N.A.R.D." Round – vocals (track 12) Johnny P. – vocals (track 12) J. "Gotti" Baker – vocals (track 13) William "Willie D" Dennis – vocals (track 14) Devin "The Dude" Copeland – vocals (track 14) Mike Dean – bass & drums (track 11), producer (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 16), engineering, mixing, mastering Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15), mixing Freddie Young – producer (track 3) Philip "Flip" Osman – producer (track 7), engineering John Okuribido – producer (track 8) Joe "J.B. Money" Bythewood – co-producer (track 12) James Hoover – engineering, mixing James "J. Prince" Smith – executive producer "O.G. Dewey" Forker – executive producer Jason Clark – art direction, design
Charts Chart (1997) Peak position
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