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Metropolis Gold is the only album by Brooklyn hip hop duo All City, released on November 3, 1998 by MCA Records. The album featured an all-star production lineup, including many prominent New York City producers such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Rockwilder, Fredro Starr, DJ Clark Kent, Hitmen member Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, and EZ Elpee. It features guest appearances from rappers Native Souls and Onyx, which served as executive producers on the album.

Metropolis Gold
Studio album by All City
Released	November 3, 1998
Recorded	1995-1998
Genre	East Coast hip hop, underground hip hop
Length	71:35
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Rockwilder Pete Rock Latief King Fredro Starr DJ Clark Kent DJ Premier Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence V. Black EZ Elpee Dave Atkinson

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Standard	A−[2]

Metropolis Gold peaked at #42 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[3] and #18 on the Top Heatseekers.[4] The album features two the Billboard singles: "The Actual" and "The Hot Joint". DJ Premier-produced single "The Actual" peaked at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles for 23 weeks, making the song the most hit song of the duo to date.[5]

The album was not commercially successful, not selling enough copies to reach the Billboard 200. After the release of it, the duo disbanded without further releases. Greg Valentine continues to perform and record with other rap artists, but it's not known what J.Mega is doing today.[6]

Track listing

#	Title	Featuring	Producer(s)	Length
1	"Who Dat"		Latief King	1:16
2	"Stay Awake"		Rockwilder	4:30
3	"Priceless"		Pete Rock	4:10
4	"Metrotheme"		Latief King	4:11
5	"Xtreme"	Onyx	Fredro Starr	2:26
6	"The Hot Joint (Remix)"		DJ Clark Kent	5:20
7	"The Actual"		DJ Premier	4:11
8	"Live It Up"	Native Souls	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	3:57
9	"Afta Hourz"		V. Black	3:34
10	"Ded Right"		EZ Elpee	5:07
11	"Get Paid"		Rockwilder	4:56
12	"Timez Iz Hard"		Latief King	4:21
13	"Daydreaming"		Dave Atkinson	5:19
14	"Favorite Things"		Fredro Starr	3:43
15	"The Hot Joint"		Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	4:48
16	"Move on You (Remix)"		Rockwilder	5:03
17	"Just Live"		Latief King	4:44

Album singles

Single information
"Who Dat" Released: 1995 Label: Armee Records B-Side: "Metrotheme"
"Move On You" Released: 1997 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Basic Training" (not on album)
"The Actual" Released: June 9, 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Priceless"
"The Hot Joint (Remix)" Released: September 15, 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "The Hot Joint"
"Ded Right" Released: 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Ded Right (Main)"

Videos

Abdul Malik Abbott shot all 3 videos:

• 1998: "The Actual"
• 1998: "Priceless"
• 1998: "The Hot Joint (Remix)"

Album chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	42
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]	18

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100[9]	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[10]	Hot Rap Singles[11]
1998	"The Actual"	75	48	3
	"The Hot Joint"	-	93	49

References

External links

• Metropolis Gold at Discogs
• Metropolis Gold at RapGenius
• Music video "The Actual" on YouTube
• Music video "Priceless" on YouTube
• Music video "The Hot Joint (Remix)" on YouTube

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Metropolis Gold — дебютный студийный альбом американской андеграунд рэп-группы All City, выпущенный 3 ноября 1998 года на лейбле MCA Records. Альбом был спродюсирован некоторыми из лучших хип-хоп продюсеров того времени, включая Rockwilder, Pete Rock, Latief King, Fredro Starr, DJ Clark Kent, DJ Premier и Ron «Amen-Ra» Lawrence. В записи альбома приняли участие рэперы из группы Onyx, которые также являются исполнительными продюсерами на альбоме.

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