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Based on a True Story is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mack 10. It was released on September 16, 1997 through Priority Records. Production was handled by Ant Banks, Binky Mack, DJ Bobcat, Young Tre, Ice Cube, Soopafly, and Mack 10 himself. It features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Allfrumtha I, E-40, Snoop Dogg, The Comrads and Too $hort. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 21, 1997.

Based on a True Story
Studio album by
Mack 10
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
Recorded1996–97
Genre
  • West Coast hip hop
  • gangsta rap
Length50:08
LabelPriority
Producer
Mack 10 chronology
Mack 10
(1995)		 Based on a True Story
(1997)		 The Recipe
(1998)
Singles from Based on a True Story
  1. "Backyard Boogie"
    Released: July 22, 1997
  2. "Only in California"
    Released: February 17, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]

Along with singles, music videos were produced for two songs: "Backyard Boogie"[3] and "Only in California"[4] featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg. Ice Cube makes a cameo appearance in "Backyard Boogie".

The song "Can't Stop" was previously released on Ant Banks' compilation album Big Thangs. "Dopeman", a cover version of the 1987 N.W.A song of the same name, was later included on two Priority Records compilations In tha Beginning...There Was Rap and Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mack Manson (Intro)" (featuring Ice Cube)  0:54
2."Chicken Hawk II" (featuring Ice Cube)
Young Trey2:43
3."Mack 10, Mack 10" (featuring Allfrumtha I and The Comrads)
  • Rolison
  • Ryan Garner
  • Marcus Moore
  • Kelly Garmon
  • Terrell Anderson
Binky Mack4:00
4."Bangin Gears (Insert)" (featuring Ice Cube)  0:48
5."Backyard Boogie"
  • Rolison
  • Bobby Ervin
Bobcat4:19
6."Can't Stop" (featuring E-40)
Ant Banks4:25
7."Tonight's the Night" (featuring Squeak Ru)
  • Rolison
  • Banks
Ant Banks3:16
8."Aqua Boogie" (Insert)  0:57
9."The Guppies" (featuring Ice Cube)
Binky Mack4:52
10."Inglewood Swangin'"
  • Rolison
  • Ervin
3:59
11."Dopeman"
  • Rolison
  • Jackson
  • Banks
Ant Banks4:03
12."What You Need? (Dopeman '97)"
  • Rolison
  • Garner
Binky Mack3:24
13."Only in California" (featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Doggy Dogg)
  • Soopafly
  • Mack 10
4:40
14."Gangster Poem" (Insert)  0:53
15."W/S foe Life"
  • Rolison
  • Jackson
  • Garner
2:40
16."Based on a True Story" (featuring Too $hort)
  • Rolison
  • Banks
Ant Banks4:15
Total length:50:08
Sample credits

Personnel



Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Based on a True Story - Mack 10 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: mack 10". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Mack 10 - "Backyard Boogie" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-04.
  4. Mack 10 - "Only in California" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-04.
  5. "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of October 4, 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 4, 1997. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. "American album certifications – Mack 10 – Based On A True Story". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 4, 2021.




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