Top Authority Uncut (The New Yea) is the third studio album by American hip hop group Top Authority from Flint, Michigan. It was released on October 21, 1997 through Top Flight Records and Wrap Records with distribution by Ichiban Records. Recording sessions took place at Silver Sun Recording Studio and Pierrenandos in Flint, Michigan, and at Sandcastle in Gary, Indiana. It featured guest appearances from Big Whup, Tuck, Yusef Boswell and Madame Dane. The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at #21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Playaz"/"Dope Game" and "World War III" (the latter peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart). AllMusic gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars.[1]
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Buck Em Down" | Gee Pierce | 4:12 |
2. | "Interlude" | Gee Pierce | 0:49 |
3. | "Dope Game" (featuring Yusef Boswell) |
| 3:59 |
4. | "World War III" (featuring Madame Dane) | Gee Pierce | 4:35 |
5. | "Ghetto is the Trigger" | Pierre Copeland | 4:15 |
6. | "Strange" (featuring Tuck) | Gee Pierce | 3:46 |
7. | "Lifestyle of a "G"" |
| 5:08 |
8. | "Never Know When" | Lavel Jackson | 4:51 |
9. | "Dreamin'" | Paxton Miller | 1:32 |
10. | "Playaz" (featuring Big Whup) | Rodney "Villain" Jones | 4:38 |
11. | "Trying So Hard" | Rodney "Villain" Jones | 5:02 |
12. | "Haters" |
| 4:35 |
Total length: | ≈47:00 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 192 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 21 |