Ass, Gas or Cash (No One Rides for Free)

Ass, Gas or Cash (No One Rides for Free)
250px Studio album by K-Dee
Released	November 15, 1994
Recorded	October 1993 - June 1994
Studio	Lench Mob Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length	58:59
Label	Lench Mob Records / Priority Records
Producer	Ice Cube (also exec.), Laylaw, Shaquille, Madness 4 Real, Vic C, 88 X Unit, D-Mac

Ass, Gas or Cash (No One Rides for Free) is the only solo debut studio album by the American rapper K-Dee. It was released on November 15, 1994 via Lench Mob Records. Recording sessions took place at Lench Mob Studios in Los Angeles, California from October 1993 to June 1994. Production was handled by Ice Cube, Madness 4 Real, Vic C., 88 X Unit, Shaquille, D-Mac and Laylaw. It features guest appearances from Bootsy Collins, Morris Day, Ice Cube, Ayana Anderson and Snow.

The album peaked at #33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #20 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. Ass, Gas or Cash (No One Rides for Free) spawned the three singles: "Thought I Saw a Pussy Cat", "The Freshest MC in the World" and "Hittin' Corners".

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 1:24
2. "The Best Thing Goin'" - 5:01
3. "Hittin' Corners" - 4:41
4. "The Freshest MC In the World" (feat. Ayana Anderson) - 4:52
5. "Pimpin' and Pandering (Part I)" - 0:49
6. "Make the Music" - 4:42
7. "Gigalos Get Lonely Too" (feat. Morris Day) - 5:26
8. "Neva Was a Baller" - 4:31
9. "Where's That Cat?" - 0:29
10. "Thought I Saw a Pussy Cat" (feat. Ice Cube and Bootsy Collins) - 4:28
11. "K-Swinga" - 4:23
12. "Pimpin' and Pandering (Part II)" - 0:21
13. "Talk of the Town" - 4:44
14. "Into You" - 5:05
15. "Words to the Wise" - 0:21
16. "Ain't Nothin' Poppin'" (feat. Snow) - 4:57
17. "Assoline" - 0:12
18. "Ass, Gas or Cash (feat. Bootsy Collins and Ice Cube) - 5:01

Samples

Intro

• "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds
• "War of the Hearts" by Sade
• "Make It Ruff, Make It Smooth" by Ice Cube

The Freshest MC In the World

• "Free" by Deniece Williams

Make the Music

• "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz" by Biz Markie feat. T.J. Swann
• "Just Don't Bite It" by N.W.A

Gigalos Get Lonely Too

• "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" by The Time

Neva Was a Baller

• "Why Can't We Be Friends" by War
• "Out on a Furlough" by WC and the Maad Circle
• "Hamhock's Hall Was Big" by Lightnin' Rod feat. Kool & the Gang
• "What Can I Do?" by Ice Cube

K-Swinga

• "U Send Me Swingin'" by Mint Condition

Talk of the Town

• "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament

Into You

• "Into You" by George Clinton