Goodfellas

This article is about the album by Show & A.G. For the album by 504 Boyz, see Goodfellas (504 Boyz album).

Goodfellas
Studio album by Show & A.G.
Released	May 30, 1995
Recorded	June 1994 - February 1995
Studio	Chung King Studios (Manhattan, New York) BlackHole Studios (Hampton, Virginia)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop, Boom bap
Length	50:32
Label	Payday Records / FFRR
Producer	DJ Premier, Dres, Lord Finesse, Roc Raida, Show

Show & A.G. chronology
Previous	Runaway Slave (1992)
Next	Full Scale (1998)

Goodfellas is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Show & A.G., It was released on May 30, 1995 via Payday Records and FFRR. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios in Manhattan, New York and BlackHole Studios in Hampton, Virginia from June 1994 to February 1995. Production was handled by Showbiz, DJ Premier, Roc Raida, Lord Finesse and Dres (of Black Sheep). It includes guest appearances by Lord Finesse, The Ghetto Dwellas (Party Arty & D-Flow), Wali World, Method Man, Big Cathy and Diamond D. The album was released three years after the duo's debut studio album Runaway Slave, the album contains a notably darker and more hardcore sound than their debut. Producer Show, who made numerous rapping appearances on their debut, has no verses on this album.

The album debuted at #23 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #10 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Goodfellas released the single: "Next Level" (which made it to #27 on the Hot Rap Songs chart). The album recived positive acclaim, but never achieved mainstream success and only remained popular in underground hip hop circles. The album is now hard to find in stores and can sell for high amounts of money.

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Never Less Than Ill"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Show	1:32
2.	"You Know Now"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Show	3:47
3.	"Check It Out"	A.G., Party Arty	Barnes, LeMay	Show	3:54
4.	"Add On"	Lord Finesse, D-Flow, A.G.	Barnes, Graham, Hall	Lord Finesse	4:01
5.	"Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	DJ Premier	4:09
6.	"Time For"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Roc Raida	2:47
7.	"Got the Flava"	D-Flow, Wali World, Party Arty, A.G., Method Man	Barnes, Barnes, Graham, LeMay, Sheridan, Smith	Show, Dres	3:24
8.	"Neighbahood Sickness"	Party Arty, A.G.	Barnes, LeMay, Sheridan	Show	4:37
9.	"All Out"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Show	3:55
10.	"Medicine"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Show	3:46
11.	"I'm Not the One"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Show	2:49
12.	"Got Ya Back"	A.G., Wali World	Barnes, Kirkland, Lemay	Show	3:50
13.	"Next Level"	A.G.	Barnes, LeMay	Show	4:00
14.	"You Want It"	A.G., Diamond D	Barnes, Barnes, LeMay	Show	3:55

Samples

Never Than Less Ill

• "Hogin' Machine" by Les Baxter
• "Do a Thing" by Herbie Hancock

You Know Now

• "Dawn" by Paul Horn

Check It Out

• "Hot Wind" by Les Baxter
• "Terri's Tune" by David Axelrod

Add On

• "Dusk" by Paul Horn
• "Outside Love" by Brethren
• "Nice N' Juicy" by Maynard Ferguson
• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey

Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)

• "Who Is She (And What Is She to You)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
• "Mister Mellow" by Maynard Ferguson
• "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
• "Fuck What U Heard" by Diamond D

Neighbahood Sickness

• "Nowhere to Go" by Spanky & Our Gang
• "Louisiana Blues" by Climax Chicago Blues Band
• "Sanctus" by Paul Horn

All Out

• "Capsule" by William S. Fischer
• "She’s About a Mover" by Roy Head
• "Winicumuhround" by Redman

Medicine

• "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson
• "Tales of a Rhoda Rat" by Buddy Rich
• "Primeval Landscape (In the Isolation Chamber)" by John Corigliano

I'm Not the One

• "Mini-Manhunt" by David Shire
• "Blue Veils and Golden Sand" by Delia Derbyshire

Got Ya Back

• "You'll Know When You Get There" by Herbie Hancock

Next Level

• "Angel" by Wes Montgomery
• "Fuck What U Heard" by Diamond D

You Want It

• "Alone Together" by Eric Dolphy
• "The Sorcerer of Isis (The Ritual of the Mole)" by Power of Zeus