Livin' Proof

Livin' Proof
Studio album by Group Home
Released	21 November 1995
Recorded	June 1994 - February 1995
Studio	D&D Studios (New York City)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop
Length	49:12
Label	Payday/FFRR/PolyGram
Producer	Big Jaz, DJ Premier (also exec.) Guru (also exec.)

Group Home chronology
Next	A Tear for the Ghetto (1999)

Livin' Proof is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Group Home, released in November 21, 1995 on Payday Records. Recording sessions mostly was taken place at D&D Studios in New York City from June 1994 to February 1995. The production on the album was handled by DJ Premier, Guru and Big Jaz. It includes guest appearances by Big Shug, Absaloot, Guru, Jeru the Damaja, Smiley Tha Ghetto Child and Brainsick Mob members: Black E. Starr and Jack The Ripper. Livin' Proof was supported by the singles: "Supa Star", "Suspended in Time" and the title track "Livin' Proof". The album reached #34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Intro"	-	-	0:48
2.	"Inna Citi Life"	Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker	DJ Premier	4:15
3.	"Livin' Proof"	Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker	DJ Premier	4:15
4.	"Serious Rap Shit"	Guru, Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker, Big Shug	Guru	4:14
5.	"Suspended in Time"	Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker, Jeru the Damaja	DJ Premier	4:34
6.	"Sacrifice"	Absoloot, Melachi the Nutcracker	DJ Premier	3:26
7.	"Up Against the Wall (Low Budget Mix)"	Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker	DJ Premier	4:14
8.	"4 Give My Sins"	Melachi the Nutcracker, Lil' Dap	Big Jaz	3:25
9.	"Baby Pa"	Lil' Dap	DJ Premier	3:12
10.	"2 Thousand"	Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker	DJ Premier	3:18
11.	"Supa Star"	Melachi the Nutcracker, Lil' Dap	DJ Premier	5:22
12.	"Up Against tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix)"	Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker	DJ Premier	4:34
13.	"Tha Realness"	Smiley, AKA the Ghetto Child, Lil' Dap, Jack the Ripper	DJ Premier	4:32

Samples

Intro

• "Yesterday" by Wes Montgomery

Inna Citi Life

• "Nautilus" by Bob James
• "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas

Livin' Proof

• "Collage" by The Ramsey Lewis Trio
• "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan

Serious Rap Shit

• "Birdland" by Weather Report
• "In Our Lifetime" by Marvin Gaye

Suspended in Time

• "Pipeline" by Incredible Bongo Band
• "Da Mystery of Chessboxin' by Wu-Tang Clan
• "Real Hip-Hop" by Das EFX
• "Love to the World Prayer" by L.T.D.

Sacrifice

• "Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes
• "What Do I Wish For?" by The Chi-Lites
• "Crack Featuring Pete the Fly" by Paul Mooney

Up Against the Wall (Low Budget Mix)

• "Windows of the World" by Isaac Hayes
• "Year of the 9" by Brother Arthur

4 Give My Sins

• "Da-Da" by Hiroshima
• "Wide Willy" by Lalo Schifrin
• "Hustlin' by Smoothe Da Hustler

Baby Pa

• "Do It Over" by Olympic Runners
• "Que Te Hace Pensar" by Beny More
• "The Golden Apple" by Bob James

2 Thousand

• "I Feel Like Loving You Today" by Donald Byrd & 125th St., N.Y.C.

Supa Star

• "One Woman" by Isaac Hayes
• "Hanging Downtown" by Cameo
• "I Got It Made" by Special Ed
• "I'm the Man" and "Words From the Nutcracker" by Gang Starr

Up Against the Wall (Getaway Car Mix)

• "The Jewel in the Lotus" by Bennie Maupin
• "Red Sails in the Sunset" by Young-Holt Unlimited

The Realness

• "Valley of the Shadows" by Bob James
• "Shook Ones Pt. II" by Mobb Deep