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Uncle Sam's Curse

Studio album by Above the Law

Released

July 12, 1994

Recorded

August 1993 - April 1994

Studio

The Edge Recording Studio
(Torrance, California)

Genre

West Coast hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Gangsta rap, Hardcore hip hop, G-funk

Length

59:57

Label

Ruthless Records / Relativity Records

Producer

Cold 187um, DJ K-oss (co.), KMG (co.)

Above the Law chronology

Previous

Black Mafia Life (1992)

Next

Time Will Reveal (1996)

Uncle Sam's Curse is the third studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on July 12, 1994 via Ruthless Records and Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at The Edge Recording Studio in Torrance, California through August 1993 to April 1994. Production was handled completely by Cold 187um, with co-production from KMG and DJ K-oss. It includes guest appearances from Kokane and Tone Lōc. It is the follow up from previous effort Black Mafia Life in 1993 and also it is the last album to be released on Ruthless Records.

The album peaked at #113 on the US Billboard 200 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. Uncle Sam's Curse released the two singles: "Black Superman" and "Kalifornia". The album has sold over 250,000 copies.


Track listing[]

All songs performed by Above the Law, except for "Who Ryde", featuring Tone Loc. All songs produced by Cold 187um and co-produced by K-oss and KM.G.

No. Title Time
1. "Return of the Real Shit" 5:39
2. "Set Free" 4:48
3. "Kalifornia" (feat. Kokane) 4:35
4. "Concreat Jungle" 4:24
5. "Rain Be for Rain Bo" 4:33
6. "Everything Will Be Alright" (feat. Kokane) 4:54
7. "Black Superman" 4:26
8. "The 'G' in Me" 4:48
9. "Uncle Sam's Curse" 4:47
10. "One Time Two Many" 4:49
11. "Who Ryde" (feat. Tone Lōc and Kokane) 5:28
12. "Gangsta Madness" 6:46


Samples[]

Return of the Real Shit

  • "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
  • "Negotiating" from Against the Wall

Set Free

  • "Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart" by Clarence Reid

Kalifornia

  • "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
  • "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" by The Time
  • "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" by Tony! Toni! Tone!

Black Superman

  • "Go Back in With a Bullet" by from Against the Wall

The 'G' In Me

  • "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic
  • "Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart" by Clarence Reid

Uncle Sam's Curse

  • "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic
  • "KKK Song" from Mississippi Burning

Who Ryde

  • "Colour Me Funky" by Parliament

Gangsta Madness

  • "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang