All Frames of the Game
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{{Infobox album
| name = All Frames of the Game
| type = studio
| artist = Playaz Tryna Strive
| cover = All Frames of the Game.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1996|11|12}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|gangsta rap}}
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=4|s=8}}
| label = {{hlist|Sick Wid' It|Jive}}
| producer = {{hlist|B-Legit (exec.)|E-40 (exec.)|Filthy Rich|K-Lou|Mike D|Studio Ton|Wayniac}}
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = All Frames of the Game
| type = studio
| single1 = They Say Y.D.L.L." / "Feel Ness Real
| single1date = 1996
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web |title=Playaz Tryna Strive - All Frames of the Game Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-frames-of-the-game-mw0000078401 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
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All Frames of the Game is the only studio album by American West Coast hip hop duo Playaz Tryna Strive. It was released November 12, 1996, via Sick Wid' It/Jive Records. Production was handled by member Filthy Rich, K-Lou, Michael "Mike D" Dinkins, Wayniac and Studio Ton, with B-Legit and E-40 serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from B-Legit, E-40 and Suga-T.
The album did not reach the US Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 100 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Along with a single, a music video was released for the song "They Say Y.D.L.L." (Youngsta's Don't Live Long).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v93MXiE6Iz4 Playaz Tryna Strive - "They Say Youngsta's Don't Live Long" (official video)]. YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-15. The song "Feel Ness Real" was originally released on the 1995 Sick Wid' It Records compilation album The Hogg in Me.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Dime a Dozen
| note1 = featuring E-40
| writer1 =
| extra1 = Wayniac
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = Feel Ness Real (Radio)
| writer2 =
| extra2 = Mike D
| length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Throw up the Dubb
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Mike D
| length3 = 4:00
| title4 = Big Pimpin' (Interlude)
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 1:07
| title5 = Alkahal & Dozanique
| writer5 =
| extra5 = Filthy Rich
| length5 = 4:55
| title6 = Haterism
| note6 = featuring B-Legit
| writer6 =
| extra6 = K-Lou
| length6 = 4:53
| title7 = W. C. Playaz
| writer7 =
| extra7 = Filthy Rich
| length7 = 4:03
| title8 = Money Hungry (Interlude)
| writer8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 0:30
| title9 = They Say Y.D.L.L.
| writer9 =
| extra9 = Filthy Rich
| length9 = 4:52
| title10 = 9 Sexual (Interlude)
| writer10 =
| extra10 = K-Lou
| length10 = 1:07
| title11 = Let's Ride
| writer11 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Filthy Rich|K-Lou ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Mike D ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length11 = 4:09
| title12 = Land of Fonk
| writer12 =
| extra12 = Filthy Rich
| length12 = 4:05
| title13 = Feel Ness Real (Interlude)
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Studio Ton
| length13 = 0:39
| title14 = Hoe Shit
| writer14 =
| extra14 = Filthy Rich
| length14 = 3:55
| title15 = All Frames of the Game
| writer15 =
| extra15 = Filthy Rich
| length15 = 4:20
| title16 = Shady
| note16 = featuring Suga-T
| writer16 =
| extra16 = Filthy Rich
| length16 = 4:03
| title17 = E.S.P.
| writer17 =
| extra17 = Filthy Rich
| length17 = 4:55
| title18 = Feel Ness Real (Street)
| writer18 =
| extra18 = Filthy Rich
| length18 = 3:49
| total_length = 1:04:08
}}
Personnel
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- Richard "Filthy Rich" Harris – vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer
- Thomas "T-Pup" Hudson – vocals
- Earl "E-40" Stevens – vocals, executive producer
- Erica "Silk-E" Reynolds – vocals
- Kevin "Kaveo" Davis – voice
- Lewis "Levitti" King – vocals
- Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – vocals, executive producer
- ANS – vocals
- Poppy – vocals
- Michael "Mike D" Dinkins – backing vocals, keyboards, drum programming, producer
- Tenina "Suga-T" Stevens – vocals
- Erick "Eklipze" Carson – vocals
- Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams – keyboards, drum programming, producer
- Ken "K-Lou" Franklin – keyboards, guitar, drum programming, producer, engineering, mixing
- Ruzell Simpson – guitar
- Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon – producer
- John "Indo" Neilson – engineering, mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Keba Konte – photography
- Phunky Phat Graph-X – art direction, design
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Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1996)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row" |US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
| 100 |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|162255|Playaz Tryna Strive – All Frames Of The Game}}
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Category:West Coast hip-hop albums
Category:Sick Wid It Records albums