Explicit Game
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{{Infobox album
| name = Explicit Game
| type = Studio album
| artist = Dru Down
| cover = Explicit Game.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 6, 1994
| recorded = 1992–1994
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length =
| label = Relativity Records
| producer = {{hlist|Chris "C&H" Hicks|Keenan "The Maestro" Foster|Ant Banks|Gino Blackwell|Robin Duhe|Tone Capone|JT the Bigga Figga|Dru Down ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Numskull ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Beeeach ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Pure Cane ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| prev_title = Fools From The Streets
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Can You Feel Me
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Explicit Game
| type = studio
| single1 = Pimp of the Year" / "Ice Cream Man
| single1date = 1994
}}}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/explicit-game-mw0000117810|title=Explicit Game - Dru Down {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Henderson|first=Alex|date=|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 21, 2019}}
}}
Explicit Game is the second studio album by American rapper Dru Down, his first for Relativity Records, and his first to make the billboard charts. Essentially a re-release of his 1993 debut album, Fools from the Streets, the album features similar cover art, a re-ordered track list, and a few new tracks. Explicit Game made it to 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and 31 on the Top Heatseekers chart. In addition to the album charting, a single entitled "Pimp of the Year" made it to 65 on the Billboard Top 100 and 14 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
Track listing
- "Pimp of the Year" – 4:14
- "Ice Cream Man" (featuring Luniz) – 5:18
- "Rescue 911" (featuring Yukmouth) – 6:37
- "Realer Than Real" – 4:29
- "Rigged" (featuring Luniz) – 4:21
- "Bad Boys" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga) – 5:40
- "Should Have Said So" – 6:13
- "Talkin' Shit" – 4:45
- "Ain't No Stoppin'" – 3:40
- "Hoo Ride" (featuring Luniz) – 4:54
- "Call Me Dru Down" – 3:38
- "No One Loves You" (featuring Yukmouth) – 4:00
- "Talk How You Feel" (featuring Numskull) – 3:45
- "Fools from the Streets" (featuring Luniz) – 5:11
- "Bonus Track" (featuring Luniz) – 4:38
Charts
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! scope="col" |Chart (1994–95) ! scope="col" |Peak |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|46|artist=Dru Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|31|artist=Dru Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2019}} |