One Life 2 Live
{{about||the television series|One Life to Live|the hip hop group|1 Life 2 Live}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = One Life 2 Live
| type = studio
| artist = C-Bo
| cover = One Life 2 Live.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|2|4}}
| recorded = 1995–96
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Gangsta rap|g-funk}}
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=1}}
| label = AWOL Records
| producer = {{hlist|Freddie "T" Smith (exec.)|Big Will|DJ Daryl|Mike Mosley}}
| prev_title = The Best of C-Bo
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Til My Casket Drops
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Singles
| name = One Life 2 Live
| type = studio
| single1 = Club Hoppin'
| single1date = January 7, 1997
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Leo |title=C-BO - One Life 2 Live Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-life-2-live-mw0000099822 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
}}
One Life 2 Live is the third solo studio album by American rapper C-Bo. It was released on February 4, 1997 via AWOL Records. Production was handled by DJ Daryl, Mike Mosley and Big Will, with Freddie "T" Smith serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Lunasicc, Maniac Lok, Marvaless, Mississippi, Big Lurch, B-Legit, Da Misses and Mac Mall.
The album peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Along with a promotional single, a music video was produced for the song "Club Hoppin'", although neither performer appears in it. The song "Survival 1st" previously appeared on the 1997 No Limit Records compilation West Coast Bad Boyz II.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Menace
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Shawn Thomas|Jamal Rocker}}
| extra1 = Mike Mosley
| length1 = 0:59
| title2 = 3 Gangstas
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Thomas|David Stephens|Monterrio Williams}}
| extra2 = DJ Daryl
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = Ridin on My Bumper
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Thomas|Stephens|Williams|Lena Renae Coleman}}
| extra3 = Mike Mosley
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = I Can't See tha Light
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Thomas|Marva Jean Cooks}}
| extra4 = DJ Daryl
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = I'm a Fool
| lyrics5 = Thomas
| extra5 = DJ Daryl
| length5 = 4:16
| title6 = Living Like a Hustler, Pt. 2
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Thomas|Brandt Jones|Williams}}
| extra6 = DJ Daryl
| length6 = 4:18
| title7 = 1 Life 2 Live
| note7 = featuring Mississippi
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Thomas|Stephens|Williams}}
| extra7 = Mike Mosley
| length7 = 4:13
| title8 = Club Hoppin'
| note8 = featuring Mississippi
| lyrics8 = Thomas
| extra8 = Big Will
| length8 = 3:22
| title9 = I'm Gonna Get Mine
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Thomas|Cooks|Williams}}
| extra9 = Mike Mosley
| length9 = 3:59
| title10 = Break'um Off
| note10 = featuring Big Lurch
| lyrics10 = Thomas
| extra10 = Mike Mosley
| length10 = 5:29
| title11 = Kill 'Em Up
| note11 = featuring Mississippi
| lyrics11 = Thomas
| extra11 = DJ Daryl
| length11 = 5:10
| title12 = Survival 1st
| lyrics12 = {{hlist|Thomas|Cooks|Williams}}
| extra12 = DJ Daryl
| length12 = 4:54
| total_length = 49:01
}}
The vinyl version omits tracks 3 and 11.
Personnel
- Shawn "C-Bo" Thomas – lyrics, vocals
- Jamal "Mac Mall" Rocker – lyrics & vocals (track 1)
- David "Maniac Lok" Stephens – lyrics & vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
- Monterio "Lunasicc" Williams – lyrics & vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Lena Renae "Da Misses" Coleman – lyrics & vocals (track 3)
- Marva Jean "Marvaless" Cooks – lyrics & vocals (tracks: 4, 9, 12)
- Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – lyrics & vocals (track 6)
- Tyrone "Mississippi" Gibson – vocals (tracks: 7, 8, 11)
- Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton – vocals (track 10)
- James "Flat Top" Jones – guitar (track 9)
- Mike Mosley – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10), engineering & mixing (track 1)
- "DJ Daryl" Anderson – producer (tracks: 2, 4-6, 8, 11, 12)
- Big Will – producer (track 8)
- Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas – engineering & mixing (track 1)
- Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham – engineering & mixing (tracks: 2-12)
- Troy B – engineering & mixing (track 8)
- Ken Lee – mastering
- Freddie "T" Smith – executive producer
- Keba Konte – photography
- Phunky Phat Graph-X – design
- Marshall "Big-V" Tubbs – marketing
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row" |US Billboard 200{{Cite magazine |date=March 1, 1997 |title=Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-03-01/?rank=65 |website=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=109 |issue=9 |page=78 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=April 15, 2023}}
| 65 |
| scope="row" |US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine |date=March 1, 1997 |title=Top R&B Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1997-03-01/?rank=12 |website=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=109 |issue=9 |page=24 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=April 15, 2023}}
| 12 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|197644|C-Bo – One Life 2 Live}}
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