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The Final Tic

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Final Tic

| type = studio

| artist = Crucial Conflict

| cover = The final tic.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 2, 1996

| recorded =

| studio = The Barn (Chicago, Illinois)

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|gangsta rap}}

| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=21}}

| label = {{hlist|Pallas Records|Universal}}

| producer = {{hlist|Shorty Capone|Roy Cormier|Fab 5 Freddy|Wildstyle}}

| prev_title = Crucial Times

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Good Side, Bad Side

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Singles

| name = The Final Tic

| type = studio

| single1 = Hay

| single1date = April 23, 1996

| single2 = Ride the Rodeo

| single2date= 1996

| single3 = Showdown

| single3date = 1996

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| noprose = yes

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Stanley|first=Leo|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-final-tic-mw0000647637|title=The Final Tic - Crucial Conflict|website=AllMusic|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B{{cite magazine|last=Eddy|first=Chuck|url=https://www.ew.com/article/1996/08/02/final-tic/|title=The Final Tic EW.com|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 2, 1996|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}

| rev3 = Muzik

| rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Ashon |first=Will |author-link=Will Ashon |date=September 1996 |title=Crucial Conflict: The Final Tic |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik016_september_1996.pdf |magazine=Muzik |issue=16 |page=123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403080045/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik016_september_1996.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022}}

| rev4 = The Source

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Gordon|first=Allen S.|date=September 1996|issue=84|title=Record Report: Crucial Conflict – The Final Tic|url=http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=3602&album=24660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000124052307/http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=3602&album=24660|archive-date=January 24, 2000|magazine=The Source|page=146|location=New York|access-date=July 20, 2024}}

}}

The Final Tic is the debut full-length album by American hip hop group Crucial Conflict from Chicago, Illinois. It was released on July 2, 1996 through Pallas Records and Universal Records, and was entirely produced by member Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston. The album was a success due in large part to the group's breakthrough single "Hay", peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album itself also found success in the United States charts, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. "Hay" was certified gold on July 19, 1996, and The Final Tic was also certified gold on September 4, 1996 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| all_music = Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston

| title1 = Intro - Don't Let It

| length1 = 1:37

| title2 = Final Tic

| length2 = 4:05

| title3 = Showdown

| length3 = 4:25

| title4 = Desperado

| length4 = 4:39

| title5 = Life Ain't the Same

| note5 = featuring QBall

| length5 = 3:50

| title6 = Hay

| length6 = 4:20

| title7 = Trigger Happy

| note7 = featuring Sheena Lee

| length7 = 1:50

| title8 = 1-900-Off-Your Square

| length8 = 0:39

| title9 = Lil Advice

| length9 = 4:03

| title10 = Tell It to the Judge

| note10 = featuring QBall

| length10 = 4:41

| title11 = Ride the Rodeo

| note11 = featuring Toi

| length11 = 3:17

| title12 = To the Left

| length12 = 4:17

| title13 = Just Getting My Money

| note13 = featuring Tasha Keller

| length13 = 3:58

| title14 = Get Up

| length14 = 4:20

| title15 = Hay (Remix)

| note15 = featuring T-Babe & Toi

| length15 = 4:20

| total_length = 54:21

}}

Personnel

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;Crucial Conflict

  • Corey "Coldhard" Johnson – main artist, vocals
  • Wondosas "Kilo" Martin – main artist, vocals
  • Marrico "Never" King – main artist, vocals
  • Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – main artist, producer, engineering (tracks: 1–12, 14–15)

;Additional vocalists

  • QBall – vocals (tracks: 5, 10)
  • LaTaunya "Toy" Bounds – vocals (tracks: 11, 15)
  • Sheena Lee – vocals (track 7)
  • Tasha Keller – vocals (track 13)
  • T-Babe – vocals (track 15)

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;Technical

  • Ernie Allen – engineering (track 13)
  • Stan Wallace – mixing (tracks: 1, 6)
  • Chris Shepherd – mixing (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
  • Jeff Lane – mixing (tracks: 2, 9)
  • Tom Carlyle – mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 11, 13–15)
  • Ron Lowe – mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 11, 13–15)
  • Dennis Ferrante – mastering
  • Fred Brathwaite – executive producer
  • Roy "Black Prince" Cormier – executive producer
  • Shorty Capone – executive producer
  • Miguel Rivera – design
  • Daniel Hastings – photography

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1996)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=Crucial Conflict|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=Crucial Conflict|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 1, 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1996)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}

| 160

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}

| 44

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=The Final Tic|artist=Crucial Conflict|award=Gold|relyear=1996}}

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References

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External links

  • {{Discogs master|104761|The Final Tic}}
  • [https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-final-tic/1443285649 The Final Tic by Crucial Conflict] on iTunes

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Category:1996 debut albums

Category:Crucial Conflict albums

Category:Universal Records albums