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187 He Wrote

FieldValue
name187 He Wrote
typestudio
artistSpice 1
cover187hewrotecover.jpg
released
recorded1992–1993
genreGangsta rap
length61:13
labelJive
producer
prev_titleSpice 1
prev_year1992
next_titleAmeriKKKa's Nightmare
next_year1994
misc{{Singles
name187 He Wrote
typestudio
single1Dumpin' Em in Ditches
single1date1993
single2The Murda Show
single2date1994

187 He Wrote is the second studio album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released on September 28, 1993, via Jive Records.

The album was produced by E-A-Ski & CMT, Mentally Blunted, Prodeje, Too $hort, Ant Banks, Jonny Z, MC Eiht, and D.J. Xtra Large, with Chaz Hayes and 187 Fac serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Bo$$ and MC Eiht and contributions from G-Nut, Ant Banks, E-40, Havikk, Havoc & Prodeje, and Nuttin' Nyce.

The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was certified gold on November 30, 1993, by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units in the US alone. Its lead single, "Dumpin' Em in Ditches", made it to No. 34 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales and No. 79 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in the United States. The second single off of the album, "The Murda Show", reached No. 50 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

Track listing

;Sample credits

  • Track 1 contains a sample of "High Powered" written by Ricardo Brown, Eric Collins, Calvin Broadus, Andre Young and Tracy Lynn Curry as performed by Dr. Dre.
  • Track 4 contains a sample of "Sweet Moments" written by Barry White and Gene Page as performed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.
  • Track 6 contains a sample of "Dukey's Stick" written by George Duke.

Personnel

  • Robert L. "Spice 1" Green Jr. — vocals, arrangement
  • Lichelle "Bo$$" Laws — additional vocals (track 5)
  • Anthony "Ant" Banks — additional vocals & producer (track 6), mixing & engineering (tracks: 3, 6, 7)
  • Gregory "G-Nut" Brown — background vocals (track 6), additional vocals (tracks: 7, 15), executive producer
  • Aaron "MC Eiht" Tyler — additional vocals & producer (track 8)
  • Austin "Prodeje" Patterson — additional vocals (track 9), producer (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Cary "Havoc" Calvin — additional vocals (track 9)
  • Brian "Havikk The Rhime Son" West — additional vocals (track 9)
  • Earl "E-40" Stevens — additional vocals (track 10)
  • Nuttin' Nyce — additional vocals (track 13)
  • Robert "Fonksta" Bacon — guitar (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Shon "E-A-Ski" Adams — producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 12, 14), keyboard and drum programming & engineering (track 12)
  • Mark "CMT" Ogleton — producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 12, 14), keyboard and drum programming & engineering (track 12)
  • Todd "Too $hort" Shaw — producer (tracks: 3, 7)
  • Gentry "Black Jack" Reed — producer (tracks: 4, 5, 15), mixing (tracks: 5, 15)
  • John "Jonny Z" Zunino — producer, mixing & engineering (track 10)
  • K. "DJ Xtra-Large" Turner — producer & mixing (track 13)
  • Sean Freehill — mixing & engineering (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Pat Coughlin — engineering (tracks: 2, 10, 14)
  • Matt Kelley — recording (tracks: 4, 5), mixing (tracks: 5, 15), engineering (track 15)
  • Tim Latham — mixing (tracks: 4, 13), recording (tracks: 5, 13)
  • Adam Kudzin — mixing (tracks: 4, 13), recording (tracks: 5, 13)
  • Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham — mixing & engineering (track 8)
  • Terry "DJ Slip" Allen — mixing (track 8)
  • Dennis "Den Fen" Thomas — executive producer
  • Chaz Hayes — executive producer, management
  • Victor Hall — photography
  • Jeremy Dawson — photo illustration

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
positionUS Billboard 200US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)
10
1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)PositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)Chart (1994)PositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
42
73

Certifications

References

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "187 He Wrote Spice 1".
  2. Wallace, Emanuel. (October 13, 2009). "Spice 1 187 He Wrote".
  3. Neblett, Touré. (November 25, 1993). "Is Oaktown In The House?".
  4. (October 16, 1993). "The Billboard 200". [[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]].
  5. (October 16, 1993). "Top R&B Albums". [[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]].
  6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard.
  7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard.
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