1995 studio album by Luniz
Operation Stackola
Released July 4, 1995 (1995-07-04 ) Studio Pajama Studios (
Oakland, CA ) Infinite Studios (Oakland, CA)
Genre Length 66 :34
Label
Producer
Operation Stackola is the debut
studio album by American hip hop duo
Luniz . It was released on July 4, 1995, through
Virgin Records , C-Note Records and
Noo Trybe Records . The album was produced by
DJ Fuze ,
N.O. Joe , Tone Capone,
Shock G , DJ Daryl,
E-A-Ski & CMT, Gino Blacknell, and Terry T. It features guest appearances from
Dru Down , Knucklehead, Eclipse,
Michael Marshall , Nik Nack,
Richie Rich , Shock G and Teddy.
The album peaked at number 20 on the
Billboard 200 and topped the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. On June 20, 2000, it received a Platinum certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America for selling over one million units in the United States. It also made it to number 14 on the
Dutch Album Top 100 , number 19 on the
Swiss Hitparade , number 23 in Germany, number 37 in Sweden, number 41 on the
UK Albums Chart and number 46 in Austria.
Its lead single "
I Got 5 on It " became a huge hit, reaching top 10 in several countries music charts, was certified Platinum by the RIAA,
BPI and
BVMI and Gold by
SNEP ,
IFPI Norway and IFPI Switzerland. The album's second single, "
Playa Hata ", peaked at number 20 on the
UK Singles Chart , number 12 on the Dance Singles Chart and number 4 on the Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the UK, number 51 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 13 on the
Hot Rap Songs in the US.
Critical reception
The Tampa Tribune opined that "the wordplay of Yukmouth and Knumskull glide over bassed-up tracks like mercury."
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro"
DJ Fuze 0:51 2. "Put the Lead on Ya" (featuring
Dru Down ) Tone Capone 5:25 3. "
I Got 5 on It " (featuring
Michael Marshall ) Tone Capone 4:13 4. "Broke Hos"
Shock G 4:11 5. "Pimps, Playas & Hustlas" (featuring Dru Down and
Richie Rich )
N.O. Joe 5:02 6. "
Playa Hata " (featuring Teddy) 4:31 7. "Broke Niggaz" (featuring Knucklehead and Eklipze) DJ Fuze 5:19 8. "Operation Stackola" Ellis Husband Johnson Robinson Serrell N.O. Joe 4:36 9. "5150" (featuring
Shock G ) Shock G 4:03 10. "900 Blame a Nigga" 4:18 11. "Yellow Brick Road" N.O. Joe 5:35 12. "So Much Drama" (featuring Nic Nac) Ellis Husband Terrence Butler Terry T. 4:14 13. "She's Just a Freak" (featuring Knucklehead) Gino Blacknell 4:12 14. "Plead Guilty" Ellis Husband David Reeves Kurtis Walker Larry Smith DJ Daryl 4:23 15. "
I Got 5 on It " (Reprise) Ellis Husband Gilmour Bell Bell Boyce Brown Mickens Smith Thomas Westfield Foster McElroy King Tone Capone 5:08 16. "Outro" 0:33 Total length: 1:06:34
Personnel
Garrick "
Numskull " Husbands – vocals, co-producer (track 10)
Jerold "
Yukmouth " Ellis – vocals
Darnel "
Dru Down " Robinson – vocals (tracks: 2, 5)
Michael Marshall – vocals (track 3)
Richard "
Richie Rich " Serrell – vocals (track 5)
Teddy – vocals (track 6)
Knuckle Head – vocals (tracks: 7, 13)
Erick "Eklipze" Carson – vocals (track 7)
Gregory "
Shock G " Jacobs – vocals (track 9) , keyboards (track 4) , producer (tracks: 4, 9) , co-producer (track 10)
Demetrius Nicole "Nic Nac" Lyles – vocals (track 12)
David "
DJ Fuze " Elliot – producer (tracks: 1, 7, 10)
Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 15)
Joseph "
N.O. Joe " Johnson – producer (tracks: 5, 8, 11)
Shon "
E-A-Ski " Adams – producer (track 6)
Mark "CMT" Ogleton – producer (track 6)
Terrence "Terry T." Butler – producer (track 12)
Ellis "Gino" Blacknell – producer (track 13)
Daryl Anderson – producer (track 14)
Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham – engineering
Michael Denten – engineering
Darrin Harris – engineering
Tom Baker – mastering
Eric L. Brooks – executive producer, A&R
Accrraaa J. Pavel – executive producer, management
Chris "C&H" Hicks – executive producer
Jason Clark – art direction, design
Victor Hall – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
References
^ McCarthy, Kieran.
"Operation Stackola - Luniz | Album | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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Christgau, Robert (January 23, 1996).
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Robert Christgau . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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"In Brief" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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Ashon, Will (March 1996).
"The Luniz: Operation Stackola " (PDF) .
Muzik . No. 10. p. 96. Archived from
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^ Perry, John (March 30, 1996).
"LUNIZ - Operation Stackola (Noo Trybe)" .
NME . Archived from
the original on 1999-11-12 – via
Wayback Machine .
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Rap Pages . Vol. 4, no. 8.
Beverly Hills, California :
LFP, Inc. pp. 26–27.
ISSN
1063-1283 .
^ Hernandez, Pedro (October 23, 2007).
"Luniz :: Operation Stackola :: C-Note Records" . www.rapreviews.com .
Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Record Report".
The Source . August 1995. p. 79.
^ Thompson, Phil (Aug 18, 1995). "Luniz, Operation Stackola". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune . p. 23.
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"Austriancharts.at – Luniz – Operation Stackola" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Luniz – Operation Stackola" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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"Swedishcharts.com – Luniz – Operation Stackola" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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"Swisscharts.com – Luniz – Operation Stackola" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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"The Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 29.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 22, 1995. p. 86.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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"Top R&B Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 29.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 22, 1995. p. 18.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved May 9, 2021 .
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"American album certifications – Luniz – Operation Stackola" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
External links
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