Mac Mall – Ghetto Theme

Description

In 1993, Mac Mall released his debut album Illegal Business? on Young Black Brotha Records. Entirely produced by Khayree Shaheed, the album featured Ray Luv and Mac Dre. Illegal Business? moved over 200,000 units independently, a major feat for an independent artist and record label. He met Tupac Shakur shortly after the album’s release, who after praising Mac’s music offered to direct a video for the single “Ghetto Theme”. In 1995 he contributed a verse to E-40‘s “Dusted and Disgusted” and Eightball & MJG‘s “Friend or Foe”. In 1996 he signed a record deal with Relativity Records, which released his second, and most commercially successful album, Untouchable.

Illegal Business? is Mac Mall‘s debut album It was released on July 13, 1993, and is considered a classic West Coast rap album. It was produced by Khayree. A single, “Ghetto Theme,” was released, for which Tupac Shakur directed the music video. The album peaked at #71 on the Billboard charts. The album sold more than 125,000 copies.

Track listing

#	Name	Featured Guest(s)	Time
1	“Crest Side Playah”		2:06
2	“Sic Wit Tis”		4:40
3	“It’s All Good”		4:45
4	“I Gots 2 Have It”		4:44
5	“Cold Sweat”		4:55
6	“Nathan But Game”		4:44
7	“Versatile”		4:19
8	“Crack Da 40”		5:10
9	“Da Bank Heist”		4:43
10	“Don’t Wanne See Me”		5:06
11	“Young N Da Game”		4:50
12	“$$ on da Dank”		4:37
13	“My Opinion”		4:04
14	“Illegal Business?”		5:39
15	“Ghetto Theme”	Eboni Foster	5:15
16	“Pimp Shit”	Mac Dre, Ray Luv	5:08