Six
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreHip hop
Length38:11
Label
Producer
Whodini chronology
Bag-a-Trix
(1991)
Six
(1996)
Singles from Six
  1. "Keep Running Back"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Muzik[2]

Six is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop group Whodini and their first and only record released via Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label. It was released in 1996 along with the single "Keep Running Back". Audio production was handled by Dave Atkinson, Red Spyda, Carl So-Lowe, and Jermaine Dupri, who also served as executive producer.

Unlike other albums, this is the first album of Whodini with extensive use of expletives in lyrics due to changes of the rap industry growing. Also, the album doesn't continue the trend of 80s esque synthesizer sounds and discarded with a hard-core edge style pioneered by LL Cool J Onyx & Run-DMC among others.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[3] The single, "Keep Running Back", peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Rap Songs chart[4] and No. 69 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Brooklyn" (Intro) 0:05
2."Runnin' Em" (featuring Lost Boyz)Jermaine Dupri3:42
3."Be My Lady" (featuring R. Kelly)Jermaine Dupri3:48
4."Here He Comes" (Interlude) 0:38
5."Can't Get Enough" (featuring Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz)
5:15
6."Keep Running Back" (featuring Trey Lorenz)Jermaine Dupri3:34
7."If You Want It" (featuring Trina Broussard)
  • Dave Atkinson
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Red Spyda
4:51
8."Turn The Whole World Around" (Interlude) 0:18
9."Let Me Get Some" (featuring Nicole Jackson)Jermaine Dupri3:36
10."VIP" (featuring Mr. Black)
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Carl So-Lowe (co.)
3:30
11."Still Want More"
  • Dave Atkinson
  • Red Spyda
4:47
12."NBA" (Interlude) 0:09
13."Keep Running Back" (Remix)
  • Carl So-Lowe
  • Jermaine Dupri
3:52
Total length:38:10

Samples[6]

  • Track 3 contains elements from "Your Body's Callin'" by R. Kelly (1993)
  • Track 6 contains elements from "Everything I Miss at Home" by Cherrelle (1988)
  • Track 7 contains elements from "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" by Patrice Rushen (1984) and "I Got My Mind Made Up" by Instant Funk (1978)
  • Track 9 contains elements from "The Finer Things in Life" by Chuck Stanley (1987)
  • Track 10 contains elements from "Kamurshol" by N.W.A (1990)

Personnel

  • Jalil Hutchins - performer
  • John "Ecstacy" Fletcher - performer
  • Robert Sylvester Kelly - vocals (track 3)
  • Lloyd Lorenz Smith - vocals (track 6)
  • Trina Lanell Broussard - vocals (track 7)
  • Nicole Jackson - vocals (track 9)
  • LaMarquis Jefferson - bass (tracks: 3, 13), guitar (track 10)
  • Jermaine Dupri - executive producer, producer & mixing (tracks: 2-3, 6-7, 9-10, 13)
  • Dave Atkinson - producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
  • Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma - producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
  • Carl So-Lowe - co-producer (tracks: 10, 13)
  • Phil Tan - mixing (tracks: 2-3, 6-7, 9-10, 13), recording (tracks: 3, 10)
  • Mike Wilson - recording (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Dexter Simmons - recording (track 5)
  • Mike Alvord - recording (track 11)
  • Brian Lee - mastering
  • Diane Makowski - A&R
  • Frank Edwards - A&R coordination
  • Danny Clinch - photography
  • LaTanya Davis - art direction

References

  1. "Six –- Whodini". AllMusic. 2017-10-24.
  2. Ashon, Will (December 1996). "Whodini: Six" (PDF). Muzik. No. 19. p. 136. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. "Whodini Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. "Whodini Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. "Whodini Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. "Six by Whodini: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-10-24.


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