Unleashed
Studio album by
Paris
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1998
Recorded1997
GenrePolitical hip hop,[1] West Coast hip hop,[1] conscious hip hop, G-funk, gangsta rap
LabelWhirling Records[2]
ProducerParis, GO Twice, G-Man Stan
Paris chronology
Guerrilla Funk
(1994)		 Unleashed
(1998)		 Sonic Jihad
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
RapReviews7.5/10[3]

Unleashed is the fourth studio album by American rapper Paris, released on February 24, 1998, by Whirling Records.[4][5]

"Blast First" was a moderate success, making the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[6]

Critical reception

Nathan Rabin, in AllMusic, wrote that "Paris' gruff baritone remains as powerful and commanding as ever, but it's depressing to hear someone whose work once resonated with conviction and idealism spit gangsta rap clichés like some sort of lost Suge Knight flunky."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Mob on" (featuring Spice 1) - 3:35
  2. "Blast First" - 3:56
  3. "Record Label Murder" - 2:30
  4. "Fair Weather Friendz" - 4:26
  5. "Everyday Livin'" (featuring Jet) - 3:51
  6. "Thug Livin'" (featuring Nutt-So) - 5:13
  7. "Root of All Evil" - 4:09
  8. "Heat" (featuring Jet, Spice 1) - 3:43
  9. "Street Soldier" - 4:26
  10. "44 Wayz" (featuring Mystic) - 4:12
  11. "Conversation" - 3:35
  12. "Same Ol' Same Ol'" (featuring Jet) - 4:19

European release

  1. Mob On
  2. Fair Weather Friendz
  3. Ride With Me
  4. Act Right
  5. Street Soldier
  6. It Don't Stop
  7. 44 Wayz
  8. Root Of All Evil
  9. Widow (featuring The Conscious Daughters)
  10. Sucka Free (featuring Spice 1)
  11. Record Label Murder
  12. Conversation
  13. 4 da Ridaz (Instrumental)
  14. Blast First

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Unleashed - Paris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 411.
  3. ↑ "Paris :: Unleashed :: Guerrilla Funk Recordings". www.rapreviews.com.
  4. ↑ "Paris | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Paris Is Unleashed With His Own Label". MTV News.
  6. ↑ "Bubbling Under". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 20, 1998 – via Google Books.



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