Livin' Like Hustlers
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| Studio album by Above the Law | ||||
| Released | December 1989 (advanced promo cassette version) February 22, 1990 |
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| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 45:52 | |||
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Livin' Like Hustlers is the debut album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released in February 1990 via Ruthless Records, and an advanced promo cassette version was released two months earlier. The ten track record featured guest performing appearance from N.W.A on "The Last Song", as well as audio production was delivered by Dr. Dre alongside with the group, and Eazy-E served as executive producer of the album. It peaked at number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 75 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
The album included two hit singles "Murder Rap" and "Untouchable", which both was charted number one on the Hot Rap Songs. Its lead single, "Murder Rap", also peaked at number 41 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and later was featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as well as the 2009 film Pineapple Express. "Freedom Of Speech" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1990 Christian Slater film Pump Up The Volume
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.
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