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{{for|the 2021 EP by South Korean boy group Exo|Don't Fight the Feeling}}
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Don't Fight The Feelin'
| Type = album
| name = Don't Fight the Feelin'
| Artist = [[Rappin' 4-Tay]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Rappin4tay_dontfightthefelling.jpg
| artist = [[Rappin' 4-Tay]]
| cover = Rappin4tay dontfightthefelling.jpg
| Released = September 13, 1994
| Recorded =
| alt =
| released = July 26, 1994
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[West Coast Hip Hop]]
| Length =
| recorded = 1993–1994
| studio = {{hlist|Graffiti Tunez ([[West Oakland, Oakland, California|West Oakland, California]])|Buck Fifty Records|Bay View Productions|Sucka Free City|JT's in the Mo}}
| Label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], Rag Top
| genre = <!-- Please source genres -->
| Producer = Anthony, Black C, Cyrus Esteban, Franky J, Gigolo Gee, J-Mack, JT The Bigga Figga, Fly, T.C.
| length = 67:12
| label = {{hlist|[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]|Rag Top}}
| Last album = ''[[Rappin' 4-Tay is Back]]''<br>(1991)
| producer = {{hlist|Franky J|[[Ant Banks]]|[[RBL Posse|Black C]]|Cyrus Esteban|Gigolo G|J-Mack|[[JT the Bigga Figga]]|Lil' Fly|T.C.}}
| This album = '''''Don't Fight The Feelin''''''<br>(1994)
| prev_title = Rappin' 4-Tay Is Back
| Next album = ''[[Off Parole]]''<br>(1996)
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Off Parole]]
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Don't Fight the Feelin'
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Playaz Club]]
| single1date = 1994
| single2 = [[I'll Be Around (Rappin' 4-Tay song)|I'll Be Around]]
| single2date = 1994
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-fight-the-feelin-mw0000121645|title=Don't Fight the Feelin' - Rappin' 4-Tay {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Bush|first=John|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203165|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
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'''''Don't Fight the Feelin'''''' is the second studio album by American rapper [[Rappin' 4-Tay]] from [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. It was released on July 26, 1994 via [[Chrysalis Records]] and Rag Top Records. Recording session took place at Graffiti Tunez in [[West Oakland, Oakland, California|West Oakland]], at Buck Fifty Records, at Bay View Productions, at Sucka Free City and at JT's in the Mo. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[Ant Banks]], Black C of [[RBL Posse]], Cyrus Esteban, Gigolo G, J-Mack, [[JT the Bigga Figga]], Lil' Fly, T.C., and Franky J, who also served as executive producer. The album features [[guest appearance]]s from fellow San Francisco-based rappers JT the Bigga Figga, Lil' Fly and Seff tha Gaffla.


The album spawned two charted singles, "[[Playaz Club]]" and "I'll Be Around", which made it to numbers 36 and 39 respectively on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in the United States. The album itself peaked at number 174 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number 52 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].
'''''Don't Fight the Feelin'''''' is the second [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Rappin' 4-Tay]], released September 13, 1994 on [[Chrysalis Records]] and Rag Top Records.

The album title was named for the song "Don't Fight the Feelin'" on [[Too Short|Too $hort]]'s 1988 album ''[[Life Is...Too Short]]'', which is where Rappin' 4-Tay made his mainstream debut.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
#"Back Again" - 2:12
| headline = Don't Fight the Feelin'
#"Dank Season" - 4:34 feat. Seff The Gaffla
| title1 = Back Again
#"Keep One In The Chamba" - 3:24
| length1 = 2:12
#"Can U Buckem'" - 4:16
| title2 = Dank Season
#"Just Cause I Called You A Bitch" - 2:59
| note2 = featuring Seff tha Gaffla
#"Playaz Club" - 4:26
| length2 = 4:34
#"She's A Sell Out" - 5:09
| title3 = Keep One in the Chamba
#"I'll Be Around" - 5:16 on first album pressing 5:47 on subsequent releases
| length3 = 3:24
#"Tear The Roof Off" - 4:20
| title4 = Can U Buckem'
#"Sucka Free" - 4:43
| length4 = 4:16
#"Call It What You Want To" - 4:56
| title5 = Just Cause I Called You a Bitch
#"I Got Cha Back" - 4:08 feat. JT Tha Bigga Figga, Fly
| length5 = 2:59
#"This Is What I Know" - 3:38
| title6 = [[Playaz Club]]
#"The Gift" - 4:12
| length6 = 4:26
#"Out 4000" - 3:53
| title7 = She's a Sell Out
#"Playaz Club" (Instrumental) - 4:20
| length7 = 5:09
| title8 = [[I'll Be Around (Rappin' 4-Tay song)|I'll Be Around]]
| length8 = 5:47
| title9 = Tear the Roof Off
| length9 = 4:20
| title10 = Sucka Free
| length10 = 4:43
| title11 = Call It What You Want Too
| length11 = 4:56
| title12 = I Got Cha Back
| note12 = featuring [[JT the Bigga Figga]] & Lil' Fly
| length12 = 4:08
| title13 = This Is What I Know
| length13 = 3:38
| title14 = The Gift
| length14 = 4:12
| title15 = Out 4000
| length15 = 3:53
| title16 = [[Playaz Club]] (Remix)
| note16 = hidden track
| length16 = 4:35
| total_length = 67:12
}}


'''Notes'''
Only the first pressing of this album contained the original version of "I'll Be Around" which is not available on the single or any other album. All subsequent pressings of this album contained a remixed version of "I'll Be Around" with a running time of 5:47. The most obvious difference between the original version and the remix is that in the remix the music starts at the very beginning during the phone call, in the original the music doesn't start until after the phone call intro.
*Only the first pressing of this album contained the original version of "I'll Be Around" with a running time of 5:16, which is not available on the single or any other album. All subsequent pressings of this album contained a remixed version of "I'll Be Around" with a running time of 5:47. The most obvious difference between the original version and the remix is that in the remix the music starts at the very beginning during the phone call, in the original the music doesn't start until after the phone call intro.


== Samples ==
===Sample credits===
* Track 6 contains a sample of the guitar riff from "[[Private Number (Judy Clay and William Bell song)|Private Number]]" by [[Judy Clay]] and [[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]]
The song "She's A Sell Out" has the lyrics, "You can't trust a big butt and a smile" repeated many times in the background; these lyrics are from the Ice Cube song "Look Who's Burnin'" from the album ''[[Death Certificate (album)|Death Certificate]]''. "She's A Sell Out" also heavily samples [[Too Short]]'s song "Don't Fight the Feelin'" on [[Life Is...Too Short]] which is where Rappin 4-Tay made his mainstream debut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/rappin-4-tay |title=Rappin' 4-Tay: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date=1968-03-02 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> and where this album gets its title.
* Track 7 contains the line "You can't trust a big butt and a smile", repeated many times in the background, from "Jimmy" by [[Boogie Down Productions]]; and "Don't Fight the Feelin'" by [[Too $hort]]
* Track 8 contains a sample of the chorus from "[[I'll Be Around (The Spinners song)|I'll Be Around]]" by [[The Spinners (American R&B group)|The Spinners]].


==Personnel==
"Playaz Club" samples the guitar riff from [[Judy Clay and William Bell]]'s "Private Number" [1968].
*[[Rappin' 4-Tay|Anthony Forté]] – main artist, lyrics, vocals
*Seff Tha Gaffla – featured artist <small>(track 2)</small>
*[[JT the Bigga Figga|Joseph Tom]] – featured artist <small>(track 12)</small>, engineering, producer
*Gary Hudson – featured artist <small>(track 12)</small>, engineering, producer
*Erica Gilles – vocals
*Frank Hudson Jr. – engineering, producer, executive producer
*Cyrus Esteban – engineering, producer
*Gigolo Gee – engineering, producer
*Tomie Witherspoon – engineering, producer
*[[Ant Banks|Anthony Banks]] – producer
*Christopher Matthews – producer
*John Young – producer
*Ken Lee – mastering


== Charts ==
"I'll Be Around" samples the chorus from [[The Spinners]]' [[I'll Be Around]] (1972).
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for ''Don't Fight the Feelin'''
== Chart history ==
! scope="col"| Chart (1994)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
!Chart (1994)<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203165/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Don't Fight the Feelin' > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))]</ref>
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|174|artist=Rappin 4-Tay|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 13, 2018}}
|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| style="text-align:center;"|174
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|52|artist=Rappin 4-Tay|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 13, 2018}}
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]]
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|4|artist=Rappin 4-Tay|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 13, 2018}}
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top Heatseekers]]
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|}
|}


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== External links ==
[[Category:Rappin' 4-Tay albums]]
* {{Discogs master|104825|Don't Fight The Feelin'}}

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[[Category:Gangsta rap albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 26 September 2023

For the 2021 EP by South Korean boy group Exo, see Don't Fight the Feeling.
Don't Fight the Feelin'
Studio album by
Rappin' 4-Tay
ReleasedJuly 26, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Studio
Length67:12
Label
Producer
Rappin' 4-Tay chronology
Rappin' 4-Tay Is Back
(1991) 		Don't Fight the Feelin'
(1994) 		Off Parole
(1996)
Singles from Don't Fight the Feelin'
  1. "Playaz Club"
    Released: 1994
  2. "I'll Be Around"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Don't Fight the Feelin' is the second studio album by American rapper Rappin' 4-Tay from San Francisco, California. It was released on July 26, 1994 via Chrysalis Records and Rag Top Records. Recording session took place at Graffiti Tunez in West Oakland, at Buck Fifty Records, at Bay View Productions, at Sucka Free City and at JT's in the Mo. Production was handled by Ant Banks, Black C of RBL Posse, Cyrus Esteban, Gigolo G, J-Mack, JT the Bigga Figga, Lil' Fly, T.C., and Franky J, who also served as executive producer. The album features guest appearances from fellow San Francisco-based rappers JT the Bigga Figga, Lil' Fly and Seff tha Gaffla.

The album spawned two charted singles, "Playaz Club" and "I'll Be Around", which made it to numbers 36 and 39 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. The album itself peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200 and at number 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The album title was named for the song "Don't Fight the Feelin'" on Too $hort's 1988 album Life Is...Too Short, which is where Rappin' 4-Tay made his mainstream debut.

Track listing

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Don't Fight the Feelin'
No.TitleLength
1."Back Again"2:12
2."Dank Season" (featuring Seff tha Gaffla)4:34
3."Keep One in the Chamba"3:24
4."Can U Buckem'"4:16
5."Just Cause I Called You a Bitch"2:59
6."Playaz Club"4:26
7."She's a Sell Out"5:09
8."I'll Be Around"5:47
9."Tear the Roof Off"4:20
10."Sucka Free"4:43
11."Call It What You Want Too"4:56
12."I Got Cha Back" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Lil' Fly)4:08
13."This Is What I Know"3:38
14."The Gift"4:12
15."Out 4000"3:53
16."Playaz Club (Remix)" (hidden track)4:35
Total length:67:12

Notes

  • Only the first pressing of this album contained the original version of "I'll Be Around" with a running time of 5:16, which is not available on the single or any other album. All subsequent pressings of this album contained a remixed version of "I'll Be Around" with a running time of 5:47. The most obvious difference between the original version and the remix is that in the remix the music starts at the very beginning during the phone call, in the original the music doesn't start until after the phone call intro.

Sample credits

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Personnel

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  • Anthony Forté – main artist, lyrics, vocals
  • Seff Tha Gaffla – featured artist (track 2)
  • Joseph Tom – featured artist (track 12), engineering, producer
  • Gary Hudson – featured artist (track 12), engineering, producer
  • Erica Gilles – vocals
  • Frank Hudson Jr. – engineering, producer, executive producer
  • Cyrus Esteban – engineering, producer
  • Gigolo Gee – engineering, producer
  • Tomie Witherspoon – engineering, producer
  • Anthony Banks – producer
  • Christopher Matthews – producer
  • John Young – producer
  • Ken Lee – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for Don't Fight the Feelin'
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 174
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 52
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 4

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Don't Fight the Feelin' - Rappin' 4-Tay | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rappin 4-Tay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rappin 4-Tay Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rappin 4-Tay Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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