187 He Wrote

May 2025 187 He Wrote studio Spice 1 187hewrotecover.jpg 1993 9 28 1992–1993 Gangsta rap 61:13 Jive Ant Banks CMT DJ Xtra Large E-A-Ski Jonny Z MC Eiht Mentally Blunted Prodeje Too $hort Spice 1 1992 AmeriKKKa's Nightmare 1994 187 He Wrote studio Dumpin' Em in Ditches 1993 The Murda Show 1994 AllMusic 4 5Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine 187 He Wrote Spice 1 https://www.allmusic.com/album/187-he-wrote-mw0000102232 September 19, 2024 AllMusic en RapReviews 8.5/10Wallace Emanuel October 13, 2009 Spice 1 187 He Wrote https://www.rapreviews.com/2009/10/spice-1-187-he-wrote/ September 19, 2024 RapReviews en-US Rolling Stone 2 5Neblett Touré Touré (journalist) November 25, 1993 Is Oaktown In The House? http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spice1/albums/album/230517/review/5946521/187_he_wrote October 2, 2007 Rolling Stone 121 Wayback Machine 670 0006-2510 https://web.archive.org/web/20071002091506/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spice1/albums/album/230517/review/5946521/187_he_wrote 2007-10-02 187 He Wrote is the second studio album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released on September 28, 1993, via Jive Records. The album was produced by E-A-Ski & CMT, Mentally Blunted, Prodeje, Too $hort, Ant Banks, Jonny Z, MC Eiht, and D.J. Xtra Large, with Chaz Hayes and 187 Fac serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Bo$$ and MC Eiht and contributions from G-Nut, Ant Banks, E-40, Havikk, Havoc & Prodeje, and Nuttin' Nyce. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was certified gold on November 30, 1993, by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units in the US alone. Its lead single, "Dumpin' Em in Ditches", made it to No. 34 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales and No. 79 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in the United States. The second single off of the album, "The Murda Show", reached No. 50 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Track listing Producer(s) I'm the Fuckin' Murder Robert L. Green Jr. Austin Patterson Prodeje 3:33 Dumpin' Em in Ditches Green Jr. Shon Adams Mark Ogleton E-A-Ski CMT 4:05 Gas Chamber Green Jr. Todd Shaw Too $hort 3:18 187 He Wrote Green Jr. Gentry Reed Mentally Blunted 4:52 Don't Ring the Alarm (The Heist) with Bo$$ Green Jr. Lichelle Laws Reed Mentally Blunted 4:04 Clip & the Trigga Green Jr. Anthony Banks Ant Banks 5:21 Smoke 'Em Like a Blunt Green Jr. Shaw Too $hort 4:14 The Murda Show with MC Eiht Green Jr. Aaron Tyler MC Eiht 4:27 380 on Dat Ass Green Jr. Patterson Prodeje 4:20 Mo' Mail Green Jr. John Zunino R. Bryant Jonny Z 4:30 Runnin' out da Crackhouse Green Jr. Adams Ogleton E-A-Ski CMT 3:18 Trigga Gots No Heart Green Jr. Adams Ogleton E-A-Ski CMT 3:07 Trigga Happy Green Jr. K. Turner Xtra-Large 3:11 RIP Green Jr. Adams Ogleton E-A-Ski CMT 3:50 All He Wrote Green Jr. Reed Mentally Blunted 5:03 1:01:13 Sample credits Track 1 contains a sample of "High Powered" written by Ricardo Brown, Eric Collins, Calvin Broadus, Andre Young and Tracy Lynn Curry as performed by Dr. Dre. Track 4 contains a sample of "Sweet Moments" written by Barry White and Gene Page as performed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra. Track 6 contains a sample of "Dukey's Stick" written by George Duke. Personnel Robert L. "Spice 1" Green Jr. — vocals, arrangement Lichelle "Bo$$" Laws — additional vocals (track 5) Anthony "Ant" Banks — additional vocals & producer (track 6), mixing & engineering (tracks: 3, 6, 7) Gregory "G-Nut" Brown — background vocals (track 6), additional vocals (tracks: 7, 15), executive producer Aaron "MC Eiht" Tyler — additional vocals & producer (track 8) Austin "Prodeje" Patterson — additional vocals (track 9), producer (tracks: 1, 9) Cary "Havoc" Calvin — additional vocals (track 9) Brian "Havikk The Rhime Son" West — additional vocals (track 9) Earl "E-40" Stevens — additional vocals (track 10) Nuttin' Nyce — additional vocals (track 13) Robert "Fonksta" Bacon — guitar (tracks: 1, 9) Shon "E-A-Ski" Adams — producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 12, 14), keyboard and drum programming & engineering (track 12) Mark "CMT" Ogleton — producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 12, 14), keyboard and drum programming & engineering (track 12) Todd "Too $hort" Shaw — producer (tracks: 3, 7) Gentry "Black Jack" Reed — producer (tracks: 4, 5, 15), mixing (tracks: 5, 15) John "Jonny Z" Zunino — producer, mixing & engineering (track 10) K. "DJ Xtra-Large" Turner — producer & mixing (track 13) Sean Freehill — mixing & engineering (tracks: 1, 9) Pat Coughlin — engineering (tracks: 2, 10, 14) Matt Kelley — recording (tracks: 4, 5), mixing (tracks: 5, 15), engineering (track 15) Tim Latham — mixing (tracks: 4, 13), recording (tracks: 5, 13) Adam Kudzin — mixing (tracks: 4, 13), recording (tracks: 5, 13) Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham — mixing & engineering (track 8) Terry "DJ Slip" Allen — mixing (track 8) Dennis "Den Fen" Thomas — executive producer Chaz Hayes — executive producer, management Victor Hall — photography Jeremy Dawson — photo illustration Charts Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peakposition US Billboard 200October 16, 1993 The Billboard 200 https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1993-10-16/?rank=10 Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 0006-2510 September 19, 2024 10 US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)October 16, 1993 Top R&B Albums https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1993-10-16/ Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 0006-2510 September 19, 2024 1 Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993 Billboard February 1, 2021 42 Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994 Billboard February 1, 2021 73 Certifications United States album Spice 1 187 He Wrote Gold 1993 1993 September 19, 2024 true See also List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1993 References External links 125811 187 He Wrote album Category:1993 albums Category:Spice 1 albums Category:Jive Records albums Category:Albums produced by E-A-Ski Category:Albums produced by MC Eiht Category:Albums produced by Prodeje Category:Albums produced by Ant Banks Category:Albums produced by Too Short