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  • Artist: The Luniz
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: July 04, 1995
  • Total Time: 66:34
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The Luniz's Operation Stackola is the group's most accomplished and best-selling LP. Featuring the Oakland-based duo's only major hit, "I Got Five on It," the album drew attention and admiration from other hip-hop artists, but never crossed over into the pop mainstream. The woofer-shaking bassline and eerie bell-like keyboards of "I Got Five on It" made it a hip-hop anthem of the mid-'90s. Since that time, it's been the subject of dozens of covers, the first of which was a reprise on Operation Stackola itself. Nothing else on the album quite lives up to the promise of that hit track, but a number of tracks reveal the group's songwriting potential. Few songs exceed 100 beats per minute, as is true to the Luniz's laid-back, West Coast roots. "Playa Hata" intertwines their drug-laced, gangster trash talking with a soulful R&B feel. The chorus of "Pimps, Playas, and Hustlers" (noticing a trend?) takes a page out of Cypress Hill's nasally vocal repertoire. And the title track starts off with a reggae speed rap, à la Shaggy or Shabba Ranks. There's plenty of filler, but it's still loaded with enough juice to keep the head noddin' for a good half-hour. ~ Kieran McCarthy, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro The Luniz (:51)
Put the Lead on Ya Gary Husband, Darnell Robinson, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (5:25)
I Got 5 on It Ronald Bell, Denzil Foster, Gary Husband, Jay King, Thomas McElroy, Robert "Spike" Mickens, We, Jerold Ellis, Anthony Gilmour, C. Smith The Luniz (4:13)
Broke Hos Shock-G, Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (4:11)
Pimps, Playas & Hustlas Gary Husband, Darnell Robinson, Jerold Ellis, Richie Rich The Luniz (5:02)
Playa Hata Bobby Caldwell, E-A-Ski, Gary Husband, CMT, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (4:31)
Broke Niggaz Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis, Dave Elliot The Luniz (5:19)
Operation Stackola Gary Husband, Darnell Robinson, Jerold Ellis, Richie Rich The Luniz (4:36)
5150 Shock-G, Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (4:03)
900 Blame a Nigga Shock-G, Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis, Dave Elliot The Luniz (4:18)
Yellow Brick Road Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (5:35)
So Much Drama Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (4:14)
She's Just a Freak Gary Husband, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (4:12)
Plead Guilty Gary Husband, David Reeves, Larry Smith, Kurt Walker, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (4:23)
I Got 5 on It (Reprise) R. Bell, Denzil Foster, Gary Husband, Jay King, Thomas McElroy, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Larry Smith, We, Jerold Ellis The Luniz (5:08)
Outro The Luniz (:33)

Credits

Tom Baker (Mastering), Eric L. Brooks (Executive Producer), Shock-G (Rap), Shock-G (Producer), Jason Clark (Art Direction), E-A-Ski (Producer), DJ Daryl (Producer), Victor Hall (Photography), Michael Marshall (?), Tone Capone (Producer), CMT (Producer), Michael Denton (Engineer), DJ Fuse (Producer), Terry T. (Producer), Richie Rich (?), Chris Mcgee (Artwork), Chris Hicks (Executive Producer), N.O. Joe (Producer), Eclipse (?), Keba Konte (Photography), D-Wiz (Engineer), Teddy (?), Accrraaa J. Pavel (Executive Producer), Darrin Harris (Engineer), Gino Blackwell (Producer), Knucklehead (?), Gary Husband (Producer), Jason Clark (Design)
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Operation Stackola
Studio album by Luniz
Released July 4, 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Genre Hip hop
Length 66:34
Label Virgin/Noo Trybe
Professional reviews
Luniz chronology
Operation Stackola
(1995)		 Lunitik Muzik
(1997)

Operation Stackola is the debut album by hip hop duo Luniz, released on July 4, 1995. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million records.[citation needed] It features their most famous song to date "I Got 5 on It". Operation Stackola also ended up being the group's highest selling album.

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Reception

Critical response

The Source (8/95, p.79) - 3.5 Mics - Dope - "...The Luniz...take the typical Oakland sound to another level...a combination of insane lyrics and street-core knowledge....tight lyrics and tight tracks...a must to compete in this diverse rap game..."

Melody Maker (3/23/96, p.38) - Recommended - "...Luniz aren't gangstas, but playas....The lifestyle depicted on OPERATION STACKOLA involves claiming Welfare and carrying a bus pass so that you can still afford to smoke Indo and drink Tanqueray and wear the latest Phat Farm....A moral cesspool..."

Rap Pages (9/95, p.26) - 7 (out of 10) - "...1995 is the year of OPERATION STACKOLA....a balanced attack of Yukmouth's laid-back delivery and Knumskull's pinched vocal pitch....the Luniz do mental atomic pile drivers on ears and heads while ripping up microphones..."

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:51
  2. "Put the Lead on Ya" (featuring Dru Down) – 5:25
  3. "I Got 5 on It" (featuring Michael Marshall) – 4:13
  4. "Broke Hos" – 4:11
  5. "Pimps, Playas & Hustlas" (featuring Dru Down and Richie Rich) – 5:02
  6. "Playa Hata" (featuring Teddy) – 4:31
  7. "Broke Niggaz" (featuring Knucklehead and Eclipse) – 5:19
  8. "Operation Stackola" – 4:36
  9. "5150" (featuring Shock G) – 4:03
  10. "900 Blame a Nigga" – 4:18
  11. "Yellow Brick Road" – 5:35
  12. "So Much Drama" (featuring Nik Nack) – 4:14
  13. "She's Just a Freak" – 4:12
  14. "Plead Guilty" – 4:23
  15. "I Got 5 on It (Reprise)" – 5:08
  16. "Outro" – 0:33

Chart positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position[1]
U.S. Billboard 200 20
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ allmusic ((( Operation Stackola > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))

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