Uncle Sam's Curse

Uncle Sam's Curse is the third studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law. It was released on July 12, 1994 and served as the last group's record on Ruthless Records before they were dropped from the label after the death of its founder Eazy-E. The album peaked at number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 113 on the Billboard 200.[2] It is currently out of print and often sells used for $75 to $80 on auction sites. Uncle Sam's Curse sold over 250,000 copies.

Uncle Sam's Curse
Studio album by Above the Law
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	The Edge Recording (California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, G-funk
Length	59:57
Label	Ruthless, Relativity
Producer	Cold 187um DJ K-oss (co.) KM.G (co.)
Above the Law chronology
Black Mafia Life (1993) Uncle Sam's Curse (1994) Time Will Reveal (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Audio production on this album was handled by A.T.L.'s Cold 187um with co-producers KM.G and K-oss, as of Go Mack left the group after their Black Mafia Life album. The tracks "Return of the Real Shit" and "Black Superman" contain samples from the 1994 film Against the Wall.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Return Of The Real Shit"	5:39
2.	"Set Free"	4:48
3.	"Kalifornia" (featuring Kokane)	4:35
4.	"Concreat Jungle"	4:24
5.	"Rain Be For Rain Bo"	4:33
6.	"Everything Will Be Alright" (featuring Kokane)	4:54
7.	"Black Superman"	4:26
8.	"The 'G' In Me"	4:48
9.	"Uncle Sam's Curse"	4:47
10.	"One Time Two Meny"	4:49
11.	"Who Ryde" (featuring Tone Lōc & Kokane)	5:28
12.	"Gangsta Madness"	6:46
Total length:		59:57

Personnel

• Gregory Fernan Hutchinson — main artist, producer, keyboards, mixing
• Kevin Michael Gulley — main artist, co-producer
• Anthony Stewart — main artist, co-producer
• Jerry Long, Jr. — featured artist (tracks 3, 6, 11)
• Anthony Terrell Smith — featured artist (track 11)
• Mike Smooth — bass, guitar, keyboards
• Jimmy Russell — bass
• Brian Gardner — mastering
• Mark Paladino — mixing
• Michael Miller — photography
• David Bett — art direction
• Allan Wai — design
• Kurt Nagahori — illustration (cover)
• Joanna — backing vocals
• Nicki — backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 113 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 86

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Uncle Sam's Curse – Above the Law". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
2. "Above the Law - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
3. "Above the Law, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
4. "Above the Law, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.