Neva Again

Neva Again
Neva Again
Studio album by Kam
Released	February 16, 1993
Studio	Echo Sound (Atwater Village, CA); Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA);
Genre	West Coast hip hop; political hip hop;
Length	42:58
Label	Street Knowledge; EastWest;
Producer	Eddie "Coze tha Grinch" Goodman; Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones; Stone tha Lunatic; Tootie; Mr. Woody; Rashad Coes; Solid Scheme; DJ Pooh; T-Bone;
Kam chronology

Neva Again is the debut studio album by West Coast hip hop musician Kam.^[1] It was released in 1993 via Street Knowledge Records and EastWest Records America. The recording sessions took place at Echo Sound and Paramount Studios, in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Torcha Chamba, Solid Scheme, Mr. Woody, T-Bone, Rashad Coes & DJ Pooh. Kam's cousin Ice Cube made his appearance on the album as executive producer and the only guest vocalist. The album peaked at number 110 on the Billboard 200 and at number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
RapReviews	10/10^[3]

The Washington Post noted that "the L.A. rapper drops more science about white supremacy, poverty and politics in one verse than many others drop in entire songs."^[4] The Richmond Times-Dispatch called Kam "a rapper with strong convictions and a keenly focused and uncompromising lyrical style."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	E. Goodman S. Jones A. Trotter IV J. Lars, Jr.	Coze Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones Stone Tha Lunatic Toothie	1:15
2.	"Peace Treaty"	C. Miller	Chris Charity Derek Lynch	4:18
3.	"Stereotype"	C. Miller C. Bobbit F. Wesley J. Brown J. Starks	Rashad Coes	4:30
4.	"Still Got Love 4 'Um"	C. Miller A. Goodman H. Ray S. Robinson	T-Bone	4:23
5.	"Hang 'Um High"	C. Miller E. Goodman S. Jones A. Trotter IV J. Lars, Jr.	Coze Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones Stone Tha Lunatic Toothie	3:41
6.	"Drama"	C. Miller M. Gaye B. Worrell G. Clinton, Jr. G. Itri L. Graham	Mr. Woody	3:48
7.	"Neva Again"	C. Miller B. Worrell W. Collins G. Clinton, Jr. L. Troutman R. Troutman	Rashad Coes	3:39
8.	"Y'all Don't Hear Me Dough"	C. Miller G. Clinton, Jr. R. Troutman Mr. Woody	Mr. Woody	3:30
9.	"Ain't That a Bitch"	C. Miller	Chris Charity Derek Lynch	3:29
10.	"Holiday Madness"	C. Miller E. Goodman S. Jones A. Trotter IV J. Lars, Jr.	Coze Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones Stone Tha Lunatic Toothie	3:58
11.	"Watts Riot" (featuring Ice Cube)	C. Miller	DJ Pooh	4:06
12.	"Outro"	E. Goodman S. Jones A. Trotter IV J. Lars, Jr.	Coze Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones Stone Tha Lunatic Toothie	2:21
Total length:				42:58

Notes

Track 3 contains a sample from "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown
Track 4 contains a sample from "Sexy Mama" by the Moments
Track 5 contains a sample from "Riding High" by Faze-O
Track 6 contains samples from "Midnight Runaway" by Three Dog Night, "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye, "People" by Graham Central Station and "Cosmic Slop" by Funkadelic
Track 7 contains samples from "Flashlight" by Parliament and "Heartbreaker" by Zapp
Track 8 contains samples from "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton and "Play Some Blues" by Roger Troutman

Personnel

Craig A. Miller – main artist
O'Shea Jackson – featured artist (track 11), executive producer
Eddie "Coze tha Grinch" Goodman – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
Angelo Trotter IV – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
Jesse D. Lars Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
Chris Charity – producer (tracks: 2, 9)
Derek Lynch – producer (tracks: 2, 9)
James Rashad Coes – producer (tracks: 3, 7)
Terry "T-Bone" Gray – producer (track 4)
Mr. Woody – producer (tracks: 6, 8)
Clarence "D.J. Train" Lars – scratches (track 5)
Mark Jordan – scratches (track 8), producer (track 11)
Brian Gallow – scratches (track 10)
Anthony "Soup" Holmes – keyboards (track 10)
Bob Morse – engineering
Mike Calderon – engineering
Tony Dawsey – mastering
Melanie Nissen – art direction
Richard Bates – design
S. Sung Lee – assistant design
Valerie Wagner – assistant design

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	18

References

^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 180.
^ "Neva Again Kam". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 22, 2001). "Kam Neva Again". RapReviews. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ Griffin, Gil (Feb 19, 1993). "From South L.A., the Solo Tips". The Washington Post. p. N15.
^ "Kam 'Neva Again'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Mar 21, 1993. p. J7.
^ "Kam Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "Kam Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

External links

Neva Again at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 180.

[2] "Neva Again Kam". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[3] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 22, 2001). "Kam Neva Again". RapReviews. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[4] Griffin, Gil (Feb 19, 1993). "From South L.A., the Solo Tips". The Washington Post. p. N15.

[5] "Kam 'Neva Again'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Mar 21, 1993. p. J7.

[ac_Billboard200_Kam-6] "Kam Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kam-7] "Kam Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

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