Rise to Power

by Kane & Abel

Overview

Give Kane & Abel credit for breaking from No Limit records, perhaps realizing that if they were one of the many soldiers in the No Limit army, there was no way they could ever distinguish themselves. Unfortunately, Rise to Power -- their first effort for their own label Most Wanted, which is just a subsidiary of EastWest -- might as well have been released on No Limit, since it follows the same basic structure, sound, and style of a No Limit release. True, they try to mix it up a little, including a Spanish version of "Get Cha Mind Right" at the end (it might just be an alternate version, but the intention is noble), but the fact is, the music is generic Dirty South and the rappers aren't distinguished. They happen to turn out a couple of good cuts, such as "Straight Thuggin'," but they will only be of interest to aficionados of this genre -- much like most No Limit albums. Kane & Abel may have been able to leave Master P's stable, but they by no means escaped. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/1999
Label:	East / Eastwest / Elektra / West
UPC:	0075596245029
Rank:	125836

Tracks

1. Parental Advisory
2. Rise to Power [Illegal Business]
3. The Possibility
4. Tony Manteca I [Interlude]
5. Get Cha Weight Up
6. Beat It Up
7. Straight Thuggin'
8. Get Cha Mind Right
9. Tony Manteca II [Interlude]
10. I Don't Care
11. Let 'Em Come [Clipped Ending]
12. State's Evidence
13. Let Them Hands Go
14. Show Me What Cha Workin' Wit
15. This Life
16. Lock Me Up [Interlude]
17. Hit the Block
18. Hyrdroponix
19. Brave N's
20. Joke's on You Jack
21. Get Cha Mind Right
22. Get Cha Mind Right

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kane & Abel   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Kane & Able   Primary Artist
Aaron Hall   Guest Artist
Twista   Guest Artist,Vocals
Medicine Man   Multi Instruments
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart   Multi Instruments,Sequencing
Abel Rosnovski   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

James Harris III   Composer
Dave Aaron   Mixing,Engineer
James Hoover   Engineer
Terry Lewis   Composer
Lawrence Parker   Composer
Brian Thomas   Engineer
Kane & Abel   Composer,Executive Producer
Dave Aron   Mixing
Aaron Hall   Composer
Claudine Pontier   Assistant Engineer
Abel   Group Member
Medicine Men   Producer
Medicine Man   Producer
Louis Conerly   Producer
Kane   Group Member
Abel Rosnovski   Group Member,Executive Producer
Steve Reynolds   Engineer
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart   Programming