1996 studio album by E-40
Tha Hall of Game is the third studio album by American rapper E-40 . It was released on October 29, 1996, by Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records . The album features production by Ant Banks , Mike Mosley, Rick Rock , Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 4 on the Billboard 200 .[ 4] One single, "Things'll Never Change"/"Rapper's Ball ", peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs .[ 5] and performed well on several other charts as well. The album was certified gold in 1997 by the RIAA. The album features guest performances by fellow members of The Click : B-Legit , D-Shot and Suga-T , as well as 2Pac , Luniz , Cold 187um , Kokane , Keak da Sneak and Levitti.
Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, "Rapper's Ball ", featuring Too Short and K-Ci and features cameo appearances by 2Pac, Ice-T and Mack 10 . A second single, "Things'll Never Change", was also released as a music video, featuring Bo-Roc of The Dove Shack.
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