Bangin' on Wax

Bangin' on Wax
Studio album by
Bloods & Crips
ReleasedMarch 9, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Genre
Length71:21
LabelDangerous
Producer
Bloods & Crips chronology
Bangin' on Wax
(1993) 		Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues
(1994)
Singles from Bangin' on Wax
  1. "Bangin' on Wax"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Piru Love"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Crip, Crip, Crip"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Steady Dippin'"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Bangin' on Wax is the debut album by American hip hop group Bloods & Crips.[2][3] The album was released in 1993 by Dangerous Records.[4] Bangin' on Wax peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[5] Four singles were released: "Bangin' on Wax", "Piru Love", "Crip, Crip, Crip", and "Steady Dippin'". Music videos were made for "Bangin' on Wax", "Piru Love" and "Steady Dippin'". The album was produced by Ronnie Phillips, DJ Battlecat, Big Qluso, Siilski, Tweedy Bird Loc, and J. Stank. To minimize conflict, Phillips decided to use gang members from geographically separate areas of Los Angeles.[6]

  1. ^ Bangin' on Wax at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Small Faces". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. Feb 7, 1993. p. 58.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Alex (Oct 18, 2006). "L.A. Street Gangs Join Forces for Hip-Hop CD". Day to Day. NPR.
  4. ^ Gundersen, Edna (Mar 10, 1993). "A record of L.A. gang life". USA Today. p. 4D.
  5. ^ Bangin' on Wax at Billboard. Billboard.com 2014-05-18 Retrieved. 2014-05-18
  6. ^ Harrington, Richard (May 12, 1993). "Crips & Bloods' War of Words". The Washington Post. p. B7.