Based on a True Story (Mack 10 album)

Based on a True Story
Studio album by
Mack 10
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length50:08
LabelPriority
Producer
Mack 10 chronology
Mack 10
(1995) 		Based on a True Story
(1997) 		The Recipe
(1998)
Singles from Based on a True Story
  1. "Backyard Boogie"
    Released: July 22, 1997
  2. "Only in California"
    Released: February 17, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(choice cut)[2]
The Source[3]

Based on a True Story is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mack 10. It was released on September 16, 1997, through Priority Records. The album was produced by Ant Banks, Binky Mack, DJ Bobcat, Young Tre, Ice Cube, Soopafly, and Mack 10. It features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Allfrumtha I, E-40, Snoop Dogg, the Comrads, and Too $hort. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 21, 1997.

Along with singles, music videos were produced for two songs: "Backyard Boogie"[4] and "Only in California"[5] featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg. Ice Cube makes a cameo appearance in "Backyard Boogie".

The song "Can't Stop" was previously released on Ant Banks' compilation album Big Thangs. "Dopeman", a cover version of the 1987 N.W.A song of the same name, was later included on two Priority Records compilations In tha Beginning...There Was Rap and Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute.

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Based on a True Story - Mack 10 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 189. ISBN 0-312-24560-2 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Baker, Soren (October 1997). "Record Report: Mack 10 – Based On A True Story". The Source. No. 97. New York. pp. 174, 176.
  4. ^ Mack 10 - "Backyard Boogie" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-04.
  5. ^ Mack 10 - "Only in California" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-04.