The Black Bossalini

The Black Bossalini (aka Dr. Bomb from da Bay)
Studio album by Spice 1
Released	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Studio	The Crackhouse (New York City) Echo Sound (Los Angeles) The Cosmic Slop Shop (Sacramento, Calif.) Scarface Badass Beat Lab Chris Biondo
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap g-funk
Length	58:17
Label	Jive
Producer	Paris Ali Malek Ant Banks Femi Ojetunde Rick Rock Clint "Payback" Sands Hen-Gee Mike Mosley Bobby Ross Avila (co.)
Spice 1 chronology
1990-Sick (1995) The Black Bossalini (aka Dr. Bomb from da Bay) (1997) Immortalized (1999)
Singles from The Black Bossalini
"510, 213" / "Ballin'" / "I'm High" Released: September 22, 1997 "Playa Man" Released: December 6, 1997

The Black Bossalini (aka Dr. Bomb from da Bay) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released on October 28, 1997, via Jive Records. The album was produced by Ant Banks, Paris, Rick Rock, Ali Malek, Clint "Payback" Sands, Femi Ojetunde, Hen-Gee, and Mike Mosley. It features guest appearances from Big Syke, Ice-T, Kokane, Mack 10, MC Breed, Too $hort, WC, and Yukmouth. The album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

The album spawned two singles: a promo single "510, 213 / Ballin' / I'm High" and "Playa Man", but none of them made it to Billboard charts. A music video was shot for the song "Playa Man".^[1] The song "2 Hands & a Razorblade" was originally heard in the 1997 film Dangerous Ground and was also included on the film's soundtrack.