Gun Talk (album)

Gun Talk
Gun Talk
Studio album by Just-Ice
Released	March 23, 1993
Recorded	1992–93
Genre	Hardcore hip hop; gangsta rap;
Length	45:01
Label	Savage Records; 74785-50211
Producer	Kurtis Mantronik; O.C. Rodriguez;
Just-Ice chronology
Singles from Gun Talk
	"Girls N Guns"; Released: March 15, 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	7/10^[2]
The Source	^[3]

Gun Talk is the fifth studio album by American hardcore hip hop recording artist Just-Ice. It was released on March 23, 1993 through Savage Records with distribution via Bertelsmann Music Group, making it the rapper's only album to have major-label distribution. Production was handled by Kurtis Mantronik, O.C. Rodriguez and Charlie Chase, with The Scratch God and Steve Sanchez serving as co-producers. The album peaked at number 67 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States, supported with Its lead single "Girls N Guns".

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gangster Style Rap"	Joseph Williams Jr. Graham Curtis el Khaleel	Kurtis Mantronik	3:13
2.	"Girls N Guns"	Williams Jr. Khaleel	Kurtis Mantronik	4:34
3.	"It's Just-Ice Thing"	Williams Jr. Khaleel	Kurtis Mantronik	3:32
4.	"Freestyle"	Williams Jr. Khaleel	Kurtis Mantronik	5:48
5.	"Give Mi Pas"	Williams Jr. Khaleel	Kurtis Mantronik	3:52
6.	"Bring 'Em Back Alive"	Williams Jr. Oscar Rodriguez Jr.	O.C. Rodriguez Charlie Chase	4:14
7.	"That the Way I Feel"	Williams Jr. Rodriguez Jr. Bobby Russell	O.C. Rodriguez The Scratch God^[a]	4:59
8.	"Stay the Hell Away from Me"	Williams Jr. Rodriguez Jr.	O.C. Rodriguez Steve Sanchez^[a]	4:00
9.	"Informer Fi Dead"	Williams Jr. Rodriguez Jr.	O.C. Rodriguez The Scratch God^[a]	5:32
10.	"On the Loose"	Williams Jr. Rodriguez Jr.	O.C. Rodriguez The Scratch God^[a]	5:11
Total length:				45:01

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

Track 7 contains excerpts from "Little Green Apples" as performed by Stanley Turrentine.
Track 8 contains elements from "Case of the P.T.A." written by Bryan Higgins, Trevor Smith, James Jackson and Sheldon Scott.
Track 9 contains a sample from "Gee Whiz It's Christmas" written by Carla Thomas, Steve Cropper and Vincent Trauth.

Personnel[edit]

Joseph "Just-Ice" Williams Jr. – vocals
Graham Curtis "Kurtis Mantronik" el Khaleel – producer & mixing (tracks: 1-5)
Oscar C. Rodriguez, Jr. – producer & mixing (tracks: 6-10)
Charlie Chase – producer (track 6)
Ahmad "The Scratch God" Wyatt – co-producer (tracks: 7, 9, 10)
Steve Sanchez – co-producer (track 8)
Andrew Heermans – mixing (tracks: 1-5)
Joe Hornoff – mixing (tracks: 1-5)
Tony Smalios – mixing (tracks: 6, 9)
Matt Hathaway – engineering (tracks: 6, 8, 9)
Josh Chervokas – mixing (track 7)
Peter Robbins – engineering (track 10)
José Rodriguez – mastering
Ron Resnik – executive producer
John Bellisimo – photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	67

References[edit]

^ Cartwright, Garth. "Gun Talk - Just-Ice | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 21, 2021). "Just-Ice :: Gun Talk – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ Fernando, Skiz (May 1993). "Record Report: Just Ice – Gun Talk". The Source. No. 44. New York. p. 71.
^ "Just-Ice Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links[edit]

Gun Talk at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Cartwright, Garth. "Gun Talk - Just-Ice | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 21, 2021). "Just-Ice :: Gun Talk – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[3] Fernando, Skiz (May 1993). "Record Report: Just Ice – Gun Talk". The Source. No. 44. New York. p. 71.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Just-Ice-4] "Just-Ice Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

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