UNLV - Uptown 4 Life (1996, New Orleans, LA)

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UNLV - Uptown 4 Life


The quintessential Down South gangsta' album.

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1. Intro
2. Uptown 4 Life
3. Drag 'Em 'N' Tha River
4. Pocket Full Of Furl
5. Up Town Gun Show
6. 211-187
7. Chill And Hustle
8. Manny Fresh Mix
9. Rape U 4 Your Life
10. Boom Get Chopped
11. Head No Screws
12. Low Down & Dirty
13. Playa Hate'N
14. Jazzy Bitch
15. Black Connection!! 226

UNLV at their peak. A true NO classic. As I mentioned above this is the quintessential Gangsta' album. However, there is a unfortunate void of the usual brash social and political commentary that is so often seen in this genre. This album is mostly known for the popular diss towards Mystikal, 'Drage Em' In The River'. However, most every song on this album is a hit. Especially the infectous '211-187' & 'Rape U For Your Life'. 'Black Connection 226' is classic CMR posse cut featuring nearly the whole CMR roster at the time. Uptown for life was the last full length UNLV release with all three members entact. Group member Yella' Boy was later murdered after this release. This cd was recently pulled off shelves. The remaining members of UNLV sued Cash Money earlier this year to retrieve most of the profits made from their albums that were re-released by Cash Money\Universal. UNLV were also the inventors of the song 'Go DJ', which was re-done by Lil' Wayne for his hit with the same name. Albeit, one can easily note Wayne's song had nothing to do with the chorus.

//All of the mp3's are ganked from elsewhere. Two of the files are excessive in size; however, they both work.

[Kicket]

"Black Connection!! 226" is definitely a banger!!!

what does the "226" stand for?

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what does the "226" stand for?

I don't know, but good question, if I had to guess I'd say a street or apt. number. It was another name for Cash Money or a clique within Cash Money. It's been said throughout a few albums.