Ain't a Damn Thang Changed

Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Studio album by WC and the Maad Circle
Released	September 17, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	West Coast hip hop; political hip hop; hardcore hip hop;
Length	49:49
Label	Priority
Producer	DJ Crazy Toones; Sir Jinx; WC; Chilly Chill;
WC and the Maad Circle chronology
Singles from Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
	"Dress Code"; Released: August 4, 1991;

Ain't a Damn Thang Changed is the debut studio album by American rap group WC and the Maad Circle, released in 1991.^[3] The songs on the album describe life in Los Angeles as experienced by African Americans in the early 1990s.^[4]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Crazy Toones Sir Jinx	1:07
2.	"Ain't a Damn Thang Changed"	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.) Crazy Toones (co.)	3:32
3.	"The Break Up (Skit)" (featuring Cassanova Jeff)		0:27
4.	"Behind Closed Doors" (featuring Dawn Silva, Jackie Simley & M.L. Davis)	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.) Crazy Toones (co.)	4:47
5.	"Out on a Furlough" (featuring Cassanova Jeff, Jazzy D & Mike)	Sir Jinx WC Crazy Toones (co.)	5:18
6.	"A Crazy Break" (featuring J-Dee)	Crazy Toones	0:56
7.	"Caught n a Fad"	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.)	3:57
8.	"Fuck My Daddy" (featuring Foe Doe Taylor & Lil' Dee)	Sir Jinx WC	3:58
9.	"Back on the Scene"	Crazy Toones	1:06
10.	"Get Up on That Funk" (featuring Jazzy D)	Sir Jinx WC	3:50
11.	"Gettin' Looped / Dress Code"	Sir Jinx WC Chilly Chill (co.) Crazy Toones (co.)	4:01
12.	"Smokers La La Bye" (featuring Kaeco)	Crazy Toones Sir Jinx	1:16
13.	"You Don't Work, U Don't Eat" (featuring J-Dee, MC Eiht & Ice Cube)	Chilly Chill Crazy Toones Sir Jinx	4:27
14.	"Grandma Locked Out (Skit)"	Sir Jinx	0:37
15.	"Ghetto Serenade"	Sir Jinx WC Crazy Toones (co.)	4:04
16.	"Back to the Underground"	Sir Jinx WC	3:41
17.	"A Soldiers Story" (featuring Dawn Silva, Jackie Simley & M.L. Davis)	Sir Jinx	2:45
Total length:			49:49

Personnel

Anthony Wheaton - producer (tracks 1, 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–17)
Big Gee - additional vocals (tracks 5, 8, 10–11)
Derrick A. Baker - producer (track 13), co-producer (tracks 2, 4, 7, 11)
Dino Paredes - artwork
Lamar Dupré Calhoun - producer (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12–13), co-producer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 11, 15), scratches
Manuel Donayre - illustration (logo)
Mike Miller - photography
O'Shea Jackson - album overseen, additional vocals (track 13)
William Calhoun, Jr. - producer (tracks 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11, 15–16), rap vocals
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - rap vocals (tracks 2, 4, 10-11, 13, 16)

DaSean “J-Dee” Cooper - rap vocals (track 13)

References

^ Baker, Soren (October 2, 2018). The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form. Abrams. ISBN 9781683352358 – via Google Books.
^ Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (June 15, 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252072017 – via Google Books.
^ "Coolio". Trouser Press.
^ Perkins, William Eric (June 15, 1996). Droppin' Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture. Temple University Press. ISBN 9781566393621 – via Google Books.
^ Allmusic review
^ "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2007.

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[1] Baker, Soren (October 2, 2018). The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form. Abrams. ISBN 9781683352358 – via Google Books.

[2] Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (June 15, 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252072017 – via Google Books.

[3] "Coolio". Trouser Press.

[4] Perkins, William Eric (June 15, 1996). Droppin' Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture. Temple University Press. ISBN 9781566393621 – via Google Books.

[5] Allmusic review

[6] "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2007.

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v t e WC
Discography
Studio albums	The Shadiest One Ghetto Heisman Guilty by Affiliation Revenge of the Barracuda
Low Profile albums	We're in This Together
WC and the Maad Circle albums	Ain't a Damn Thang Changed Curb Servin'
Westside Connection albums	Bow Down Terrorist Threats
Collaboration albums	West Coast Gangsta Shit (with Daz Dillinger)
Singles	"Just Clownin'" "Better Days" "The Streets"
Featured singles	"Connected for Life"
Related articles	Crazy Toones

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