Tha Hall of Game

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Tha Hall of Game | type = studio | artist = E-40 | cover = E-40 Tha Hall of Game.jpg | alt = | released = October 29, 1996 | recorded = | studio = * Cosmic Slop Shop – Oakland, CA * Dollars & Spence * Larrabee North – Toluca Lake, CA * Pajama Studios – Oakland, CA * Spark Studio – San Diego, CA * The Mob Shop – Ojai, CA | genre = West Coast hip-hop | length = 70:28 | label = {{hlist|Sick Wid It|Jive}} | producer = {{hlist|Ali Malik|Ant Banks|E-40|Femi Ojetunde|Kevin Gardner|Mike Mosley|Redwine|Rick Rock|Studio Ton|Tone Capone}} | prev_title = In a Major Way | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = The Element of Surprise | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{Singles | name = Tha Hall of Game | type = studio | single1 = Things'll Never Change"/"Rapper's Ball | single1date = June 16, 1996 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tha-hall-of-game-mw0000080833|title=Tha Hall of Game - E-40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=Jason Birchmeier|work=AllMusic|accessdate=November 24, 2014}}</ref> |rev2 = ''RapReviews'' |rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|author=El Surround|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/1996_11_hallofgame.html|title=E-40 :: Tha Hall of Game :: Sick Wid It/Jive|publisher=|accessdate=November 24, 2014|date=November 1996}}</ref> |rev3 = ''The Source'' |rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gordon|first=Allen S.|date=December 1996|issue=87|title=Record Report: E-40 – Tha Hall of Game|magazine=The Source|pages=124, 126|location=New York}}</ref> }}

'''''Tha Hall of Game''''' is the third album by the American rapper E-40. It was released on October 29, 1996, by Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="AMG1">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241304/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ((( Tha Hall of Game > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on December 30, 2009.</ref> One single, "Things'll Never Change"/"Rapper's Ball", peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="AMG2">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241304/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} ((( Tha Hall of Game > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on December 30, 2009.</ref> and performed well on several other charts. The album was certified Gold in 1997 by the RIAA. It features guest performances by fellow Click members B-Legit, D-Shot and Suga-T, as well as 2Pac, Luniz, Cold 187um, Kokane, Keak da Sneak and Levitti.

Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, "Rapper's Ball", featuring Too Short and K-Ci and features cameo appearances by 2Pac, Ice-T and Mack 10. A second single, "Things'll Never Change", was also released as a music video, featuring Bo-Roc of the Dove Shack.

==Track listing== {{track listing | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Record Haters (Rasheed Wallace & AZ Diss) | note1 = | writer1 = {{hlist|Earl Stevens|Ricardo Thomas}} | extra1 = Rick Rock | length1 = 4:38

| title2 = Rapper's Ball | note2 = featuring Too Short & K-Ci | writer2 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Todd Shaw|Anthony Banks|K-Ci Hailey}} | extra2 = Ant Banks | length2 = 5:27

| title3 = Growing Up | note3 = | writer3 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Marvin Whitemon}} | extra3 = Studio Ton | length3 = 3:52

| title4 = Million Dollar Spot | note4 = featuring 2Pac, B-Legit & Emgee | writer4 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Brandt Jones|Mike Mosley|Tupac Shakur}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Mike Mosley|Femi Ojetunde {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}} | length4 = 4:07

| title5 = Mack Minister (Skit) | note5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 2:33

| title6 = I Wanna Thank You | note6 = featuring Suga-T | writer6 = {{hlist|Kevin McCord|E. Stevens {{small|({{abbr|ad.|adaptation}})}}|Tenina Stevens {{small|({{abbr|ad.|adaptation}})}}|Ali Maliek {{small|({{abbr|ad.|adaptation}})}}}} | extra6 = Ali Maliek | length6 = 5:17

| title7 = The Story | note7 = | writer7 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Mosley|Femi Ojetunde|Ephriam Galloway|Joseph Simmons|Darryl McDaniels|Rick Rubin}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Mike Mosley|Femi Ojetunde {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}} | length7 = 4:55

| title8 = My Drinking Club | note8 = featuring Young Mugzi & Levitti | writer8 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Kevin Gardner|Lewis King|Dulon Stevens}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Kevin Gardner|Redwine}} | length8 = 4:59

| title9 = Ring It | note9 = featuring Spice 1, Keak da Sneak & Harm | writer9 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Robert Lee Greene, Jr.|Anthony Gilmour|Charles Williams|Rodney Waller}} | extra9 = Tone Capone | length9 = 4:48

| title10 = Pimp Talk (Skit) | note10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 0:50

| title11 = Keep Pimpin{{'-}} | note11 = featuring D-Shot | writer11 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Whitemon|Danell Stevens}} | extra11 = Studio Ton | length11 = 4:13

| title12 = I Like What You Do to Me | note12 = featuring B-Legit | writer12 = {{hlist|Blackmon|Anthony Lockett}} | extra12 = Studio Ton | length12 = 4:00

| title13 = Things'll Never Change | note13 = featuring Bo-Roc | writer13 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Mosley|Ojetunde|Bruce Hornsby}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Mike Mosley|Femi Ojetunde}} | length13 = 5:06

| title14 = Circumstances | note14 = featuring Luniz, Cold 187um, Kokane, Celly Cel & T-Pup | writer14 = {{hlist|Stevens|Maurice McCarver|Thomas Hudson|Thomas|Garrick Husband|Jerold Ellis II|Cold 187um|Kokane}} | extra14 = Rick Rock | length14 = 5:29

| title15 = It Is What It Is | note15 = featuring Kaveo | writer15 = {{hlist|Stevens|Whitemon}} | extra15 = Studio Ton | length15 = 4:47

| title16 = Smebbin{{'-}} | note16 = | writer16 = {{hlist|Stevens|Whitemon}} | extra16 = Studio Ton | length16 = 3:53 }}

;Samples *"Ring It" contains sample of "Telephone Bill" by Johnny Guitar Watson and "187 Proof" by Spice 1. *"I Wanna Thank You" contains sample of "I Want to Thank You" by Alicia Myers and "Ready for Your Love" by Mtume. *"Rapper's Ball" contains sample of "Playboy Short" by Too Short. *"The Story" contains sample of "Friends" by Whodini and "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys. *"Things'll Never Change" contains sample of "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC and "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. *"Smebbin'" contains sample of "Da Bumble" by E-40 and "Learn About It" by The Click.

==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1996–1997) !Peak<br/>position |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=E-40|refname=|access-date=December 22, 2021|rowheader=true}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=E-40|refname=|access-date=December 22, 2021|rowheader=true}} |}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 23, 2021}}</ref> | 66 |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=E-40|title=Tha Hall of Game|award=Gold|relyear=1996|certyear=1997|refname=riaa}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

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