# True Game > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/True_Game > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/True_Game.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Game > Source revision: 1326919588 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the 1995 album. For the Sheri S. Tepper novel series, see [The True Game](/source/The_True_Game). Not to be confused with [The Truth Game](/source/The_Truth_Game) or [The Game of Truth](/source/The_Game_of_Truth). 1995 studio album by Mad CJ Mac True Game Studio album by Mad CJ Mac Released May 23, 1995 Recorded 1994–1995 Studio The Crack House (Richmond, Virginia) Master Sounds Studios (Richmond, Virginia) One Up Studio Echo Sound (Los Angeles, California) Digital Services (Houston, Texas) Genre West Coast hip hop gangsta rap g-funk Length 50:34 Label Rap-A-Lot Noo Trybe Producer J. Prince (exec.) CJ Mac Mad CJ Mac chronology Color Me Funky (1991) True Game (1995) Platinum Game (1999) Singles from True Game "Come and Take a Ride" Released: May 20, 1995 "Powda Puff" Released: 1995 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] RapReviews 7.5/10[2] ***True Game*** is the only album by American hip hop duo [Mad CJ Mac](/source/CJ_Mac). It was released on May 23, 1995 via [Rap-A-Lot Records](/source/Rap-A-Lot_Records) and [Noo Trybe Records](/source/Noo_Trybe_Records). Recording sessions took place at the Crack House and at Master Sounds Studios in [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia), at One Up Studio, at Echo Sound in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), and at Digital Services in [Houston](/source/Houston). [Production](/source/Hip_hop_production) was handled by members Mad and [CJ Mac](/source/CJ_Mac), with [J. Prince](/source/James_Prince) serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Poppa LQ, SexC, Tré Unique and J. Prince. The album peaked at number 41 on the US *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums). Along with singles, [music videos](/source/Music_video) were released for the songs "Come and Take a Ride"[3] and "Powda Puff".[4] ## Track listing All tracks are written by [Bryan Ross](/source/CJ_Mac) and Clement Burnette, except for the track 4 written with Kenneth Green. No. Title Length 1. "Intro" 1:59 2. "Let My Niggas Out Tha Pen" 4:45 3. "True Game" 3:17 4. "Come and Take a Ride" (featuring Poppa LQ) 4:04 5. "Realism" 2:58 6. "Powda Puff" 4:56 7. "Losin' My Mind" 5:56 8. "Can't Cee Thee Ahh!" 4:02 9. "Tryina Survive" 3:40 10. "Trust No" 4:41 11. "Dead Man Walkin'" 5:07 12. "Moment of Silence" 0:18 13. "I Can't Stand a Rat" 4:51 Total length: 50:34 ## Personnel - Bryaan "[CJ Mac](/source/CJ_Mac)" Ross – main artist, songwriter, producer - Clement "Mad" Burnette – main artist, songwriter, producer - Clement Burnette, Sr. – electric guitar - D.J. Will – scratches (track 3) - SexC – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4) - Kenneth "Poppa LQ" Green – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 4) - Chris Beasley – electric guitar (track 6) - Tré Unique – backing vocals (track 11) - [James Smith](/source/James_Smith_(boxer)) – voice (track 12), executive producer - [James Hoover](/source/James_Hoover) – engineering, mixing - [Mike Dean](/source/Mike_Dean_(record_producer)) – engineering, mixing - John Moran – mastering - Jason Clark – art direction, design - Ken Hollis – photography ## Chart history Chart (1995) Peak position US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[5] 41 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mad CJ Mac - True Game Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/true-game-mw0000173037). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved July 25, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** T, Pete (August 17, 2010). ["Mad CJ Mac :: True Game – RapReviews"](https://www.rapreviews.com/2010/08/mad-cj-mac-true-game/). *www.rapreviews.com*. Retrieved July 25, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [CJ Mac - "Come and Take a Ride" (official video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYFf87Blsd0). [YouTube](/source/YouTube). Retrieved on 2010-02-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [CJ Mac - "Powda Puff" (official video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkawhtL64yg). [YouTube](/source/YouTube). Retrieved on 2010-02-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Top R&B Albums"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ygsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 107, no. 28. [Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) July 15, 1995. p. 23. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved July 25, 2022. ## External links - *[Mad CJ Mac – True Game](https://www.discogs.com/master/162231)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group This 1990s hip-hop album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1990s-hiphop-album-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1990s-hiphop-album-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1990s-hiphop-album-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [True Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Game) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Game?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.