Gun Talk (album)

Gun Talk
Studio album by Just-Ice
Released	March 23, 1993 (1993-03-23)
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
Masterpiece (1990) Gun Talk (1993) Kill the Rhythm (Like a Homicide) (1995)
Singles from Gun Talk
"Girls N Guns" Released: March 15, 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	7/10
The Source

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

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

• 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

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

External links

• Gun Talk at Discogs (list of releases)