There's One in Every Family

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There's One in Every Family
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 1998
Recorded1997−1998
GenreSouthern rap, Gangsta rap
Length74:56
LabelNo Limit/Priority
ProducerMaster P
Beats By the Pound
Fiend chronology
I Won't Be Denied
(1995)
There's One in Every Family
(1998)
Street Life
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Rolling Stone[2]

There's One in Every Family is the second studio album by the American rapper Fiend, released in 1998 on No Limit Records.[3][4] It was produced by Master P and Beats By the Pound. Like most of the albums released by No Limit in the late 1990s, the album was a success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It featured all of the label's top acts, including Master P, Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, and C-Murder.

Commercial performance[edit]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in just over a month after release.[5] The single, "Take My Pain", featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, and Sons of Funk, peaked at #11 on the Top Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. On August 17, 1998 There's One In Every Family was certified Platinum by the RIAA for excesses of over a million copies sold in the United States of America.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducerLength
1."Take My Pain" (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Sons of Funk)KLC & Mo B. Dick4:43
2."Going Out With A Blast"Carlos Stephens2:48
3."Do You Know" (featuring Master P & Mystikal)KLC2:55
4."Big Timer" (featuring Mia X)KLC3:03
5."Who Got The Fire" (featuring Master P & Snoop Dogg)Craig B4:56
6."All I Know"Mo B. Dick3:53
7."I Swore"Carlos Stephens2:14
8."Only A Few" (featuring Master P, Big Ed & Silkk the Shocker)O'Dell3:56
9."The Baddest"Craig B3:10
10."The Streets Ain't Safe"Craig B5:13
11."All In A Week" (featuring O'Dell)O'Dell3:35
12."I.C.U." 0:40
13."On A Mission" (featuring C-Murder & Steady Mobb'n)Mo B. Dick3:58
14."Slangin'" (featuring Master P & UGK)Beats By the Pound4:43
15."At All Times"Mo B. Dick3:50
16."Walk Like A G" (featuring Soulja Slim)KLC3:44
17."We Survivors" (featuring Full Blooded)KLC2:19
18."What Cha Mean" (featuring Mac, Soulja Slim & Kane & Abel)KLC4:24
19."Do You Wanna Be A Rider" (featuring Gotti, Magic & Prime Suspects)KLC4:04
20."For The N.O."KLC2:36
21."Live Me Long"KLC & Mo B. Dick4:12
Total length:74:56

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "There's One in Every Family - Fiend | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. May 5, 1998. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Fiend, There's One In Every Family, 4 Stars". Rolling Stone. May 25, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25.
  3. ^ "Fiend Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Whiting, Jim (September 29, 2014). The Story of No Limit Records. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781422294703 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Fiend – There's One in Every Family". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Fiend, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Fiend, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.