Livin' in a Hoe House

Livin' in a Hoe House is the only studio album by American female rap group H.W.A.. The album was released in 1990 via Drive-By Records and was produced by Dangerous D and Ronnie Vann.[1] The record was mildly successful, reaching #38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. No singles made it to the Billboard charts.

Livin' in a Hoe House
Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1989-1990
Genre
Length55:44
LabelDrive-By Records
Producer
  • Sugar Daddy T. (exec.)
  • Ronnie Vann
  • Dangerous "D"
H.W.A. chronology
Livin' in a Hoe House
(1990)
Az Much Ass Azz U Want
(1994)

The song "Eat This" was later sampled in "Black Widow Pt. 2" as performed by RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard from the album Digital Bullet (2001).[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."To Live or Die"4:39
2."Funk Me"3:53
3."Eat This"4:35
4."Livin' in a Hoe House"3:52
5."1-900-BITCHES"4:16
6."Freaky Daze"3:49
7."Gangstrology"4:56
8."Tight"4:15
9."Trick Is Trick"3:32
10."The Conflict"4:23
11."Nasty"4:08
12."Baller Baller"4:35
13."Little Dick"4:55
Total length:55:44

Samples[2]

  • "Funk Me" sampled
  • "Eat This" sampled
  • "Livin' in a Hoe house" sampled
  • "Freaky Daze" sampled
    • "Freaky Tales" by Too Short (1987)
    • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982)
  • "Gangstrology" sampled
    • "I'm Gonna Get You" by Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (1974)
    • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
    • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982)
    • "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974)
    • "Hobo Scratch" by Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team (1983)
  • "Trick Is a Trick" sampled
    • "Anti Love Song" by Betty Davis (1973)
    • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
  • "The Conflict" sampled
  • "Nasty" sampled

Personnel

  • Kim "Baby Girl" Kenner - vocals, rapping
  • Tanya "Jazzy" Kenner - vocals, rapping
  • Dion "Diva" Devoux - vocals, rapping
  • Beth Chaplin - background vocals
  • Budd Ford - background vocals
  • Cheri Ford - background vocals
  • Lenore Bangs - background vocals
  • Livio Harris - background vocals
  • Robin Warnecke - producer, drum programming
  • Ronald Dean Vann - producer
  • James Cedrick Magee - keyboards, drum programming
  • Damon Thomas - keyboards, drum programming
  • Jason Hess - keyboards, drum programming
  • Nutra-Sweet - keyboards, drum programming
  • Muhammad Azam Zia - mixing
  • Dave Sheidene - mixing, engineering
  • Anne Catalino - engineering
  • Muhammad Azam Zia - engineering
  • Sugar Daddy T. - executive producer
  • Pete Lascurain - project & production coordinator
  • Ronnie Richardson - project coordinator & marketing
  • Paula Kuhn - project coordinator
  • Mark Hovater - photography
  • Gayle Elliot - photography
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References

  1. "H.W.A. - Livin' In A Hoe House". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  2. "Livin' in a Hoe House by H.W.A.: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  3. Henderson, Alex. "Livin' in a Hoe House – H.W.A." AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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