F.B.I. (album)

F.B.I.
F.B.I.
Studio album by the Dayton Family
Released	October 1, 1996
Studio	Silver Sun Studio (Flint, Michigan)
Genre	Hip hop; gangsta rap; horrorcore;
Length	1:00:37
Label	Relativity
Producer	Steve Pitts; The Dayton Family (co.);
The Dayton Family chronology

F.B.I. is the second studio album by the American rap group the Dayton Family, from Flint, Michigan. It was released on October 1, 1996, via Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Silver Sun Recording Studio in Flint. Production was handled by Steve Pitts with the members of Dayton Family serving as co-producers. It features guest appearances from Lorie Coleman, Esham, and Night & Day. Albums' title, "F.B.I." stands for "Fuck Being Indicted".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Source	^[2]

The album peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"79th & Halstead"	Ira Dorsey Steve Pitts	1:12
2.	"Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (featuring Night & Day)	Ira Dorsey Raheen Petterson Steve Pitts	4:48
3.	"F.B.I." (featuring Lorie Coleman)	Ira Dorsey Raheen Petterson Steve Pitts Benjamin Latimore	5:08
4.	"Real With This"	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Steve Pitts	4:23
5.	"Player Haters" (featuring Night & Day)	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Esham Smith Steve Pitts	5:38
6.	"Eyes Closed"	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Steve Pitts	5:27
7.	"What's on My Mind II" (featuring Night & Day)	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Erick Dorsey Steve Pitts	4:17
8.	"Killer G's"	Ira Dorsey Raheen Petterson Steve Pitts	4:24
9.	"Posse Is Dayton Ave."	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Erick Dorsey Steve Pitts	4:56
10.	"Blood Bath"	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Steve Pitts	4:57
11.	"Newspaper" (featuring Lorie Coleman)	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Steve Pitts	4:45
12.	"Stick & Move" (featuring Night & Day)	Raheen Petterson Ira Dorsey Erick Dorsey Steve Pitts	5:56
13.	"Ghetto" (featuring Night & Day)	Ira Dorsey Raheen Petterson Steve Pitts Arnold Ingram Marvin Willis James Mitchell	4:46
Total length:			1:00:37

Sample credits

Track 3 contains elements from "Let's Straighten It Out" by Latimore
Track 4 contains elements from "Friends" by Whodini
Track 13 contains elements from "Float On" by The Floaters

Personnel

Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey – main artist, co-producer
Raheen "Shoestring" Peterson – main artist, co-producer
Erick "Ghetto-E" Dorsey – main artist
Tonyatta Martinez – featured artist (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 12, 13)
Gasner Hughes – featured artist (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 12, 13)
Lorie Coleman – featured artist (tracks: 3, 11)
Esham Attica Smith – featured artist (track 5)
Steve Pitts – producer
Bernard Terry – mixing
Neil Perry – engineering
Neil Gehringer – mastering
Bobby Russell – project coordinator
Patrick Aquintey – design
Christian Lantry – photography

Chart history

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	7

References

^ Stanley, Leo. "F.B.I. – The Dayton Family". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
^ Gordon, Allen S. (November 1996). "Record Report: Dayton Family – F.B.I.". The Source. No. 86. New York. p. 132.
^ "The Dayton Family Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
^ "The Dayton Family Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

External links

The Dayton Family – F.B.I. at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Stanley, Leo. "F.B.I. – The Dayton Family". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

[2] Gordon, Allen S. (November 1996). "Record Report: Dayton Family – F.B.I.". The Source. No. 86. New York. p. 132.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Dayton_Family-3] "The Dayton Family Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Dayton_Family-4] "The Dayton Family Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

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