There's One in Every Family

There's One in Every Family
Studio album by
Fiend
ReleasedMay 5, 1998
Recorded1997−1998
GenresSouthern rap, gangsta rap
Length74:56
LabelNo Limit/Priority
ProducersMaster P
Beats By the Pound
Fiend chronology
I Won't Be Denied
(1995)		 There's One in Every Family
(1998)		 Street Life
(1999)

There's One in Every Family is the second studio album by the American rapper Fiend, released in 1998 on No Limit Records. 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 number eight on the Billboard 200 and peaked atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It featured all of the label's top acts, including Master P, Snoop Dogg, Mystikal, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X and C-Murder.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star

A writer for AllMusic said: "[W]ith a frenetically fast-paced feel, coupled with energetic, hard-thumping beats and simplistic but engaging hooks, the album is an hour and fifteen minutes of pure adrenaline rush."

Commercial performance

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in just over a month after release. The single, "Take My Pain", featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, and Sons of Funk, peaked at number 11 on the Top Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Track listing

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, Kane & Abel & Soulja Slim)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

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fiend Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Whiting, Jim (September 29, 2014). The Story of No Limit Records. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781422294703 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 "There's One in Every Family - Fiend". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Touré (June 25, 1998). "Master P's Theater". Rolling Stone. No. 789. pp. 91–92. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "American album certifications – Fiend". 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. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2021.