Roll Out the Red Carpet (Royal C album)
Encyclopedia
Roll Out the Red Carpet is the debut solo album by Hard Boyz
frontman, Royal C. Royal C, whose group the Hard Boyz had recently joined Atlantic Records
, had also signed a deal with a major label, Epic Records
, who placed Royal C on their subsidiary Epic Street, which specialized in the hip hop genre. Epic released the album on August 13, 1996 with popular hip-hop/R&B producer Colin Wolfe producing the entire album. With the exception of a music video for the album's lead single "They Don't Want None", Epic failed to promote the album and it did not do well sales-wise, which eventually led to Epic dropping Royal C from the label.
Hard Boyz
The Hard Boyz was an American rap group, composed of three members, K.T., Big D and Royal C, formally signed to Ichiban and Big Beat Records....
frontman, Royal C. Royal C, whose group the Hard Boyz had recently joined Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, had also signed a deal with a major label, Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, who placed Royal C on their subsidiary Epic Street, which specialized in the hip hop genre. Epic released the album on August 13, 1996 with popular hip-hop/R&B producer Colin Wolfe producing the entire album. With the exception of a music video for the album's lead single "They Don't Want None", Epic failed to promote the album and it did not do well sales-wise, which eventually led to Epic dropping Royal C from the label.
Track listing
- "Ghetto Court 1"- 0:50
- "They Don't Want None"- 4:01
- "Rollin' on the East Side"- 4:03
- "Ballin' on the Ave"- 3:59
- "Da Product"- 4:17
- "Real G's"- 4:18
- "Eye for An Eye"- 4:20
- "Daggon Hoez"- 1:15
- "2 O'Clock In the Morning"- 3:55
- "Livin' In da Hood"- 3:59 (Featuring JoiJoi (singer)Joi Elaine Gilliam , better known by her stage name Joi, is an American R&B/Rock singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the Dungeon Family collective based in Atlanta, Georgia, and as such often performs with OutKast, the Organized Noize production team, and Goodie Mob Joi Elaine...
) - "Why Y'all Wanna Trip"- 4:28
- "Cyndrome"- 3:31
- "Fallin'"- 4:06
- "Crooked By Nature"- 4:50
- "Ghetto Court 2"- 1:31
External links
- [ Roll Out the Red Carpet] at Allmusic
- Roll Out the Red Carpet at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Roll Out the Red Carpet at Tower RecordsTower RecordsTower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....