Life Insurance (album)

Life Insurance
Life Insurance
Studio album by Mr. Serv-On
Released	August 12, 1997
Recorded	1996−1997
Genre	Southern hip-hop; gangsta rap;
Length	1:16:30
Label	No Limit; Priority;
Producer	Brotha Lynch Hung; Carlos Stephens; Craig B; KLC; Mo B. Dick; O'Dell;
Mr. Serv-On chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Life Insurance is the debut studio album by American rapper Mr. Serv-On. It was released on August 12, 1997, via No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by KLC, Craig B, O'Dell, Brotha Lynch Hung, Carlos Stephens and Mo B. Dick, with Master P serving as executive producer. The album debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts with first-week sales of 50,000 units in the United States. According to Mr Serv On himself in an interview in 2015, the album was certified Gold in just five weeks after release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Get It Started"	Corey Smith Mia Young Percy Miller Vyshonn Miller	Craig B.	4:18
2.	"My Best Friend"	Smith P. Miller	Carlos Stephens	5:03
3.	"Head & Shoulders"	Smith V. Miller Young	Mo B. Dick	4:44
4.	"Heaven Is So Close"	Smith P. Miller V. Miller	KLC	5:35
5.	"It's Real"	Smith Kevin Mann P. Miller	Brotha Lynch Hung	4:25
6.	"P Dreams"	Smith	O'Dell	4:04
7.	"Die Rich"	Smith Tayari Herrera Damien Dixon Ernest Espradron McKinley Phipps, Jr. Lawrence Johnson Reginald Johnson Melchior Johnson Edward Bell	O'Dell	4:50
8.	"Who Raised Me"	Smith Richard Jones	KLC	4:47
9.	"You Know I Would"	Smith Young	KLC	3:29
10.	"Hustlin'"	Smith Michael Tyler P. Miller	Craig B.	3:45
11.	"Cemetery Made"	Smith Corey Miller	Craig B.	3:51
12.	"5 Hollow Points"	Smith Edward Lee Knight Jones Daniel Garcia David Garcia Young	KLC	4:17
13.	"Tryin' to Make It Out da Ghetto"	Smith P. Miller	KLC	3:04
14.	"Time to Check My Fetty"	Smith P. Miller	KLC	3:25
15.	"Affiliated"	Smith	KLC	4:09
16.	"We Ain't the Same"	Smith	KLC	4:34
17.	"Throw Ya City Up"	Smith	KLC	3:59
18.	"Last Wordz"	Smith Young	Craig B.	4:11
Total length:				1:16:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	23
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[3]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[4]	82

References

^ Stanley, Leo. "Life Insurance - Mr. Serv-On | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 23, 1997. p. 110. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 23, 1997. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ "The Year in Music: 1997 (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

External links

Life Insurance at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Stanley, Leo. "Life Insurance - Mr. Serv-On | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[2] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 23, 1997. p. 110. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[3] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 23, 1997. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[4] "The Year in Music: 1997 (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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