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Platinum Game
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 1999
Genre
Length44:21
Label
Producer
CJ Mac chronology
True Game
(1995)
Platinum Game
(1999)
Singles from Platinum Game
  1. "Imagine That"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Source[2]

Platinum Game is the second studio album by American rapper CJ Mac. It was released on August 31, 1999 through Hoo-Bangin'/Priority Records. Production was handled by Young Trey, Mad, DJ Crazy Toones, Ant Banks, DJ Battlecat and Johnny "J", with Mack 10 serving as executive producer. It features guesr appearances from WC, Big Pimpin' Delemond, Fat Joe, Finale, Soultre, Too Short, TQ, La' Reece and Barbara Wilson. The album peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 42 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums.

Along with a single, a music video was released for the song "Imagine That" and has a cameo appearance by MC Eiht. The songs "King Of L.A." & "Hate" were later used in Richard Cummings Jr.'s 1999 film Thicker than Water, and were also included in its soundtrack.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hea" (featuring Fat Joe and WC)Mad3:14
2."Imagine That" (featuring TQ)Young Tre3:31
3."Interlude 1" 0:35
4."King of L.A."DJ Crazy Toones3:26
5."Gangsta Bitch" (featuring Barbara Wilson)Johnny "J"3:47
6."Hating Game (Interlude)" 2:19
7."Hate" (featuring Barbara Wilson)Young Tre4:03
8."Ends" (featuring Finale and WC)DJ Battlecat4:30
9."Gangsta" (featuring Soultre)Young Tre4:03
10."Playa" (featuring La' Reece)DJ Crazy Toones3:37
11."Champagne Dreams" (featuring La' Reece)Mad4:10
12."Interlude 2" 1:08
13."Cha Cha" (featuring Too $hort)Ant Banks2:18
14."Big Pimpin'" (featuring Big Pimpin Delemond)Young Tre3:40
Total length:44:21

Personnel

  • Bryaan "CJ Mac" Ross – main artist, rap vocals
  • William "WC" Calhoun Jr. – featured artist (tracks: 1, 8)
  • Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena – featured artist (track 1)
  • Terrence "TQ" Quaites – featured artist (track 2)
  • Barbara Wilson – backing vocals (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Derek "Finale" Cooper – featured artist (track 8)
  • Soultre – featured artist (track 9)
  • Lareece – backing vocals (tracks: 10, 11)
  • Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – featured artist (track 13)
  • Delemond "Big Pimpin Delemond" Williams – featured artist (track 14)
  • Clement "Mad" Burnette – producer (tracks: 1, 11)
  • Treyvon "Young Tre" Green – producer (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 14)
  • Lamar "DJ Crazy Toones" Calhoun – producer (tracks: 4, 10)
  • Johnny Lee Jackson – producer (track 5)
  • Kevin "DJ Battlecat" Gilliam – producer (track 8)
  • Anthony Banks – producer (track 13)
  • Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – mixing, executive producer
  • Carlos Warlick – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Jason Clark – artwork
  • Ken Hollis – photography
  • David Green – A&R

Chart history

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 77
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 42

References

  1. ^ "C.J. Mac - Platinum Game Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Columnist. "Review: Platinum Game". The Source: 312-4. September, 1999.