An Eye for an Eye (RBL Posse album)

Not to be confused with An Eye for an Eye (Like Moths to Flames album).

An Eye for an Eye is the third studio album by American hip hop group RBL Posse. It was released on September 30, 1997 via Big Beat/Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at the Cosmic Slop Shop, Bayview Productions, Infinite Studios, Sound Castle, Echo Sound, and Find-A-Way Studios. Production was handled by Rick Rock, Femi Ojetunde, Mike Mosley, The Enhancer, Barr 9 Productions, Cellski, G-Man Stan, Mike Caren, and member Black-C. It features guest appearances from Cosmic Slop Shop, Mystikal, Herm, Kenfolks, MC Eiht, N.O.H. Mafia, Richie Rich, Tela and Young Ed.

An Eye for an Eye
Studio album by RBL Posse
Released	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
Recorded	1997
Studio	The Cosmic Slop Shop Bayview Productions Infinite Studios Sound Castle Echo Sound Find-A-Way Studios
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:04:00
Label	Big Beat Records
Producer	Tony Jackson (exec.) Barr 9 Productions Black-C Cellski Femi Ojetunde G-Man Stan Mike Caren Mike Mosley Rick Rock The Enhancer
RBL Posse chronology
Ruthless by Law (1994) An Eye for an Eye (1997) Hostile Takeover (2001)
Singles from An Eye for an Eye
"How We Comin'" Released: 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Source	[1]

The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200 and at number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single "How We Comin'" peaked at No. 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and No. 22 on the Hot Rap Singles. This is also the group's first ever album to not feature Mr. Cee, as he was fatally shot on New Year's Day 1996.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Individual"	Christopher Matthews Ricky Herd Ricardo Thomas	Rick Rock	5:51
2.	"How We Comin' (Southern Fried Mix)" (featuring Mystikal and Cosmic Slop Shop)	Matthews Antron Singleton Herd Michael Tyler Thomas	Rick Rock	4:50
3.	"1 Time 4 the Homies"	Matthews Herd Don Marsh Tomie C. Witherspoon	The Enhancer T.C.[c]	3:54
4.	"More Game" (featuring Richie Rich)	Richard Serrell Matthews Herd Mike Mosley Femi Ojetunde	Mike Mosley Femi Ojetunde	4:55
5.	"Straight Lacin'"	Matthews Herd James Forman	Black-C The Enhancer[c]	5:02
6.	"Gone Away"	Matthews Mosley Ojetunde Ralph MacDonald William Salter	Mike Mosley Femi Ojetunde	4:02
7.	"So Tuff" (featuring Herm)	Andre Herm Lewis Marcel Wade	Cellski	2:00
8.	"An Eye for an Eye"	Matthews Herd Thomas	Rick Rock	5:13
9.	"Concrete Jungle"	Matthews Herd Thomas	Rick Rock	4:07
10.	"How We Comin' (West Side Mix)" (featuring Big Lurch and Mystikal)	Matthews Singleton Herd M. Tyler Michael Caren George Clinton, Jr. William Collins Bernie Worrell	Mike Caren	4:11
11.	"You Can't Hang"	Matthews Herd	Black-C The Enhancer[c]	3:40
12.	"Gotta Git Mine" (featuring TQ, MC Eiht and Tela)	Matthews Aaron Tyler Winston Rogers Herd Thomas	Rick Rock	5:54
13.	"Strictly This Game"	Matthews Stan Keith, Jr. S. Lacy	G-Man Stan	4:55
14.	"'Til the End" (featuring The P-O-S-S-E)	Matthews J. Massey Eddie Stevenson K. Williams Maurice Harris Malcolm Maddox Herd Maurice Thompson Jay Williams	Barr Nine Productions	5:35
Total length:				1:04:00

Notes

• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer.

Personnel

• Christopher "Black-C" Matthews – vocals, producer (tracks: 5, 11), mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 11)
• Ricky "Hitman" Herd – vocals
• Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton – vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
• Michael "Mystikal" Tyler – vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
• Marvin "Doonie Baby" Selmon – background vocals (track 2)
• Richard "Richie Rich" Serrell – vocals (track 4)
• Iyesha Johnson – background vocals (tracks: 5, 13)
• Andre "Herm" Lewis – vocals (track 7)
• Bosko Kante – background vocals (track 10)
• Aaron "MC Eiht" Tyler – vocals (track 12)
• Winston "Tela" Rogers – vocals (track 12)
• Terrance "TQ" Quaites – background vocals (track 12)
• Eddie "Young Ed" Stevenson – vocals (track 14)
• Maurice "Hustla Moe" Harris – vocals (track 14)
• Malcolm "Mally Mal" Maddox – vocals (track 14)
• Kenfolks – vocals (track 14)
• Don "The Enhancer" Marsh – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 3, 5), producer (track 3), co-producer (tracks: 5, 11), mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 11)
• Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 9, 12)
• Tomie "T.C." Witherspoon – co-producer (track 3)
• Mike Mosley – producer (tracks: 4, 6), mixing (track 6)
• Femi Ojetunde – producer (tracks: 4, 6), mixing (track 6)
• Marcel "Cellski" Wade – producer (track 7)
• Mike Caren – producer & mixing (track 10), A&R
• "G-Man" Stan Keith – producer (track 13)
• Jay Williams – producer & mixing (track 14)
• Maurice Thompson – producer & mixing (track 14)
• Michael Denten – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12), recording (track 14)
• Sienna Nervo – assistant recording (tracks: 8, 14)
• Gabe Chiesa – mixing (track 10)
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Tony Jackson – executive producer, management
• Victor Hall – photography, artwork

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	70
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[3]	14