Livin' in a Hoe House

Livin' in a Hoe House is the only studio album by American female rap group H.W.A. The album was released in 1990 via Drive-By Records and was produced by Dangerous D and Ronnie Vann.^[1] The record was mildly successful, reaching #38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. No singles made it to the Billboard charts.

Livin' in a Hoe House
Studio album by H.W.A.
Released	October 2, 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk hardcore hip hop dirty rap
Length	55:44
Label	Drive-By Records
Producer	Sugar Daddy T. (exec.) Ronnie Vann Dangerous "D"
H.W.A. chronology
Livin' in a Hoe House (1990) Az Much Ass Azz U Want (1994)

The song "Eat This" was later sampled in "Black Widow Pt. 2" as performed by RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard from the album Digital Bullet (2001).^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Source	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"To Live or Die"	4:39
2.	"Funk Me"	3:53
3.	"Eat This"	4:35
4.	"Livin' in a Hoe House"	3:52
5.	"1-900-BITCHES"	4:16
6.	"Freaky Daze"	3:49
7.	"Gangstrology"	4:56
8.	"Tight"	4:15
9.	"Trick Is Trick"	3:32
10.	"The Conflict"	4:23
11.	"Nasty"	4:08
12.	"Baller Baller"	4:35
13.	"Little Dick"	4:55
Total length:		55:44

Samples^[2]

• "Funk Me" sampled
  • "Raid" by Lakeside (1983)
  • "Pee-Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love (1986)
  • "Everlasting Bass" by Rodney-O & Joe Cooley (1988)
• "Eat This" sampled
  • "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk" by Parliament (1977)
  • "Pussy Ain't Nothin'" by Schoolly D (1989)
• "Livin' in a Hoe house" sampled
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
  • "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974)
• "Freaky Daze" sampled
  • "Freaky Tales" by Too Short (1987)
  • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982)
• "Gangstrology" sampled
  • "I'm Gonna Get You" by Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (1974)
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
  • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982)
  • "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974)
  • "Hobo Scratch" by Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team (1983)
• "Trick Is a Trick" sampled
  • "Anti Love Song" by Betty Davis (1973)
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
• "The Conflict" sampled
  • "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band (1975)
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps (1973)
  • "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown (1976)
• "Nasty" sampled
  • "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" by Whistle (1986)

Personnel

• Kim "Baby Girl" Kenner - vocals, rapping
• Tanya "Jazzy" Kenner - vocals, rapping
• Dion "Diva" Devoux - vocals, rapping
• Beth Chaplin - background vocals
• Budd Ford - background vocals
• Cheri Ford - background vocals
• Lenore Bangs - background vocals
• Livio Harris - background vocals
• Robin Warnecke - producer, drum programming
• Ronald Dean Vann - producer
• James Cedrick Magee - keyboards, drum programming
• Damon Thomas - keyboards, drum programming
• Jason Hess - keyboards, drum programming
• Nutra-Sweet - keyboards, drum programming
• Muhammad Azam Zia - mixing
• Dave Sheidene - mixing, engineering
• Anne Catalino - engineering
• Muhammad Azam Zia - engineering
• Sugar Daddy T. - executive producer
• Pete Lascurain - project & production coordinator
• Ronnie Richardson - project coordinator & marketing
• Paula Kuhn - project coordinator
• Mark Hovater - photography
• Gayle Elliot - photography