Uncle Sam's Curse

Uncle Sam's Curse is the third studio album by the American hip hop group Above the Law.^[1][2] It was released in 1994, the group's final record on Ruthless Records.^[3] The album peaked at number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 113 on the Billboard 200.^[4] Uncle Sam's Curse sold over 250,000 copies.

Uncle Sam's Curse
Studio album by Above the Law
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	The Edge Recording (California)
Genre	West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap g-funk
Length	59:57
Label	Ruthless Relativity
Producer	Cold 187um DJ K-oss (co.) KM.G (co.)
Above the Law chronology
Black Mafia Life (1993) Uncle Sam's Curse (1994) Time Will Reveal (1996)
Singles from Uncle Sam's Curse
"Black Superman" Released: June 28, 1994

Audio production was handled by A.T.L.'s Cold 187um with co-producers KM.G and K-oss. The tracks "Return of the Real Shit" and "Black Superman" contain samples from the 1994 film Against the Wall.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Trouser Press wrote that "Cold 187um kicks more good grooves as producer, but he can't smooth over the lyrical nonsense."^[6]

In 2016, LA Weekly called the album "an hourlong, funk-driven study in urban injustice and middle-American anxiety released halfway through the summer of the Brentwood murders, Newt Gingrich's Contract With America and the Major League Baseball strike."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Return of the Real Shit"	5:42
2.	"Set Free"	4:49
3.	"Kalifornia" (featuring Kokane)	4:35
4.	"Concreat Jungle"	4:25
5.	"Rain Be for Rain Bo"	4:34
6.	"Everything Will Be Alright" (featuring Kokane)	4:54
7.	"Black Superman"	4:27
8.	"The 'G' in Me"	4:52
9.	"Uncle Sam's Curse"	4:47
10.	"One Time Two Many"	4:49
11.	"Who Ryde" (featuring Tone Lōc & Kokane)	5:30
12.	"Gangsta Madness"	6:46
Total length:		1:00:10

Personnel

• Gregory Fernan Hutchinson — main artist, producer, keyboards, mixing
• Kevin Michael Gulley — main artist, co-producer
• Anthony Stewart — main artist, co-producer
• Jerry Long, Jr. — featured artist (tracks 3, 6, 11)
• Anthony Terrell Smith — featured artist (track 11)
• Mike Smooth — bass, guitar, keyboards
• Jimmy Russell — bass
• Brian Gardner — mastering
• Mark Paladino — mixing
• Michael Miller — photography
• David Bett — art direction
• Allan Wai — design
• Kurt Nagahori — illustration (cover)
• Joanna — backing vocals
• Nicki — backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 113 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 86