Metropolis Gold is the only album by Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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 hip hop

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 duo All City, composed of rapper J. Mega and rapper/singer Greg Valentine. The album was released October 20, 1998 on MCA Records

MCA Records

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. The duo was formed in 1993 after the two members met after back-to-back solo performances at the Lyricist's Lounge. All City is best known through their affiliation with hip hop group Onyx

Onyx (band)

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, which served as Executive producer

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s on the album. Metropolis Gold featured an all-star production lineup, including many prominent New York

New York

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 producers such as DJ Premier

DJ Premier

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, Pete Rock

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, Rockwilder

Rockwilder

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, DJ Clark Kent, Hitmen

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 member Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, and EZ Elpee. The album featured the hit DJ Premier-produced single "The Actual", as well as the singles "Who Dat" and "The Hot Joint".

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Who Dat"		J. Mega, Greg Valentine
2	"Stay Awake"	Rockwilder	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
3	"Priceless"	Pete Rock	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
4	"Metrotheme"	Latif King	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
5	"Xtreme"	Fredro Starr	J. Mega, Greg Valentine, Onyx
6	"The Hot Joint (Remix)"	DJ Clark Kent	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
7	"The Actual"	DJ Premier	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
8	"Live It Up"	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	J. Mega, Greg Valentine, Native Soul
9	"Afta Hourz"	V. Black	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
10	"Ded Right"	EZ Elpee	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
11	"Get Paid"	Rockwilder	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
12	"Timez Iz Hard"	Latif King	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
13	"Daydreaming"	Dave Atkinson	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
14	"Favorite Things"	Fredro Starr	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
15	"The Hot Joint"	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
16	"Move on You (Remix)"	Rockwilder	J. Mega, Greg Valentine
17	"Just Live"	Latif King	J. Mega, Greg Valentine

Album singles

Single information
"Who Dat" Released: 1995 Label: Armee Records B-Side: "Metrotheme"
"The Actual" Released: June 9, 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "Priceless"
"The Hot Joint (Remix)" Released: September 15, 1998 Label: MCA Records B-Side: "The Hot Joint"

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	Top Heatseekers
1998	Metropolis Gold	-	42	18

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1998	"The Actual"	75	48	3
	"The Hot Joint (Remix)"	-	93	-