One Life 2 Live is the fourth studio album

Studio album

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 by American rapper C-Bo

C-Bo

Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an American rapper. He was born and raised in the south area of Sacramento, California. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993...

, released February 4, 1997 on AWOL Records. DJ Daryl and Mike Mosley produced the album. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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 and at number 65 on the Billboard 200

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. It features guest performances by B-Legit

B-Legit

Brandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40. He was featured on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find" by 2Pac in All Eyez on Me. He has been on several independent labels such as...

 and Mac Mall

Mac Mall

Mac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....

 as well as labelmate Lunasicc. Along with a single, a music video

Music video

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 was produced for the song "Club Hoppin'", although neither performer appears in it. The song, "Survival 1st", first appeared on the No Limit Records compilation, West Coast Bad Boyz II

West Coast Bad Boyz II

West Coast Bad Boyz II is the third West Coast Bad Boyz compilation released by No Limit Records. It was released on January 10, 1997 and was produced by some of the West Coast's top acts, including Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Bo and JT the Bigga Figga. West Coast Bad Boyz was a success, peaking at #8 on...

.

Critical reception

Allmusic – "One Life 2 Live is a funky gangsta rap record in the vein of The Chronic, Doggystyle and All Eyez On Me. Namely, it's the kind of record where the nominal lead rapper, in this case C-Bo, acts more like a ringleader than a rapper, coordinating all of his fellow rappers through a number of party-jams and rarely taking the spotlight himself..."

Track listing

1. "Menace" (featuring Mac Mall
   Mac Mall
   Mac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
   
   ) – 0:59
2. "3 Gangstas" (featuring Lunasicc & Maniac) – 4:03
3. "Ridin On My Bumper" (featuring Lunasicc, Maniac & Da Misses) – 4:20
4. "I Can't See tha Light" (featuring Marvaless) – 3:59
5. "I'm a Fool" – 4:16
6. "Livin Like a Hustler, Part 2" (featuring B-Legit
   B-Legit
   Brandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40. He was featured on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find" by 2Pac in All Eyez on Me. He has been on several independent labels such as...
   
    & Lunasicc) – 4:18
7. "One Life 2 Live" (featuring Lunasicc & Maniac) – 4:13
8. "Club Hoppin'" (featuring Mississippi) – 3:22
9. "I'm Gonna Get Mine" (featuring Lunasicc & Marvaless) – 3:59
10. "Break 'Um Off" (featuring Big Lurch
    Big Lurch
    Antron Singleton , better known by his stage name Big Lurch, is an American rapper. He is serving a life sentence for murdering 21-year-old female roommate Tynisha Ysais and eating parts of her body while under the influence of PCP in April 2002.During his music career, Singleton worked with such...
    
    ) – 5:30
11. "Kill Em Up" (featuring Mississippi) – 5:10
12. "Survival 1st" (featuring Lunasicc & Marvaless) – 4:55

Chart history

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. 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...	65
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	12

External links

• [ One Life 2 Live] at Allmusic
• One Life 2 Live at Discogs
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• One Life 2 Live at MusicBrainz
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• One Life 2 Live at Tower Records
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