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20 Below

Studio album by

MC Breed

Released

May 12, 1992

Studio

Silver Sun Recording Studio, Flint, Michigan

Genre

Length

54:34

Label

Wrap Records
S.D.E.G. Records
Ichiban Records

Producer

Bernard Terry
Flash Technology

MC Breed chronology

M.C. Breed & DFC.
(1991)

20 Below
(1992)

The New Breed
(1993)

Singles from 20 Below

"I Ain't To Be Flexed With"
Released: 1992
"Ain't Too Much Worried"
Released: 1992
"No Frontin' Allowed"
Released: 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	^[2]

20 Below is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist MC Breed from Flint, Michigan. It was released on May 12, 1992 via Wrap Records and S.D.E.G. Records with distribution by Ichiban Records. Recording sessions took place at Silver Sun Recording Studio in Flint with producers DJ Flash and Bernard Terry. It features guest appearances from Chuck Nyce and Night & Day.

The album peaked at #155 on the Billboard 200, at #40 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at #6 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It spawned three singles: "Ain't to Be F...ed With", "Ain't Too Much Worried" and "No Frontin' Allowed". The first two singles from the album made it to the Hot Rap Songs chart – "Ain't to Be Fucked With" reached #14, while "Ain't Too Much Worried" reached #12.

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Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ain't to Be Fucked With"	4:23
2.	"20 Below"	3:54
3.	"Dis Mode"	4:00
4.	"Little Child Runnin' Wild"	3:55
5.	"Flash's Groove"	4:26
6.	"Ain't Too Much Worried" (featuring Night & Day)	4:56
7.	"No Frontin' Allowed"	4:33
8.	"Be Myself" (featuring Chuck Nyce)	4:33
9.	"Great Depression"	3:31
10.	"Whenever You Want Me" (featuring Night & Day)	3:57
11.	"Life of a Flintstone"	3:44
12.	"Jealous Pimp"	3:21
13.	"Shout Out"	5:22
Total length:		54:34

Personnel

Eric Tyrone Breed – performer, arranger (tracks: 6, 10)
Chuck Nyce – performer (track 8)
Tonyatta Martinez – backing vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
Gasner Hughes – backing vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
Bernard Ricardo Terry – backing vocals (track 1), guitar (track 4), producer (tracks: 1-4, 6, 8, 10), co-producer (track 7), mixing, recording
DJ Flash – producer (tracks: 1-5, 7, 9, 11-13), co-producer (tracks: 8, 10)
Nimbus – mastering
Peter Morada – art direction, design
Andrew Wilson – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	155
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	40
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	94

References

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "20 Below - MC Breed | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ Jost, Matt (February 20, 2018). "MC Breed :: 20 Below :: SDEG/WRAP/Ichiban Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "MC Breed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "MC Breed Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "MC Breed Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-26. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

External links

20 Below at Discogs (list of releases)
20 Below by MC Breed on iTunes

v t e MC Breed
Studio albums	20 Below (1992) The New Breed (1993) Funkafied (1994) Big Baller (1995) To Da Beat Ch'all (1996) Flatline (1997) It's All Good (1999) The Fharmacist (2001) The New Prescription (2004)
Collaborative albums	M.C. Breed & DFC. (with DFC) (1991)
Compilation albums	The Best of Breed (1995) Saucy (1997) 2 for the Show (1999) The Thugz, Vol. 1 (2000) Rare Breed (2000) Chopped and Screwed (2002) The Mix Tape (2004) The Hits (with DFC) (2007)
Singles	"Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" "Gotta Get Mine"

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