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Neva Again
Studio album by Kam
Released	February 16, 1993
Studio	Echo Sound (Atwater Village, CA) Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop political hip hop
Length	42:58
Label	Street Knowledge EastWest
Producer	Eddie "Coze tha Grinch" Goodman Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones Stone tha Lunatic Tootie Mr. Woody Rashad Coes Solid Scheme DJ Pooh T-Bone
Kam chronology
Neva Again (1993) Made in America (1995)

Neva Again is the debut studio album by West Coast hip hop musician Kam. It was released in 1993 via Street Knowledge Records and EastWest Records America. The recording sessions took place at Echo Sound and Paramount Studios, in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Torcha Chamba, Solid Scheme, Mr. Woody, T-Bone, Rashad Coes & DJ Pooh. Kam's cousin Ice Cube made his appearance on the album as executive producer and the only guest vocalist. The album peaked at number 110 on the Billboard 200 and at number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	10/10

The Washington Post noted that "the L.A. rapper drops more science about white supremacy, poverty and politics in one verse than many others drop in entire songs." The Richmond Times-Dispatch called Kam "a rapper with strong convictions and a keenly focused and uncompromising lyrical style."

Track listing

Notes

• Track 3 contains a sample from "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown
• Track 4 contains a sample from "Sexy Mama" by the Moments
• Track 5 contains a sample from "Riding High" by Faze-O
• Track 6 contains samples from "Midnight Runaway" by Three Dog Night, "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye, "People" by Graham Central Station and "Cosmic Slop" by Funkadelic
• Track 7 contains samples from "Flashlight" by Parliament and "Heartbreaker" by Zapp
• Track 8 contains samples from "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton and "Play Some Blues" by Roger Troutman

Personnel

• Craig A. Miller – main artist
• O'Shea Jackson – featured artist (track 11), executive producer
• Eddie "Coze tha Grinch" Goodman – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
• Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
• Angelo Trotter IV – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
• Jesse D. Lars Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
• Chris Charity – producer (tracks: 2, 9)
• Derek Lynch – producer (tracks: 2, 9)
• James Rashad Coes – producer (tracks: 3, 7)
• Terry "T-Bone" Gray – producer (track 4)
• Mr. Woody – producer (tracks: 6, 8)
• Clarence "D.J. Train" Lars – scratches (track 5)
• Mark Jordan – scratches (track 8), producer (track 11)
• Brian Gallow – scratches (track 10)
• Anthony "Soup" Holmes – keyboards (track 10)
• Bob Morse – engineering
• Mike Calderon – engineering
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Melanie Nissen – art direction
• Richard Bates – design
• S. Sung Lee – assistant design
• Valerie Wagner – assistant design

Charts

References

1. Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 180.
2. "Neva Again Kam". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 22, 2001). "Kam Neva Again". RapReviews. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
4. Griffin, Gil (Feb 19, 1993). "From South L.A., the Solo Tips". The Washington Post. p. N15.
5. "Kam 'Neva Again'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Mar 21, 1993. p. J7.
6. "Kam Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
7. "Kam Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

External links

• Neva Again at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1993 debut albums
• Kam (rapper) albums
• Atlantic Records albums
• Albums produced by DJ Pooh