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{{Infobox album
| name         = IV Life
| type         = Studio
| artist       = [[King Tee]]
| cover        = IVlifekingtee.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = March 28, 1995
| recorded     = 1994
| venue        =
| studio       =
| genre        = [[West Coast hip hop]]
| length       = 50:18
| label        = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| producer     = {{hlist|Bob Raylove <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>|Broadway|[[King Tee]]|[[Moe Love|Big Moe X]]|Da Mic Profesah|[[DJ Pooh]]|[[Grand Mixer DXT|D.St.]]|Mark Sparks|Nikke Nicole|Rashad|Slej Tha Ruffedge|[[TR Love|T.R. Funk Ignitor]]|Thayad}}
| prev_title   = [[Tha Triflin' Album]]
| prev_year    = 1993
| next_title   = [[The Kingdom Come]]
| next_year    = 2002
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = IV Life
| type        = studio
| single1     = Dippin' / Duck
| single1date = June 28, 1994
| single2     = Way Out There / Super Nigga
| single2date = February 21, 1995
| single3     = Free Style Ghetto / Let's Get It On
| single3date = June 20, 1995
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/iv-life-mw0000120282|title=IV Life – King Tee|website=[[Allmusic]]|last=Mills|first=Brad|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref>
}}
'''''IV Life''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[West Coast hip hop]] artist [[King Tee]]. It was released on March 28, 1995 via [[MCA Records]], making it his first album on the label after his split with [[Capitol Records]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by several record producers, including [[DJ Pooh]], [[Moe Love]], [[TR Love]], [[Grand Mixer DXT]], [[E-Swift]], DJ Broadway, Mark Sparks, Rashad, Thayod, Da Mic Profesah, Nikke Nicole, SLJ, and King Tee himself. It also features guest appearances from [[Xzibit]], Breeze, and [[Tha Alkaholiks]]. The album spawned three singles: "Dippin'"/"Duck", "Way Out There"/"Super Nigga" and "Free Style Ghetto"/"Let's Get It On", but only "Dippin'" made it to [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]], reaching number 46 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]].
The album peaked at number 171 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], number 23 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, number 10 on the [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart.
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = You Can't See Me
| length1 = 4:23
| extra1 = {{hlist|Broadway|Mark Sparks}}
| title2 = Super Nigga
| note2 = featuring [[DJ Pooh]] & Rashad
| length2 = 4:03
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[DJ Pooh]]|[[King Tee]]|J.R. Coes}}
| title3 = Duck
| note3 = featuring [[E-Swift]]
| length3 = 4:09
| extra3 = {{hlist|Broadway|King Tee}}
| title4 = Dippin{{'-}}
| length4 = 4:16
| extra4 = {{hlist|Broadway|King Tee}}
| title5 = 3 Strikes Ya' Out
| length5 = 4:19
| extra5 = {{hlist|[[Moe Love|Big Moe X]]|[[TR Love|T.R. Funk Ignitor]]}}
| title6 = Down Ass Loc
| length6 = 3:00
| extra6 = {{hlist|Broadway|King Tee}}
| title7 = Free Style Ghetto
| note7 = featuring Breeze, [[Tha Alkaholiks]] & [[Xzibit]]
| length7 = 4:50
| extra7 = {{hlist|Broadway|Thayod Ausar}}
| title8 = Way Out There
| length8 = 4:35
| extra8 = {{hlist|Da Mic Profesah|Broadway <small>(co.)</small>}}
| title9 = Let's Get It On
| note9 = featuring Nikke Nicole
| length9 = 4:29
| extra9 = Nikke Nicole
| title10 = Check the Flow
| length10 = 4:12
| extra10 = {{hlist|[[Grand Mixer DXT]]|SLEJ Da Ruff Edge}}
| title11 = Advertisement
| length11 = 3:53
| extra11 = {{hlist|Broadway|King Tee}}
| title12 = Dippin{{'-}}
| note12 = Remix
| length12 = 4:09
| extra12 = {{hlist|Broadway|King Tee}}
| total_length = 50:18
}}
==Sample credits==
'''You Can't See Me'''
*"Rule of Mind" by 9th Creation
*"Hot Sex" by [[A Tribe Called Quest]]
'''Super Nigga'''
*"The Look of Love" by [[Carmen McRae]]
*"Super Nigga" by [[Richard Pryor]]
'''Duck'''
*"Blind Alley" by [[The Emotions]]
'''Dippin''''
*"Cherish" by [[The Four Tops]]
*"Cussin', Cryin' and Carryin' On" by [[Ike & Tina Turner]]
'''3 Strikes Ya' Out'''
*"Sing a Simple Song" by [[Sly & The Family Stone]]
*"Threnody for Sharon Tate" by [[Freddie Hubbard]]
'''Down Ass Loc'''
*"Maracas Beach" by [[Grover Washington, Jr.]]
'''Free Style Ghetto'''
*"Theme from Mahogany" by [[Diana Ross]]
'''Way Out There'''
*"Superman Theme" by [[Leon Klatzkin]]
*"She's Strange" by [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]]
'''Advertisement'''
*"Jungle Boogie" by [[Kool & the Gang]]
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
* [[King T|Roger McBride]] – main artist, producer <small>(tracks: 2-4, 6, 11-12)</small>
* [[DJ Pooh|Mark S. Jordan]] – featured artist & producer <small>(track 2)</small>
* James Rashad Coes – featured artist & producer <small>(track 2)</small>
* [[E-Swift|Eric Brooks]] – featured artist <small>(tracks: 3, 7)</small>
* [[Tash (rapper)|Rico Smith]] – featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
* [[J-Ro|James Robinson]] – featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
* [[Xzibit|Alvin Nathaniel Joiner]] – featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
* M.C. Breeze – featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
* Nicole Miller – featured artist & producer <small>(track 9)</small>
* James Broadway – producer <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12)</small>, co-producer <small>(track 8)</small>
* Johnathan Marc Blount – producer <small>(track 1)</small>
* [[Moe Love|Maurice Russell Smith]] – producer <small>(track 5)</small>
* [[TR Love|Trevor Randolph]] – producer <small>(track 5)</small>
* Eric James Banks – producer <small>(track 7)</small>
* Da Mic Profesah – producer <small>(track 8)</small>
* Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn – producer <small>(track 10)</small>
* [[Grand Mixer DXT|Derek Showard]] – producer <small>(track 10)</small>
* Bob Raylove – executive producer
* Dave Rideau – mixing <small>(track 12)</small>
* Victor "Vic C." Conception – remixing <small>(track 12)</small>
* Tom Baker – mastering
{{div col end}}
==Album singles==
{| class="wikitable"
! Single cover
! Single information
|-
|align="left"|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Dippinkingtee.jpg|left|120px]] -->
|align="left"|'''''"Dippin'"'''''
*Released: June 28, 1994
*B-side: "Duck"
|-
|align="left"|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Wayouttherekingtee.jpg|left|120px]] -->
|align="left"|'''''"Way Out There"'''''
*Released: February 21, 1995
*B-side: "Super Nigga"
|-
|align="left"|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Freestyleghettokingtee.jpg|left|120px]] -->
|align="left"|'''''"Free Style Ghetto"'''''
*Released: June 20, 1995
*B-side: "Super Nigga", "Let's Get It On"
|}
==Chart positions==
'''Album'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Chart (1995)
! scope="col" |Peak<br>position
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|171|artist=King Tee}}
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|23|artist=King Tee}}
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|10|artist=King Tee}}
|}
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Song
! <small>[[Hot Rap Songs]]</small>
|-
| 1994
| "Dippin'"
|align=center|46
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Discogs master|61295|IV Life}}
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[[Category:1995 albums]]
[[Category:King Tee albums]]
[[Category:MCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by DJ Pooh]]
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