Operation Stackola

Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1995 Ratings: #458 / 638
User Score
Based on 99 ratings
1995 Ratings: #398
July 4, 1995 / Release Date
LP / Format
Noo Trybe / Label
DJ Fuze, N.O. Joe, E-A-Ski, Tone Capone, Shock G, +3 more...Producer
Numskull, YukmouthWriter
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Critic Reviews

60
AllMusic
There's plenty of filler, but it's still loaded with enough juice to keep the head noddin' for a good half-hour.
40
NME
'Operation Stackola' may sound like a ram-raid on a Funkadelic factory, but it is so moronically one-dimensional, so wilfully impenetrable and, ultimately, so childish, that however bright you like your cartoons, you still find yourself switching off.
my2centsreviews
83

If you only know of Luniz due to their big hit "I Got 5 on It", I can't really fault you for that.

However, I would like to point out that their debut full-length, "Operation Stackola", shows that Luniz shouldn't have been labeled as one-hit-wonders.

This album is filled with the Bay Area's interpretation of that laid-back G-funk sound that was popular on the West Coast around the time of this album's release. The first half is easily the strongest side ... read more

Foxer6789
70

Good album to who love lyrical rap ...
Fav tracks : I got 5 on it ,900 blame a ni**a, yellow brick road .

AyDee
72

A really well produced album, with some of the smoothest g-funk and flows to match. Subject matter rarely strays too far from cliche though, and the only skips are a result of the worst of this.

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