Global InformationOperation Stackola information
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| Studio album by Luniz | ||||
| Released | July 4, 1995 | |||
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| Length | 66:34 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [2] |
| Muzik | [3] |
| NME | 4/10[4] |
| Rap Pages | 7/10[5] |
| RapReviews | 9/10[6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| The Source | [8] |
Operation Stackola is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Luniz. It was released on July 4, 1995 through C-Note Records, Noo Trybe Records and Virgin Records. Production was handled by DJ Fuze, N.O. Joe, Tone Capone, Shock G, DJ Daryl, E-A-Ski & CMT, Gino Blacknell and Terry T. It features guest appearances from Dru Down, Knucklehead, Eclipse, Michael Marshall, Nik Nack, Richie Rich, Shock G and Teddy.
The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. On June 20, 2000, it received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over one million units in the United States. It also made it to number 14 on the Dutch Album Top 100, number 19 on the Swiss Hitparade, number 23 in Germany, number 37 in Sweden, number 41 on the UK Albums Chart and number 46 in Austria.
Its lead single "I Got 5 on It" became a huge hit, reaching top 10 in several countries music charts, was certified Platinum by the RIAA, BPI and BVMI and Gold by SNEP, IFPI Norway and IFPI Switzerland. The album's second single, "Playa Hata", peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, number 12 on the Dance Singles Chart and number 4 on the Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the UK, number 51 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 13 on the Hot Rap Songs in the US.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran. "Operation Stackola - Luniz | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (August 6, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Ashon, Will (March 1996). "The Luniz: Operation Stackola" (PDF). Muzik. No. 10. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Perry, John (March 30, 1996). "LUNIZ - Operation Stackola (Noo Trybe)". NME – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Sneed, Mark T. (September 1995). "Flippin Da Traxx". Rap Pages. Vol. 4, no. 8. Beverly Hills, California: LFP, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISSN 1063-1283.
- ^ Hernandez, Pedro (October 23, 2007). "Luniz :: Operation Stackola :: C-Note Records". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". Village Voice. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Record Report". The Source. August 1995. p. 79.