Seasoned Veteran

Seasoned Veteran is the third studio album by American rapper Richie Rich. It was released November 5, 1996 on Def Jam Recordings, and to date is the only major label release for the artist. The album was produced by Ali Malik, DJ Daryl, Doug Rasheed, Jermaine Dupri, Lev Berlak, Mike Mosley, Richie Rich and Rick Rock. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 35 on the Billboard 200. Two of the singles released, "Let's Ride" and "Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?", both appeared on multiple Billboard singles charts. The album features guest performances by 2Pac, E-40, Luniz, D'wayne Wiggins, T-Boz, and Rame Royal of Rhythm & Green.

Along with the single, a music video was produced for the song, "Let's Ride". A second single, "Do G's Get To Go To Heaven?", was also released as a music video, featuring Bo-Roc, and is dedicated to the memory of Tupac Shakur.

In the song "Niggas Done Changed" Feat. Tupac, 2Pac predicts his own death by saying “I been shot and murdered, can't tell you how it happened, word for word / But best believe niggas gonna get what they deserve.”

Critical reception
Miguel Burke of The Source magazine described Seasoned Veteran as "one of the few albums available in the reality rap genre that lives up to its name and comes close to meeting the listener's expectations", but criticized the production that "can't handle the weight of the lyrical content".

Samples
Fresh Out Let's Ride Pillow
 * "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays
 * "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic
 * "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" by Tony! Toni! Toné!

Chart history

 * Album


 * Singles

Personnel

 * Richie Rich - vocals, producer, assistant producer, executive producer
 * Tina Davis - producer, assistant producer, executive producer, project supervisor
 * Kevin "Lipper" Washington - producer, assistant producer, executive producer
 * 2Pac - vocals
 * Bo-Roc - background vocals
 * D'wayne Wiggins - guitar, background vocals
 * E-40 - vocals
 * Jermaine Dupri - producer, background vocals
 * Luniz - vocals
 * Simply E - background vocals


 * T-Boz - vocals
 * Ali Malik - producer
 * DJ Daryl - producer, assistant producer
 * Lev Berlak - producer, assistant producer
 * Rick Rock - producer
 * Joseph "Amp" Fiddler - keyboards, bass
 * Dorothy Low - photography
 * The Drawing Board - design
 * John "Indo" Neilson - engineer, mixing
 * Darren "Digital D" Harris - engineer, mixing
 * Joseph "Amp" Fiddler - keyboards
 * Femi Ojtune - keyboards
 * Phil Tan - mixing