Based on a True Story

Summary

Based on a True Story is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Based on a True Story's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Based on a True Story's genre is West Coast hip-hop^[4].
• Based on a True Story's genre is gangsta rap^[5].
• Based on a True Story was produced by Ant Banks^[6].
• Based on a True Story was produced by Soopafly^[7].
• Among the performers on Based on a True Story was Mack 10^[8].
• Based on a True Story's record label is recorded as Priority Records^[9].
• Based on a True Story's place of publication is recorded as United States^[10].
• Based on a True Story is part of Mack 10's albums in chronological order^[11].
• Based on a True Story's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Based on a True Story was distributed by 2 × LP^[13].
• Based on a True Story was distributed by compact disc^[14].
• Based on a True Story was released on September 16, 1997^[15].
• Based on a True Story's coordinates of the point of view is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 34.04664568, 'longitude': -118.2469515, 'precision': 1e-05}^[16].
• Based on a True Story's title is recorded as Based on a True Story^[17].
• Based on a True Story's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+16'}^[18].
• Based on a True Story's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[20]

• First release date: 1997-09-16^[21]

• Genre(s): gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop^[22]

• Community tags: gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: f32b210d-b4d3-3f4f-8e3b-dfd1f14a5d6f^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Based on a True Story was Mack 10^[8]. Producers include Ant Banks^[6] and Soopafly^[7].

Publication

Based on a True Story was released on September 16, 1997^[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include West Coast hip-hop^[4] and gangsta rap^[5]. It is part of Mack 10's albums in chronological order^[11]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × LP^[13] and compact disc^[14].

Why It Matters

Based on a True Story ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).^[2]