The Actual (song)

"The Actual"
"The Actual"
Single by All City
from the album Metropolis Gold
B-side	"Priceless"
Released	June 9, 1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Larry Troupe; Gregory Cordew; Christopher Edward Martin;
Producer(s)	DJ Premier
All City singles chronology
Music video
	"The Actual" on YouTube

"The Actual" is a hip hop song written and performed by American rap duo All City. It was released on June 9, 1998 via MCA Records as the lead single from the group's only studio album Metropolis Gold. Production was handled by DJ Premier, who also shared co-writing credits.

The single peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 3 on the Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States, becoming the duo's most successful song during their brief career. An accompanying music video was directed by Abdul Malik Abbott.

Track listing[edit]

12" vinyl
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
1.	"The Actual" (Clean)	Larry Troupe Gregory Cordew Chris E. Martin	DJ Premier
2.	"The Actual" (Dirty)	Troupe Cordew Martin	DJ Premier
3.	"The Actual" (Instrumental)	Troupe Cordew Martin	DJ Premier
4.	"Priceless" (Clean)	Troupe Cordew Pete Phillips Christopher Wallace Clifford Smith Osten Harvey	Pete Rock
5.	"Priceless" (Dirty)	Troupe Cordew Phillips Wallace Smith Harvey	Pete Rock
6.	"Priceless" (Instrumental)	Troupe Cordew Phillips Wallace Smith Harvey	Pete Rock

Personnel[edit]

Larry "J. Mega" Troupe – songwriter, vocals
Gregory "Greg Valentine" Cordew – songwriter, vocals
Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – songwriter, producer
Onyx – executive producer
Jeff Harris – management

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[2]	48
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[3]	3

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1998)	Position
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[4]	40

References[edit]

^ "Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 25, 1998. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 25, 1998. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 11, 1998. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "The Year in Music 1998: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998. p. YE-53. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links[edit]

"The Actual" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 25, 1998. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510.

[2] "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 25, 1998. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.

[3] "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 11, 1998. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510.

[4] "The Year in Music 1998: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998. p. YE-53. ISSN 0006-2510.

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