The World Is Yours

  

The World Is Yours
CD packaging
Studio album by Genesys
Released	27 March, 1998
Recorded	1994 – 11 August, 1997
Studio	Dungeon (Porciúncula) Bomber's Hall (San Francisco City)
Genre	Hip hop Styxie hardcore mafioso rap conscious rap
Length	44:34 (LP 1) 40:52 (LP 2)
Label	nuwrld Interscope, a subsidiary of O.P. Entertainment
Producer	Genesys (also exec.) H.E.S. MAC-12 Doc Dre katarMUSIK C-Side
Genesys chronology
Truly Humbled Under God (1995) The World Is Yours (1998) God Don't Make Mistakes (1999)
Singles from The World Is Yours
""The World Is Yours (Imagine That)"" Released: 7 August 1997 "Get Ya Self A Gun" Released: 11 September 1997 "All Biz" Released: 6 November 1997 "L.A. State Of Mind, Pt. II" Released: 2 January, 1998 "Ether" Released: 2 January 1998 "Come Get Me" Released: 3 April, 1998

The World Is Yours is the third studio album by the Sierran rapper Genesys, released on 27 March, 1998 by the rapper's own Nuwrld Records and Interscope/O.P. Entertainment. A double album, it is a concept record centering on the rise-and-fall of gangster "Emilio", an alter-ego of the rapper, with the album exploring themes based around mobster narratives in the late 1980s of his native San Jose. It features guest appearances from Teddy Deon, Marilyn Jill, Anita Johnson, Doc Dre, as well as rapper's signed to his Nuwrld label, including Trick Gabbana, KMP, and the members of The Throne (Zaa, Roc Steady, MAC-12) both individually and as a collective. The album is primarily produced by Genesys, Doc Dre and H.E.S., with additional production provided by C-Side, MAC-12, and katarMUSIK.

Recording dates back to 1994 during the Bastard sessions, however the album would be delayed from a December 1997 release due to leaked material, forcing him to record new material with many of those earlier songs later being released posthumously. Released in the apex of the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, the record would be supported by six singles including the chart-topping hit "The World Is Yours (Imagine That)" and diss track "Ether", The World Is Yours topped the KS charts for three weeks as well as topping the UK charts, with sales of 471,000 copies in its opening week. It would later be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2016 with shipments of over 6 million copies, with each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification. It has been regarded as the greatest hip hop album of all time and as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Tracklist

Disc One

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Crisis in the Franchise (Intro)" (featuring Zaa and Trick Gabbana)	Isaiah Garner · Zachery Narra · Taliya Gabbana	Garner · Narra · Gabbana · Andre Blackwell II · Hakim Simons	Doc Dre · H.E.S.	5:29
2.	"Get Ya Self A Gun"	Garner	Garner · Blackwell II	Doc Dre · Genesys	3:45
3.	"What Goes Up, Comes Down" (featuring Teddy Deon)	Garner	Garner · Theodore Faison · Maazin al-Morad	katarMUSIK · Genesys	4:59
4.	"Ether"	Garner	Garner · Patric Denutit	C-Side	4:55
5.	"Like That"	Garner	Garner · Simons	H.E.S.	4:48

Side B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"We Gon' Take It" (featuring KMP)	Garner · Melvin Young	Garner · Young · Blackwell II	Doc Dre	4:05
7.	"Set Up" (featuring Roc Steady)	Garner · Talib Keyante	Garner · Young · Simons	H.E.S.	4:02
8.	"No Happy Ending"	Garner	Garner · Simons · Yousef Matthews	H.E.S. · MAC-12	4:11
9.	"The World Is Yours (Imagine That)" (featuring Marilyn Jill)	Garner	Garner · Marilyn Jill · Blackwell II	Doc Dre · Genesys	4:42
10.	"All Biz" (featuring Zaa, Trick Gabbana and Anita Johnson)	Garner · Narra · Gabbana	Garner · Narra · Gabbana · Johnson · Blackwell II	Doc Dre	3:38
Total length:					44:34

Disc Two

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"L.A. State Of Mind, Pt. II"	Garner	Garner · Matthews	MAC-12	4:01
2.	"Franchise Decisions" (featuring MAC-12 and Zaa; credited to The Throne)	Garner · Matthews · Narra	Garner · Matthews · Narra · Simons · Denutit	H.E.S. · C-Side	3:43
3.	"Come Get Me"	Garner	Garner · Simons · Denutit	H.E.S. · C-Side	5:31
4.	"Gunfights"	Garner	Garner · Simons	H.E.S.	3:46
5.	"Watch What You Do"	Garner	Garner · Simons	H.E.S. · Genesys	4:58

Side B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
6.	"Phone Tapped" (featuring Zaa, MAC-12, Roc Steady; credited to The Throne)	Garner · Narra · Matthews · Keyante	Garner · Narra · Matthews · Keyante · Blackwell II	Doc Dre	4:39
7.	"Rewind (Interlude)"	Garner	Garner · Blackwell II	Doc Dre	2:14
8.	"Drunk By Myself"	Garner	Garner · Blackwell II	Doc Dre	4:12
9.	"G.O.D." (featuring Roc Steady)	Garner · Keyante	Garner · Keyante · Simons	H.E.S.	5:20
10.	"Heart Of A King (Outro)"	Garner	Garner · Keyante · Blackwell II	H.E.S. · Genesys	2:28
Total length:					40:52

CD release

Standard release

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Crisis in the Franchise (Intro)" (featuring Zaa and Trick Gabbana)	Doc Dre · H.E.S.	5:29
2.	"Get Ya Self A Gun"	Doc Dre · Genesys	3:45
3.	"What Goes Around, Comes Around" (featuring Teddy Deon)	katarMUSIK · Genesys	4:59
4.	"Ether"	C-Side	4:55
5.	"Like That"	H.E.S.	4:48
6.	"We Gon' Take It" (featuring KMP)	Doc Dre	4:05
7.	"Set Up" (featuring Roc Steady)	H.E.S.	4:02
8.	"No Happy Endings"	H.E.S. · MAC-12	4:11
9.	"The World Is Yours (Imagine That)" (featuring Marilyn Jill)	Doc Dre · Genesys	4:42
10.	"All Biz" (featuring Zaa, Trick Gabbana and Anita Johnson)	Doc Dre	3:38
11.	"L.A. State Of Mind, Pt. II"	MAC-12	4:01
12.	"Franchise Decisions" (featuring MAC-12 and Zaa; credited to The Throne)	H.E.S. · C-Side	3:43
13.	"Come Get Me"	H.E.S. · C-Side	5:31
14.	"Gunfights"	H.E.S.	3:46
15.	"Watch What You Do"	H.E.S. · Genesys	4:58
16.	"Phone Tapped" (featuring Zaa, MAC-12, Roc Steady; credited to The Throne)	Doc Dre	4:39
17.	"Rewind (Interlude)"	Doc Dre	2:14
18.	"Drunk By Myself"	Doc Dre	4:12
19.	"G.O.D." (featuring Roc Steady)	H.E.S.	5:20
20.	"Heart Of A King (Outro)"	H.E.S. · Genesys	2:28
Total length:			85:26