In the Line of Fire (Hussein Fatal album)

In the Line of Fire is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Hussein Fatal. It released on March 24, 1998, via Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios, The Hit Factory and Chung King Studios in New York, and at Jimmy Weaver Studio. Production was handled by Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Reef, Steve Pitts, Baby Paul, Buff William, D'Anthony Johnson, Femi Ojetunde, Quimmy Quim, and Courtney Burgess, who also served as executive producer together with Awanda Booth. It features guest appearances from Dirty Bert, Antoinette Roberson, Freddie Foxxx, Merciless X, Smooth and Tame One. The album peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released: "Getto Star" and "Everyday", with the latter reached number 79 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

In the Line of Fire
Studio album by Fatal
Released	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
Recorded	1997–98
Studio	Platinum Island (New York City) The Hit Factory (New York City) Chung King (New York City) Jimmy Weaver
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	42:26
Label	Relativity
Producer	Awanda Booth (exec.) Courtney Burgess (also exec.) Baby Paul Buff William D'Anthony Johnson Darrell "Delite" Allamby Femi Ojetunde Quimmy Quim Reef Steve Pitts
Fatal chronology
In the Line of Fire (1998) Fatal (2002)
Singles from In the Line of Fire
"Getto Star" Released: 1997 "Everyday" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	7/10

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Bruce Washington	Courtney Burgess Buff William	3:29
2.	"M.O.B." (featuring Freddie Foxxx)	Washington James Campbell D'Anthony Johnson	D'Anthony Johnson	4:06
3.	"Everyday" (featuring Antoinette Roberson)	Washington Antoinette Roberson Darrell Allamby	Darrell "Delite" Allamby	4:33
4.	"Friday" (featuring Dirty Bert and Smooth)	Washington Muntaquim Farid	Quimmy Quim	5:06
5.	"I Know the Rules"	Washington Rob Tewlow Phillip Mitchell	Reef	4:19
6.	"Outlaws" (featuring Mac Mall and Merciless X)	Washington Jamal Rocker Paul Hendricks Eugene McDaniels	Baby Paul	4:34
7.	"Time's Wastin'"	Washington Steve Pitts	Steve Pitts	4:08
8.	"What's Your Life Worth?" (featuring Dirty Bert)	Washington Allamby	Darrell "Delite" Allamby	4:00
9.	"Getto Star" (featuring Tame One)	Washington Rahem Brown Tewlow	Reef	3:59
10.	"Take Your Time"	Washington Pitts Sean Brown	Steve Pitts	3:35
11.	"The World Is Changing"	Washington Femi Ojetunde	Femi Ojetunde	4:06
Total length:				42:26

Sample credits

• Track 5 contains elements from "A Star In The Ghetto" written by Phillip Mitchell and performed by Average White Band.
• Track 6 contains elements from "Feel Like Making Love" written by Gene McDaniels.

Personnel

• Bruce "Hussein Fatal" Washington – main artist, sleeve notes
• James "Freddie Foxxx" Campbell – featured artist (track 2)
• Antoinette Roberson – featured artist (track 3)
• Dirty Bert – featured artist (tracks: 4, 8)
• Smooth – featured artist (track 4)
• Jamal "Mac Mall" Rocker – featured artist (track 6)
• Merciless X – featured artist (track 6)
• Rahem "Tame One" Brown – featured artist (track 9)
• Courtney Burgess – producer (track 1), executive producer, sleeve notes
• Buff William – producer (track 1)
• D'Anthony Johnson – producer (track 2)
• Darrell "Delite" Allamby – producer (tracks: 3, 8)
• Muntaquim "Quimmy Quim" Farid – producer (track 4)
• Rob "Reef" Tewlow – producer (tracks: 5, 9)
• Paul "Baby Paul" Hendricks – producer (track 6)
• Steve Pitts – producer (tracks: 7, 10)
• Femi Ojetunde – producer (track 11)
• Carl Nappa – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
• Troy Hightower – mixing (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 11)
• Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing (tracks: 5, 9)
• Michael Sarsfield – mastering
• David Bett – creative director
• Awanda Booth – executive producer
• Daniel Hastings – photography

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	10

External links

• Fatal – In The Line Of Fire at Discogs (list of releases)