Personnel: Lenny Mollings (guitar); The Runners, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias (keyboards, programming); Johnnie "Smurf" Smith (keyboards); Kevin Cossom (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Ben Diehl; Jaycen Joshua; Dave Pensado; Lucia Diaz. Recording information: Germano Studio, NY; Home Cookin Studios, Philadelphia, PA; Nasty's Crib, Orlando, FL; Recordatmystudio.com, Miami, FL; The Hampton Studios, NJ; The Hit Factory, Miami, FL; Triangle Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; We The Best Studios, Miami, FL. Arrangers: The Runners; Ivan "Orthodox" Barias. On his sophomore album, RUTHLESS, Florida-based rapper Ace Hood waxes lyrical about the trials and tribulations of the rap game, comparing the cutthroat industry to a sporting event. Backed by such heavyweights as Rick Ross, Akon, and T-Pain, Hood certainly seems poised to knock this one out of the park.
