Ropa-A-Dope Style

LeVert — Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, and Marc Gordon — recorded 'Rope-A-Dope Style' for their fifth studio album of the same name, released in November 1990 on Atlantic Records, with Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon producing all original material on the album. Released as the lead single and title track from the album, 'Rope-A-Dope Style' arrived as New Jack Swing dominated R&B radio and demonstrated LeVert's move toward a harder-edged groove-oriented sound, helping the album achieve gold certification by mid-1991. The track stands as a defining moment in LeVert's catalogue and in Gerald Levert's development as a producer and songwriter, cementing his reputation as one of the era's most capable R&B craftsmen ahead of his successful solo career in the 1990s.