Bossalinie
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Bossalinie is the second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by rapper C-Murder, released under label No Limit Records
No Limit Records
No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

. It entered the Billboard chart
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 at #2 of the week ending March 14, 1999. after selling 175,611 in its first week. It stayed on the chart for 11 weeks and was certified Gold.

The album includes a tracks "On my Enemies" that samples 2Pac diss song towards The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

 and The Bad Boy Family that had not yet been released. It was renamed and camouflaged to a tribute record due to a lack of rights to the sample for the song owned by Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...

 and/or Amaru Records, as the album liner notes give no credit to 2Pac. It started a feud with Death Row affiliate Yukmouth who released a diss track towards the executive producer of album, Master P. Yukmouth's remake of "Still Ballin" (original created earlier, remix can also be found on Better Dayz
Better Dayz
-Disc 2:-Album chart positions:...

) on his 1999 album Thugged Out - The Albulation contains the lyrics : "Cats fakin ya mak...waitin to jack..soon as the day it will pass[...]aim an infrared at the head of a rapper trying to make a living off a dead man[...]" .

C-Murder was also charged by Bridgeport Records and/or Southfield Records with improper use of the musical composition "Flashlight" as an interplolated/sampled portion in "W Balls" whereas the infringement has not been remedied as described in Infringing Compositions and/or Sound Recordings and/or
Records

Track listing

  1. "Intro" — 2:08
  2. "Ghetto Boy" (featuring Mac
    Mac (rapper)
    McKinley Phipps , better know by his stage name Mac, is an American rapper from New Orleans' 3rd Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P's No Limit Records, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.-Music career:Mac started his music career...

    , Kane & Abel)
    — 4:24
  3. "Like a Jungle" — 4:09
    • Samples Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "The Message"
    • Also appeared on the Foolish (soundtrack)
      Foolish (soundtrack)
      Foolish is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released on March 23, 1999 through No Limit Records and was mainly produced by Beats By the Pound....

       which was released 2 weeks after Bossalinie was released.
  4. "Gangsta Walk" (featuring Snoop Dogg
    Snoop Dogg
    Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

    )
    — 4:33
  5. "Skit" — 1:53
  6. "Livin' Legend" (featuring Master P
    Master P
    Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...

    )
    — 4:31
  7. "Money Talks" (featuring Silkk the Shocker & Fiend
    Fiend (rapper)
    Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment....

    )
    — 4:01
  8. "Street Keep Callin'" (featuring Dez & Monica) — 4:36
  9. "Wballs" (Skit) — 1:22
    • Samples "Flashlight" performed by Parliament
      Parliament (band)
      Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

  10. "Ghetto Millionaire" (featuring Kurupt
    Kurupt
    Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...

    , Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg
    Nate Dogg
    Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...

    )
    — 4:55
  11. "Lord Help Us" (featuring Sons of Funk) — 3:38
  12. "Bitch Niggas" (Skit) — 1:10
  13. "On My Enemies" — 4:22
    • Samples a then-unreleased 2Pac song "When We Ride on our Enemies". Also a tribute song to him.
  14. "Freedom" (featuring Porsha & Anita Thomas) — 4:00
  15. "Lil Nigga" (featuring Master P) — 4:37
  16. "Murder and Daz" (featuring Daz Dillinger
    Daz Dillinger
    Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...

    )
    — 2:56
  17. "Piano" (Skit) — 2:18
  18. "Nasty Chick" (featuring Rico) — 4:02
  19. "I Remember" (featuring Magic
    Magic (rapper)
    Awood Johnson , better known by his stage name Magic, is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's underground circuit, before signing with Master P's No Limit Records label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder. Magic met C-Murder at a party and impressed him with his rapping...

     & Porsha)
    — 3:55
  20. "Dedication" (Skit) — 0:52
  21. "Where We Wanna" (featuring Goodie Mobb) — 4:35
  22. "Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jazz) — 4:55
  23. "Still Makin' Moves" (featuring Master P & Mo B. Dick
    Mo B. Dick
    Ruhi Anubis Yazid , better known as Mo B. Dick is an American singer and producer who is a member of the production team The Medicine Men, formerly called Beats By the Pound, which produced most of No Limit Records releases from 1995 to 1999. He released his debut album, Gangsta Harmony, April 13,...

    )
    — 5:00
  24. "Can't Hold Me Back" (Skit) (featuring Magic
    Magic (rapper)
    Awood Johnson , better known by his stage name Magic, is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's underground circuit, before signing with Master P's No Limit Records label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder. Magic met C-Murder at a party and impressed him with his rapping...

     & Q.B.)
    — 3:10
  25. "Phone Call" (Skit) — 1:38
  26. "Ride on Dem Bustas" (featuring Magic & Mr. Serv-On) — 4:39
  27. "Closin' Down Shop" (featuring Magic & Soulja Slim
    Soulja Slim
    James Tapp, Jr. , better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper who achieved massive success on Master P's No Limit record label. He also achieved fame throughout New Orleans and Nation Wide from his work done with B.G., UNLV, and other local artists. He is known for writing...

    )
    — 4:44
  28. "Outro" — 1:55

Chart positions

Chart Position
Billboard 200 # 2
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums # 1

Trivia

  • "When We Ride on our Enemies"by 2Pac was later released in Better Dayz
    Better Dayz
    -Disc 2:-Album chart positions:...

    .
  • Coincidently C-Murder released this album on his 28th Birthday.
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