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Samples

  • "Clap wit Me" contains a sample from "Total Satisfaction" by Brief Encounter
  • "Forgive Me" contains a sample from "Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)
    Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)
    "Ghetto Qu'ran" is a song by 50 Cent from his unreleased, Columbia Records debut album Power of the Dollar. The song was leaked in early 2000...

    " by 50 Cent
    50 Cent
    Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

  • "High Rollers" contains a sample from LTD
  • "No. T. Lose" contains a sample from "Snowflake" by Tamita
  • "M.A.D." contains a sample from "W.A.S.P." by The Doors
    The Doors
    The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...

  • "Black Wrist Bro's" contains a sample taken from the motion picture "The Boondock Saints
    The Boondock Saints
    The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American action comedy film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Irish fraternal twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense...

    "
  • "Kurt Kobain" contains a sample from "Blue Sky and Silver Bird" by Lamont Dozier
    Lamont Dozier
    Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...


Personnel

  • DeShaun Holton
    Proof (rapper)
    DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...

     – vocals
    Rapping
    Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

    , songwriter
    Songwriter
    A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

  • Brian Gardner
    Brian Gardner
    Brian Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner is a mastering engineer. He has worked on countless recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk, and dance pop. He is perhaps best known for his work on hip hop albums and in...

     – mastering engineer
    Mastering engineer
    A mastering engineer is one skilled in the practice of taking audio that has been previously mixed in either the analog or digital domain as mono, stereo, or multichannel formats and preparing it for use in distribution, whether by physical media such as a CD, vinyl record, or as some method of...

  • Gustavo Gonzalez – engineer
    Engineer
    An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

     (assistant) on tracks 5–6, 11 and 14
  • Jeremy Mackenzie – engineer (assistant) on tracks 2, 8, 11 and 19
  • Richard Huredia – mixer on tracks 2, 3, 5–6, 8–9 and 11–20
  • Brian Berryman – recorder on tracks 2, 6, 8–9, 15 and 17–20
  • Jared Gosslin – recorder on tracks 12–13, 16 and 20
  • Tony Campana – recorder on tracks 3, 5, 11–13, 15 and 17–18
  • Dennis Friel – package art and design
  • Mark Riddle – package art and design
  • Emile Haynie – producer on tracks 2 and 20
  • Nick Speed
    Nick Speed
    Nick Speed is a Hip hop producer who has produced tracks for 50 Cent, Tupac Shakur, Lloyd Banks, M.O.P., Talib Kweli, Phat Kat and Musiq Soulchild.He is signed to Money Management Group which is a subsidiary of G-Unit Records.-Early years:...

     – producer on track 3
  • Curtis Jackson
    50 Cent
    Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

     – guest vocals on track 5
  • Larry Louis – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     on track 5
  • Chaz Conley – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

     on tracks 5 and 18
  • Curtis Cross – producer on track 6 and 8
  • Louis Freese
    B-Real
    Louis Freese, better known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper of Cuban and Mexican heritage, and a film and TV actor...

     – producer and guest vocals on track 9
  • Clifford Smith
    Method Man
    Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...

      – guest vocals on track 9
  • Marshall Mathers
    Eminem
    Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...

      – guest vocals on track 11
  • Von Carlisle  – guest vocals on track 11


  • Ondre Moore – guest vocals on tracks 11 and 17
  • Arthur Johnson
    Bizarre (rapper)
    Rufus Arthur Johnson , better known as Bizarre is an American recording artist best known for his work with Detroit hip-hop group D12. His songs are often about subjects which create shock value such as rape and drugs.-Early life:Bizarre was born as Rufus Arthur Johnson on July 5, 1976 in Detroit,...

     – guest vocals on track 11
  • Erik Coomes – guitars
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

     and bass on track 11
  • Kamasi Washington – saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

     on track 11
  • Isaac Smith
    Isaac Smith
    -People:* Isaac Smith , Royal Navy officer and the first European to set foot in eastern Australia* Isaac Smith , United States Representative from New Jersey...

     – trombone
    Trombone
    The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...

     on track 11
  • Josef Leimberg – trumpet
    Trumpet
    The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

     on track 11
  • Traci Nelson – additional vocals on track 11
  • Farid Nassar
    Fredwreck
    Farid Karam Nassar, better known as Fredwreck is a record producer from Los Angeles, California. He got his big break when he became a producer for Dr. Dre's newly founded Aftermath Records label, and went on to work with Snoop Dogg's record label Dogghouse Records and became a known producer on...

     – producer on track 11 and keyboards on track 15
  • Eric Breed
    MC Breed
    Eric Breed better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin", which peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Gotta Get Mine", featuring 2Pac, that made it to #6 on the Hot Rap Singles.-Biography:Born in Flint, Michigan, Breed is also...

     – guest vocals on track 12
  • Anthony Fiddler
    Amp Fiddler
    Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s...

     – keyboards and co-producer on track 12
  • Shelton Rivers – producer on tracks 12 and 16
  • Waverly Alford
    King Gordy
    Waverly W. Alford III , better known by his stage name King Gordy, is an American rapper.- Biography :King Gordy is a horrorcore rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He appeared on Bizarre's solo album. Gordy and Bizarre have been good friends since childhood...

     – guest vocals on track 13
  • Shaphan Williams – additional keyboards on track 13
  • David Willis
    Ski (producer)
    David Willis, otherwise known as DJ Ski and Ski Beatz, is an American record producer mainly working in hip hop.-Biography:Discovered by DJ Clark Kent, Ski was originally known as "MC Will-Ski". In the 1990s, he was a member of the group Original Flavor, the first group managed by future recording...

     – producer on track 14
  • Jude Angelini
    Rude Jude
    Jude Anthony Angelini also known as Rude Jude is a DJ and co-host on The All Out Show with DJ Lord Sear on Sirius Satellite Radio's Shade 45 channel from 4pm-8pm EST. He is actually only on from 4-7pm M,T,W and on Thursday he plays his own mix from 7-8pm EST...

     – guest vocals on track 15
  • Salam Nassar
    Fredwreck
    Farid Karam Nassar, better known as Fredwreck is a record producer from Los Angeles, California. He got his big break when he became a producer for Dr. Dre's newly founded Aftermath Records label, and went on to work with Snoop Dogg's record label Dogghouse Records and became a known producer on...

     – producer on track 15 and recorder on track 19
  • Obie Trice
    Obie Trice
    Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:...

     – guest vocals on track 16
  • Nathaniel Hale
    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...

     – guest vocals on track 17
  • Brandon "Dirty Bird" Parrott – producer on track 17
  • Denaun Porter – producer and guest vocals on track 19


Chart history

Charts (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200
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...

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Trivia

  • The track "Kurt Kobain" samples "Blue Sky, Silver Bird" by Lamont Dozier
    Lamont Dozier
    Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...

    . Coincidentally, this sample was produced by Proof's biological father, McKinley Jackson, who was a prominent Detroit producer in the 1970s.
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