The Big Doe Rehab is the seventh studio album

Studio album

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 by American

United States

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 rapper

Rapping

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 and Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

 member Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...

, released December 2007 on Def Jam Records.

Album information

The album was released on December 4, 2007. This initially conflicted with the release date of Wu-Tang Clan's fifth group album 8 Diagrams

8 Diagrams

8 Diagrams is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released December 11, 2007 on SRC/Universal Motown Records. The album was released three years after the passing of Ol' Dirty Bastard, and six years after the group's previous LP Iron Flag, for which many group members...

, a fact Ghostface was reported to be unhappy with, according to an interview with MTV.com

MTV

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In response to this, RZA

RZA

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...

 subsequently announced the delay of 8 Diagrams by a further week so as not to clash with the release of The Big Doe Rehab.

The album features guest appearances from fellow Wu-Tang members Raekwon

Raekwon

Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...

, Method Man

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...

, U-God

U-God

Lamont Hawkins , better known as U-God , is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for having a deep, rhythmic flow that can alternate between being gruff or smooth...

, and Masta Killa

Masta Killa

Jamel Arief , better known as Masta Killa, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...

 as well as from Kid Capri

Kid Capri

David Anthony Love, Jr , also known by his stage name Kid Capri, is an American musician.He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA....

, Cappadonna

Cappadonna

Darryl Hill best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper and oftentimes member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also a member of rap duo Wu South, along with Ratchet Rush.-Biography:...

 and members of Ghostface's Theodore Unit

Theodore Unit

Theodore Unit is a loose collective of Staten Island rappers associated with the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. The name "Theodore" is derived from "The Open Door", meaning the group acts as an open door to rappers who can prove themselves....

 crew. The album lacks any production from the RZA

RZA

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...

 and instead features production from LV

The Hitmen (production team)

The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce hip hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording artists. Because of its great success, the group has also been hired for projects outside of Bad Boy-Production:...

 & Sean C.

The Hitmen (production team)

The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce hip hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording artists. Because of its great success, the group has also been hired for projects outside of Bad Boy-Production:...

 among others.

Album Title

"Y'all already know what it do. ... I had a vision one night, it came to me. I dreamt I was in rehab, but for [having] mad money. Me and a bunch of old white dudes. Dreams — you can't really remember the dreams — but I was someplace, I don't even know if it was rehab, but it was mad money in there. When I woke up, the first thing that came to my mind was The Big Doe Rehab. I take a list of titles and write them in my rhyme book, which I might use in the future. When I got up and I caught that vision, this one, for some reason, just stayed in my head, and I said, 'I'mma run with that.'

"In the rehab, you could have the old ... you know the [man] that Anna Nicole Smith [married]? That type of dude — money since the '30s," Ghost added. "A Chinese man could have got rich from the Chinese restaurant;a baby, he got rich from inheritance, too much money. ... That's what The Big Doe Rehab is based on, someone that got showered with mad cream. 'Cash Rules Everything Around Me,' but it don't rule me. I'm the soul controller."

Ghostface explaining the reason for the album title in an interview for MTV.com

Frequent Wu collaborator, Cappadonna

Cappadonna

Darryl Hill best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper and oftentimes member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also a member of rap duo Wu South, along with Ratchet Rush.-Biography:...

 can be heard using the album title in a verse for the song "Careful (Click, Click)" from the Wu Tang Clan album "The W

The W

The W is the third studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 21, 2000 on Loud/Columbia Records. It was released several years after their previous album Wu-Tang Forever, to which many group members released solo projects between the two albums...

", released in 2000 ("...catch me at the big doe rehab/trynna re-up...").

Album results and GFK's lament

The Big Doe Rehab debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart and sold about 36,000 units in its debut week, similar to the numbers of More Fish

More Fish

More Fish is the sixth studio album by rapper Ghostface Killah, released on December 12, 2006 through the Def Jam label.The album's name derives from Ghostface's earlier 2006 release, Fishscale. The track "Good", featuring Ghostface's fellow Theodore Unit member Trife Da God and Mr. Maygreen, and...

last year. The album has sold 114,000 copies to date. http://www.hiphopstan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13219

Unhappy with the album sales, Ghostface has since posted a video on his MySpace page expressing disappointment in most of his fans for downloading the album illegally.

Reception

• Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
  
  (p. 132) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Ghost's bouncy, more direct approach on cuts like 'Walk Around' shows off his ability to turn crack-slinging narratives into big, hooky pleasures."

• Entertainment Weekly
  Entertainment Weekly
  Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
  
  (p. 130) - "[W]ith Rehab, Ghostface proves his tried-and-true technique has plenty of juice left in it."

• Q magazine (p. 95) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's packed with big numbers showcasing his maniacal rhyme style."

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Sample(s)	Time
1	"At the Cabana Skit"	Coles, D./ Chegwidden, D./ Rodriguez, R./ Wong, K./Del Puerto, C.	Davey Chegwidden	Rhythm Roots Allstars Additional vocals: Raekwon Raekwon Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...  & Shawn Wigs		1:12
2	"Toney Sigel A.K.A. the Barrel Brothers"	Coles, D./Matthews, D./Coppin, L./Grant, D./Styles, D./Dozier, U./ Hurrt, P.	LV & Sean C for The Hitmen The Hitmen (production team) The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce hip hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording artists. Because of its great success, the group has also been hired for projects outside of Bad Boy-Production:...	Beanie Sigel Beanie Sigel Dwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,most recently he was in talks with 50 Cent to sign with G-Unit Records and is a former member/artist of Dame Dash Music Group and Roc-A-Fella Records where he had formed a close association with rappers... Styles P Styles P David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo... Additional vocals: Solomon Childs	"Fallin' in Love With You" by Al Wilson Al Wilson Aldra Kauwa Wilson is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos 31st overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee....	3:01
3	"Yolanda's House"	Coles, D./Singleton, A./Woods, C./Smith, C.	Ant-Live	Raekwon Raekwon Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with... Method Man 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... Additional vocals: Joi Starr	"You'll Never Walk Alone" by Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...	3:12
4	"We Celebrate"	Coles, D./Matthews, D./Coppin, L./Love, D./Fekaris, D./ Zesses, N.	LV & Sean C	Kid Capri Kid Capri David Anthony Love, Jr , also known by his stage name Kid Capri, is an American musician.He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA....	"I Just Want to Celebrate I Just Want to Celebrate "I Just Want to Celebrate" is a song recorded by American rock band Rare Earth. It served as the lead single from their 1971 album One World and the band's fifth single overall. "I Just Want to Celebrate" peaked at #7 on the pop charts and would be Rare Earth's final top 10 single. It would be the... " by Rare Earth Rare Earth (band) Rare Earth is an American rock band affiliated with Motown's Rare Earth record label , who prospered in 1970-1972. Although not the first white band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first big hit-making act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members...	4:13
5	"Walk Around"	Coles, D./Caputo, A./Craig, O./Rice, M.	Anthony Acid	*Vocals: Jayms Madison	"Packed Up and Took My Mind" by Little Milton Little Milton James Milton Campbell, Jr. , better known as Little Milton, was an American electric blues, rhythm and blues, and soul singer and guitarist, best known for his hit records "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "We're Gonna Make It."-Biography:Milton was born James Milton Campbell, Jr., in the Mississippi...	3:32
6	"Yapp City"	Coles, D./Shemer, M./Bailey, T./Ames, D.	Scram Jones	Trife Da God Sun God		3:43
7	"White Linen Affair (Toney Awards)"	Coles, D./Fryzel, B./Shemer, M./Kyser, P.	Frequency & Scram Jones	Shawn Wigs	"That's the Way It's Got to Be (Body and Soul)" by Soul Generation	4:07
8	"Supa GFK"	Coles, D./Caputo, A./ Watson, J./ Rey, R.	Ghostface Killah & Anthony Acid		"Superman Lover" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson	3:38
9	"Rec-Room Therapy"	Coles, D./Adair, R./Woods, C./Hawkins, L./Chegwidden, C.	Baby Grand (Additional production by Davey Chegwidden)	Raekwon U-God U-God Lamont Hawkins , better known as U-God , is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for having a deep, rhythmic flow that can alternate between being gruff or smooth...	"(They Long to Be) Close to You" by Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...	3:13
10	"The Prayer Skit"	Rice, D.		Ox aka Popa Don		1:23
11	"I'll Die for You"	Coles, D./Matthews, D./Coppin, L./Jackson, C./Yancey, M.	LV & Sean C	Background vocals: Amille D. Harris	"It's All Over" by The Independents The Independents (vocal group) The Independents were an American R&B vocal group active from 1971 to 1975. They scored several hits on the U.S. Pop and R&B charts. Their biggest success came in 1973 when "Leaving Me" went to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on that chart for 14 weeks and selling over one million copies. The...	3:06
12	"Paisley Darts"	Coles, D./Matthews, D./Coppin, L./Wood, C./Ames, D./Bailey, T./Smith, C./Hill, D./Miller, B.	LV & Sean C	Raekwon Sun God Trife da God Method Man Cappadonna Cappadonna Darryl Hill best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an American rapper and oftentimes member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also a member of rap duo Wu South, along with Ratchet Rush.-Biography:...	"Lie No. 2" by The Originals The Originals The Originals were a successful Motown R&B and soul group during the late 1960s and the 1970s, most notable for the hits "Baby I'm For Real", "The Bells" and the disco classic, "Down to Love Town"...	5:36
13	"Shakey Dog Starring Lolita"	Coles, D./Matthews, D./Coppin, L./Woods, C./Michels, L./Movshan, N./Smion, T.	LV & Sean C	Raekwon	"Musings to Myself" by El Michels Affair	3:09
14	"! Skit"	Coles, D./ Chegwidden, D./ Rodriguez, R./ Wong, K./Del Puerto, C.	Davey Chegwidden	Rhythm Roots Allstars Additional vocals: Shawn Wigs & Raekwon		0:36
15	"Killa Lipstick (Bonus Track)"	Coles, D./ Caputo, A./ Smith, C./Turner, E./Aikens, R./ Crum, T./Harrison, K./Neal, R./ Parker, R./Satchell, C.	Ghostface Killah & Anthony Acid	Method Man Masta Killa Masta Killa Jamel Arief , better known as Masta Killa, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...	"Riding High" by Faze-O	3:38
16	"Slow Down (Bonus Track)"	Coles, D./ Perry, R./ Payne, C.	Syience	Chrisette Michele Chrisette Michele Chrisette Michele Payne , known professionally as Chrisette Michele, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter....		2:36

Charts

Chart (2008)	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...	41