Thugged Out: The Albulation
1998 studio album by Yukmouth
Thugged Out: The Albulation Released November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03 ) [ 1] Recorded 1997–98 Studio Genre Length 2 :22 :51 Label Producer
"Still Ballin'" Released: 1998
Thugged Out: The Albulation is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Yukmouth . It was released as double album on November 3, 1998,[ 5] via Rap-A-Lot Records . The recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studio in Burbank ) and at the Hippie House in Houston . The production was handled by Mike Dean , Mr. Lee , Don Juan, Tone Capone and Keith "88-Keys " Kinlow, with J. Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from his Regime groupmates Phats Bossilini , Tech N9ne , Madd Maxx and Poppa LQ , a former Luniz partner Numskull , West Coast hip hop acts MC Ren , Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound , several labelmates from Rap-A-Lot roster, such as the 5th Ward Boyz , DMG , Do or Die , Scarface and Willie D , as well as Fa Sho, Big Lurch , Tela and Val Young among others. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and at number 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Along with a 2Pac -dedicated promotional single, a music video was released for the song "Still Ballin'". The video, featuring cameo appearances by the Outlawz, Tech N9ne and Shock G , was produced by Fifth Gear Ent. and directed by Eeinna Brighton-Akers, the first female director out of Hype Williams ' Big Dog Films. The track "It's In My Blood Part II" is a sequel song to "In My Blood" performed by DMG, Yukmouth and Big Mike off of Scarface's My Homies , which was released seven months before this album.
Track listing
Disc 1 Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Godzilla" Tone Capone 3:43 2. "Do Yo Thug Thang" (featuring Outlawz ) Mr. Lee 5:24 3. "City of Dope" 5:23 4. "Thugged Out" (featuring The Regime ) Mike Dean 5:24 5. "Ridaz" (featuring DMG and G Mone) Don Juan 4:25 6. "Stallion" (featuring MC Ren and Tech N9ne ) Don Juan 6:32 7. "Father Like Son" Mr. Lee 4:36 8. "Hater" 1:29 9. "U Love 2 Hate" Mike Dean 4:07 10. "Ice Cream Man" (featuring the 5th Ward Boyz and Fa Sho) Ellis Eric Taylor Andre Barnes Richard Nash C. Phillips B. Phillips Dean Mike Dean 4:22 11. "It's in My Blood, Pt. 2" (featuring DMG) Mike Dean 4:25 12. "Still Ballin' " (featuring Outlawz) Mike Dean 4:53 13. "Revelationz" 5:33 14. "Rolex Rulez" (featuring Phats Bossi ) Don Juan 3:43
Disc 2 Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Sad Millionaire" (featuring Phats Bossi, Fa Sho and Big Lurch ) Ellis Bankoudagba C. Phillips B. Phillips Williams Mr. Lee 4:24 2. "The Ballers Feud" (featuring Numskull and Kastro ) Mike Dean 4:47 3. "Pop da Collar" (featuring Fa Sho) Ellis C. Phillips B. Phillips Williams Mr. Lee 5:16 4. "My Buddy" (featuring Daz Dillinger , Kurupt and Numskull) 4:50 5. "Extortion" (featuring Phats Bossi) Mr. Lee 4:25 6. "Menage a Trois" (featuring Tela and Kira) Mike Dean 5:02 7. "Falling" (featuring Do or Die ) Mr. Lee 5:08 8. "Mackin vs. Pimpin' " Mike Dean 4:38 9. "Gangsta Bitch" (featuring Fa Sho and Val Young ) Ellis C. Phillips B. Phillips Dean Gilmour 3:17 10. "Rap-A-Lot Mafia" (featuring J. Prince , Geto Boys , Ghetto Twiinz , Facemob , 5th Ward Boyz and Snypaz ) 6:32 11. "Sacrifice My Life" (featuring Kuirshan) Mr. Lee 4:32 12. "Baller Mode" Don Juan 4:51 13. "Bumbell" (featuring Tech N9ne) Mike Dean 4:55 14. "Secret Indictment" 4:14 Total length: 2:22:51
Personnel
Jerold "Yukmouth " Ellis – main artist
Mutah Napoleon " Beale – featured artist (tracks: 2, 12)
Rufus "Young Noble " Cooper III – featured artist (tracks: 2, 12)
Malcolm "E.D.I. " Greenridge – featured artist (tracks: 2, 12)
Aaron "Tech N9ne " Yates – featured artist (tracks: 4, 6, 27)
Keith "Madd Maxx " Walker – featured artist (track 4)
Late "Phats Bossi " Bankoudagba – featured artist (tracks: 4, 14, 15, 19)
Kenneth "Poppa LQ " Green – featured artist (track 4)
Harold "DMG " Armstrong – featured artist (tracks: 5, 11, 24)
Gary Paul "G Mone" Talley – featured artist (track 5)
Lorenzo "MC Ren " Patterson – featured artist (track 6)
Andre "007" Barnes – featured artist (tracks: 10, 24)
Eric "E-Rock" Taylor – featured artist (tracks: 10, 24)
Richard "Lo Life" Nash – featured artist (tracks: 10, 24)
C. Phillips – featured artist (tracks: 10, 15, 17, 23)
B. Phillips – featured artist (tracks: 10, 15, 17, 23)
Antron "Big Lurch " Singleton – featured artist (track 15)
Garrick "Numskull " Husbands – featured artist (tracks: 16, 18)
Katari "Kastro " Cox – featured artist (track 16)
Delmar "Daz Dillinger " Arnaud – featured artist (track 18)
Ricardo "Kurupt " Brown – featured artist (track 18)
Winston "Tela " Rogers III – featured artist (track 20)
Kira – featured artist (track 20)
Anthony "N.A.R.D" Round – featured artist (track 21)
Darnell "Belo Zero " Smith – featured artist (track 21)
Dennis "AK47" Round – featured artist (track 21)
Val Young – featured artist (track 23)
James "J. Prince " Smith – featured artist (track 24) , executive producer
Brad "Scarface " Jordan – featured artist (track 24)
William "Willie D " Dennis – featured artist (track 24)
T. Jupiter – featured artist (track 24)
T. Edwards – featured artist (track 24)
Jean Dorcy – featured artist (track 24)
Dante Miller – featured artist (track 24)
Iren "2-4" Moore – featured artist (track 24)
Charles "Chilla" Paxton – featured artist (track 24)
Kuirshan – featured artist (track 25)
Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 13, 23)
Leroy "Mr. Lee " Williams – producer (tracks: 2, 7, 15, 17-19, 21, 25, 28) , engineering
Michael "Mike " Dean – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 9-13, 16, 18, 20, 22-24, 27, 28) , engineering, mixing, mastering
D. "Don Juan" Cayson – producer (tracks: 5, 6, 14, 26)
Keith "88-Keys " Kinlow – producer (track 24)
Micah Harrison – engineering
Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings – production coordinator
Mario "Rico" Allen – production coordinator
Tony "Big Chief" Randle – production supervisor
Artwerkz – layout design
Pen & Pixel – photography design
Charts
References
^ "Yukmouth | Billboard" . www.billboard.com . Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022 .
^ Blanford, Roxanne. "Thugged Out: The Albulation - Yukmouth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 10, 2021 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 20, 1999). "Yukmouth :: Thugged Out: The Albulation" . RapReviews . Retrieved March 10, 2021 .
^ Robinson, Eric (December 1998). "Record Report: Yukmouth – Thugged Out "The Albulation" ". The Source . No. 111. New York. pp. 210, 212.
^ "Yukmouth | Billboard" . www.billboard.com . Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022 .
^ "Yukmouth Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ "Yukmouth Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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