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2006 studio album by Daz Dillinger
So So Gangsta
Released September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12 ) Recorded 2006 Studio
Genre
West Coast hip hop Length 48 :55
Label
Producer
"On Some Real Shit" Released: July 18, 2006
"
Weekend " Released: November 13, 2006
"All I Need" Released: 2006
"Daz Thang" Released: 2006
So So Gangsta is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper
Daz Dillinger . It was released on September 12, 2006 via
So So Def /
Virgin Records simultaneously with an instrumental album entitled So So Gangsta - The Album Sampler . Recording sessions took place at Studio Atlantis and at the Crippin Kitchen in
Los Angeles , at the Hit Factory Criteria and at Poe Boy Studios in
Miami , and at SouthSide Studios in
Atlanta .
Production was handled by
Jermaine Dupri ,
No I.D. ,
Scott Storch and Daz himself, with
LRoc , Ivan Johnson and
Soopafly serving as co-producers. It features
guest appearances from
Avery Storm ,
Ice Cube ,
Jagged Edge ,
Johntá Austin ,
Kurupt ,
Rick Ross ,
Snoop Dogg ,
Soopafly and The Kid Slim. The album debuted at number 35 on the
Billboard 200 with just over 23,000 albums sold its first week. It has reached 150,000 moved units according to
SoundScan on October 10, 2007.
The album spawned two singles: "On Some Real Shit" and "
Weekend ".
Music video for "On Some Real Shit" was directed by Juwan Lee, while the single made it to number 90 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . Music video for "All I Need" was directed by D. Baker, and music video for "Thang on My Hip" was directed by Daz and Todd 1.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Thang on My Hip"
No I.D. 3:28 2. "On Some Real" (featuring
Rick Ross ) 3:57 3. "Rat a Tat Tat" 4:27 4. "
Weekend " (featuring
Johntá Austin ) Jermaine Dupri LRoc (
co. ) 2:58 5. "DPG Fo' Life" (featuring
Snoop Dogg and
Soopafly ) Daz Dillinger Soopafly (
co. ) 4:57 6. "Badder Than a Mutha" (featuring
Avery Storm ) Jermaine Dupri LRoc (
co. ) 2:52 7. "Money on My Mind" (featuring
Kurupt )
Scott Storch 4:16 8. "Strizap" (featuring
Ice Cube ) Daz Dillinger Ivan Johnson (
co. ) 4:27 9. "Dangerous" (featuring The Kid Slim) Arnaud Jaron Alston Walter Guathier Daz Dillinger Ivan Johnson (
co. ) 4:44 10. "All I Need" Jermaine Dupri 3:12 11. "The One" (featuring
Jagged Edge ) Arnaud Brian Casey Brandon Casey Dupri Phillips Jermaine Dupri LRoc (
co. ) 5:46 12. "Dat's Dat Nigga" Daz Dillinger Ivan Johnson (
co. ) 3:54 Total length: 48:55
Sample credits
Track 1 contains samples from the composition "Friends or Lovers" written by Raeford Gerald and performed by Act One
Personnel
Delmar "
Daz Dillinger " Arnaud – main artist, producer (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9, 12) , recording (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 12)
William "
Rick Ross " Roberts II – featured artist (track 2)
Johntá Austin – featured artist (track 4)
Calvin "
Snoop Dogg " Broadus – featured artist (track 5)
Priest "
Soopafly " Brooks – featured artist (track 5) , co-producer (tracks: 3, 5)
Ralph "
Avery Storm " Di Stasio – featured artist (track 6)
Ricardo "
Kurupt " Brown – featured artist (track 7)
O'Shea "
Ice Cube " Jackson – featured artist (track 8)
Jaron "The Kid Slim" Alston – featured artist (track 9)
Jagged Edge – featured artists (track 11)
Ernest "
No I.D. " Wilson – producer (track 1)
Jermaine Dupri – producer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 10, 11) , mixing (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10-12) , executive producer
Scott Storch – producer (track 7)
James "
LRoc " Phillips – co-producer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 11)
Ivan Johnson – co-producer (tracks: 8, 9, 12)
John Horesco IV – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11)
Tadd "Rowdy Rik" Mingo – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince – recording (track 2)
Conrad Golding – recording (track 7)
Wayne Allison – recording (track 7)
Phil Tan – mixing (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10-12)
Doug Wilson – mixing (track 7)
Rufus Morgan – assistant recording (track 8)
Josh Houghkirk – assistant mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 12)
Reed Taylor – assistant mixing (track 7)
Vlado Meller – mastering
Will Ragland – art direction, design
Kate McGregor – art coordinator
Kai Regan – photography
Sterling J. Carroll III – A&R
Ronette Bowie – A&R
Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers – A&R
Bret D. Lewis – legal
Charts
References
^ Jeffries, David.
"So So Gangsta - Daz Dillinger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
^ Ketchum III, William (September 29, 2006).
"Daz - So So Gangsta" .
HipHopDX . Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
^
"So So Gangsta | Prefixmag.com" . Prefixmag . November 20, 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 12, 2006).
"Daz :: So So Gangsta – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
^ Cantor, Paul (August 18, 2006).
"Daz So So Gangsta - XXL" .
XXL . Retrieved February 24, 2021 .
^
"Daz Dillinger Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^
"Daz Dillinger Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^
"Daz Dillinger Chart History (Top Rap Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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