Back Up n da Chevy
Back Up n da Chevy is the second and final studio album by American Southern hip hop group Boyz n da Hood. It was released on August 7, 2007, through Bad Boy South/Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Dee Jay Dana, The Runners, Big Duke, Carl Mo, Caviar, Crown Kingz Productions, Drumma Boy, Fangaz and Oz, with P. Diddy and Russell Spencer serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Yung Joc, Alfamega, Durty, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, T-Rok and T-Pain. The album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States selling 15,700 units,[6] and felt to number 100 on its second week, selling 8,300 copies.
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Released | August 7, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
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Length | 1:01:06 | |||
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Singles from Back Up n da Chevy | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
HipHopDX | 2/5[3] |
RapReviews | 5/10[4] |
XXL | 3/5[5] |
The album's first single is "Everybody Know Me", which was released on iTunes on April 10, 2007. The second single was confirmed to be "Table Dance" featuring T-Pain, but it was never released.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Everybody Know Me" |
| The Runners | 4:40 |
2. | "Bite Down" |
| Carl Mo | 5:11 |
3. | "Say What's on Your Mind" |
| Fatboi | 4:33 |
4. | "Nothing Is Promised" (featuring Yung Joc) |
| Dee Jay Dana | 5:18 |
5. | "We Ready" (featuring Yung Joc) |
| C.K.P. (Crown Kingz Productions) | 4:19 |
6. | "Choppa's" (featuring Ice Cube) |
| Tha Bizness | 3:57 |
7. | "Block Boyz" (featuring T-Rok, Alfa Mega, Yung Joc and Durty) |
| LT Moe | 4:24 |
8. | "We Ridin" |
| J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 5:14 |
9. | "Paper" (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Drumma Boy | 3:41 |
10. | "Back Up N Da Chevy" |
| Fatboi | 5:23 |
11. | "Table Dance" (featuring T-Pain) |
| J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 4:45 |
12. | "We Thuggin'" |
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| 4:51 |
13. | "No Haters Allowed" |
| Nitti | 4:50 |
Total length: | 1:01:06 |
Personnel
- Alonzo "Gorilla Zoe" Mathis – main artist
- Jacoby "Jody Breeze" White – main artist
- Lee "Big Duke" Dixon – main artist, producer (track 10)
- Miguel "Big Gee" Scott – main artist
- Jasiel "Yung Joc" Robinson – featured artist (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
- O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – featured artist (track 6)
- Tenarius "T-Rok" Richardson – featured artist (track 7)
- Cedric "AlfaMega" Zellars – featured artist (track 7)
- Ernest "Durty" Gibbs – featured artist (track 7)
- William "Rick Ross" Roberts – featured artist (track 9)
- Faheem "T-Pain" Najm – featured artist (track 11)
- "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 11, 13), recording (tracks: 1–4, 6–11, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11), mixing assistant (tracks: 5, 7, 10)
- Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Jr. – producer (track 2)
- Nico Solis – producer & recording (track 5), mixing (track 6)
- Howard White – producer (track 5)
- Mike Davis – producer (track 5)
- Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – producer (track 9)
- Mike "Fangaz" Simmon – producer (track 10)
- Kannon "Caviar" Cross – producer (track 12)
- Corey "Oz" Simon – producer (track 12)
- Russell "Block" Spencer – executive producer
- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs – executive producer
- Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre – co-executive producer
- Conrad "Rad" Dimanche – associate executive producer
- Thomas "Tom Cat" Bennett, Jr. – recording (tracks: 1–4, 6–11, 13), mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 10), mixing assistant (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11)
- Carlos "Los" Brown – recording (track 1)
- Alexis Seton – recording (track 2)
- John Frye – mixing (track 2)
- Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (track 9)
- Kori Anders – mixing assistant (track 9)
- Lester Purnell – recording (track 11)
- Brent Spann – recording (track 12)
- Joe Warlick – mixing (track 12)
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Patrick Fong – design
- Peter Graham – photography
- Elexia Cook – A&R
- Kerry Carter – A&R
- Rico Brooks – management
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 51 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 10 |
References
- Birchmeier, Jason. "Back Up N Da Chevy - Boyz N da Hood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Vozick-Levinson, Simon (September 28, 2007). "Back Up N Da Chevy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Puglionisi, John (October 16, 2007). "BOYZ N DA HOOD - BACK UP N DA CHEVY". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 9, 2007). "Boyz N Da Hood :: Back Up N Da Chevy :: Block Ent./Bad Boy Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Cantor, Paul (October 11, 2007). "Boyz N Da Hood Back Up N Da Chevy - XXL". XXL. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- "Hip hop charts". Sohh.com. 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-11.