| Born Gangstaz | |
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| File:Born Gangstaz.jpg Studio album by Bo$$ | |
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Released |
May 25, 1993 |
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Recorded |
April 1992 - February 1993 |
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Studio |
Beat Street Studios |
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Genre |
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Length |
47:21 |
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Label |
Def Jam Recordings / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertaiment / Choas |
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Producer |
Russell Simmons (exec.), Erick Sermon, AMG, Stone Tha Lunatic, Def Jef, Chyskillz, Courtney Branch (co.), Jam Master Jay, Tracy Kendrick (co.), MC Serch, T-Ray, Mic Professah, Tracy Waples (exec. |
Born Gangstaz is the only debut studio album by American Hip hop female artist Bo$$. It was released on May 25, 1993 via Def Jam Recordings, Columbia Records, Choas and Sony Music Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at Beat Street Studios in North Hollywood, M'Bila Recording Studios, Westlake Audio and Mad Hatter Studios in Los Angeles and at Rockin' Reel Studios, Ian London Studios and Chung King Studios in New York City from April 1992 to February 1993. Production was handled by Jam Master Jay, AMG, Stone Tha Lunatic, MC Serch, Mic Professah, T-Ray, Def Jef and Erick Sermon, with co-production from Courtney Branch and Tracy Kendrick. It features guest appearances by Onyx, Erick Sermon, Admiral D, AMG and Papa Juggy.
The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Born Gangstaz spawned the singles: "Progress of Elimination", "I Don't Give a Fuck", "Mai Sista Izza Bitch, "Deeper" (which reached #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Singles) and "Recipe of a Hoe" (which debuted at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles). The album was success. Born Gangstaz has sold over 378,000 copies to date.
Track listing[]
- "Intro: A Call from Mom" - 0:47
- "Deeper" (feat. Papa Juggy and Def Jef) - 4:00
- "Comin' To Getcha" (feat. Erick Sermon) - 3:30
- "Mai Sista Izza Bitch" (feat. AMG) - 3:01
- "Thelma & Louise" - 0:57
- "Drive By" - 4:01
- "Progress of Elimination" (feat. Def Jef) - 3:12
- "Livin' Loc'd" (feat. Onyx) - 3:37
- "Recipe of a Hoe" - 4:29
- "A Blind Date with Boss" (feat. Onyx) - 1:00
- "Catch a Bad One" - 3:43
- "Born Gangsta" (feat. Admiral D) - 3:23
- "1-800-Body-Bags" - 0:35
- "Diary of a Mad Bitch" - 3:05
- "2 To Da Head" - 3:39
- "I Don't Give a Fuck" - 3:53
- "Outro: A Call from Dad" - 0:31
Samples[]
Deeper
- "90% of Me Is You" by Gwen McCrae
- "Harlem Clavinette" by J.J. Johnson
- "Promised Land" by Dennis Brown
- "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White
- "Dub Fire" by Aswad
Comin' To Getcha
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
Mai Sista Izza Bitch
- "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
- "We're Gonna Have a Good Time" by Rare Earth
- "UFO" by ESG
- "A Bitch Iz a Bitch" by N.W.A
Drive By
Progress of Elimination
- "Let the Music Take Your Mind" by Kool & the Gang
- "Hercules" by Boz Scaggs
- "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" by Monk Higgins
- "Give It Up" by Kool & the Gang
- "Funky Man" by Kool & the Gang
- "100 Guns" by Boogie Down Productions
Livin' Loc'd
- "Cardova" by The Meters
Recipe of a Hoe
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Ain't I Been Good to You (Part 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers
- "Blind Man Can't See It" by James Brown
- "Person to Person" by Average White Band
- "Let a Ho Be a Ho" by Geto Boys
Catch a Bad One
- "Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder
- "Catch a Groove" by Juice
- "Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Ghetto Bastard)" by Naughty by Nature
Born Gangsta
- "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and The L.A. Express
- "All Your Goodies Are Gone" by Parliament
- "The Payback" by James Brown
- "One Way or Another" by Blondie
Diary of a Mad Bitch
- "Long Red" by Mountain
I Don't Give a Fuck
- "Life Could" by Rotary Connection
- "Fair Trade" by Bobby Williams
- "A Change Is a Gonna Come" by Baby Huey