Bashtown

Bashtown is the fourth studio album, and eighth album overall, released by the American hip hop recording artist Baby Bash. Released on March 22, 2011, it is the first of his albums to be released on Upstairs Records. Bashtown was produced by Jim Jonsin, Printz Board, Happy Perez, Mickaël, J. Lacy, & C-Ballin and has vocal guests E-40, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Jay Rock, Marty James, The Jacka, Z-Ro, Krizz Kaliko, Lucky Luciano and Lloyd among others. According to Baby Bash, the album was recorded entirely in 2010, although many singles and the album were released in 2011.

Bashtown
Studio album by Baby Bash
Released	March 17, 2011
Recorded	2010 Cold Chamber Studios, Houston, Texas The Beachwood Bangers, Houston, TX[1]
Genre	Hip hop, Latin hip hop, R&B
Length	62:32
Label	Upstairs
Producer	Baby Bash (exec.), Jim Jonsin, Printz Board, Happy Perez, J. Lacy, Mickaël, C. Ballin, DJ Rex, Steve Dang, Ocies Groceries, Moox
Baby Bash chronology
Cyclone (2007) Bashtown (2011) Unsung (2013)
Singles from Bashtown
"Go Girl" Released: 30 November 2010 "Swanananana" Released: 8 March 2011 "Head Hunta" Released: 22 March 2011

Singles

The album has six singles in total, three of them being promotional and three official. The first promotional Single was "Buttakup" released on March 30, 2010. The song was produced by and featured J. Lacy and contained more of an R&B style.[2] "Fantasy Girl", released on July 13, 2010,[3] was a retro-dance influenced track featuring vocals by the One Block Radius singer Marty James who has worked with many artists such as Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Tech N9ne. The third promotional single "Good for My Money", features Lloyd, and was released on October 5, 2010.[4]

The first official single, "Go Girl", which features E-40, is a pop rap track and was released on November 30, 2010.[5] Currently, "Go Girl" has been the most successful song on the album. The second single, "Swanananana", released on March 8, 2011,[6] features Slim Thug and Da Stooie Bros. This single is considered very similar to Baby Bash and T-Pain's 2007 hit "Cyclone". The third official single is "Head Hunta", featuring the rap artists Z-Ro and Lucky Luciano, and was released on March 22, 2011.[7]

Reception

Reviews

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Yo! Raps	link

The album received generally mixed reviews. Critics Jeremy Carmona from Yo! Raps said that the album is "club influenced" similar to his previous album, Cyclone. David Jeffries from Allmusic described it as "his best effort since his major-label debut, Tha Smokin' Nephew".

Commercial performance

Bashtown charted on Billboard peaking at #38 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In the second week, Bashtown fell to #61 on the same chart.[8] Bashtown also charted on Billboard Independent albums at #31 and Top Rap Albums at #19.[9] To date the album has sold 6,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

Confirmed by iTunes,[10] Amazon,[11] and writers by Allmusic,[12] and producers from CD Inlay.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Ronnie Ray Bryant	Happy Perez	1:30
2.	"Swanananana" (featuring Slim Thug, Da Stooie Bros.)	Bryant, Stayve Jerome Thomas	Mickaël	3:56
3.	"Go Girl" (feat. E-40)	Bryant, Curtis James Jackson III, Earl Stevens, Chris Jackson	C-Ballin	3:46
4.	"Hit Me (BBM Me) If You Miss Me" (feat. Carlito Olivero & Printz Board)	Bryant, Mario James, Marty James, Priese Prince LaMont Board	Printz Board	3:48
5.	"Kick Rocks" (feat. Mickaël)	Bryant	Steve Dang	3:28
6.	"Body Moves Slow" (feat. Paul Wall & Krizz Kaliko)	Bryant, Jackson, Paul Michael Slayton, Samuel William Christopher Watson	C-Ballin	4:20
7.	"Don't Mess With Texas" (feat. South Park Mexican, Lucky Luciano & Shyykidd)	Bryant, Carlos Coy, Christian Anthony Garcia	Happy Perez	4:25
8.	"Woyyoy" (feat. The Jacka, Jay Rock & Mickaël)	Bryant, David Newton, Johnnie McKenzie, Manuel Rosenthal, Shaheed Akbar	Steve Dang	3:28
9.	"Beast In The Bedroom" (feat. Major James)	Bryant, Jackson, James	C-Ballin	3:55
10.	"Good For My Money" (feat. Lloyd)	Bryant, James Scheffer, Lloyd Polite, Jr.	Jim Jonsin	3:51
11.	"Roller Coaster Ride" (feat. O.C. & King Solo)	Bryant, Omar Credle Townsend	Ocies Groceries	3:54
12.	"Head Hunta" (feat. Z-Ro & Lucky Luciano)	Bryant, Garcia, Joseph Wayne McVey	DJ Rex	3:32
13.	"Hope I Don't Violate" (feat. Latino Velvet)	Bryant, James Trujillo, Francisco Soto	Steve Dang	4:53
14.	"Buttakup" (feat. J. Lacy)	Bryant, Lacy	J. Lacy	3:29
15.	"Fantasy Girl" (feat. Marty James)	Bryant, James, Jackson	C-Ballin	3:28
16.	"Buttakup" (Remix) (feat. Chalie Boy & J. Lacy)	Bryant, Charles Istan Williams, Lacy	J. Lacy	3:28

iTunes bonus track[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Go Girl" (Dance Mix) (feat. E-40)	Bryant, Jackson, Stevens	Moox	3:19

Personnel

By Allmusic.[13]

Baby Bash: lead vocals, composer, executive producer Chris Athens: mastering C-Ballin: producer Printz Board: drum programming, engineer, keyboards, producer, vocal engineer, performer Todd Cooper: mixing Steve Dang: producer Howard "DJ Rex" Huang: mastering, mixing Michael Denten: mastering, mixing Happy P: mixing, producer James Hoover: mixing Chris Jackson: composer Mario "Tex" James: composer Marty James: performer, composer Jim Jonsin: producer, composer J. Lacy: mixing, performer John Lopez: executive producer Roy Mata: engineer Z-RO: performer, composer

Jose Melendez: project manager David Newton: composer Ocies Groceries: producer Sergio Peña: project coordinator Lloyd Polite: performer, composer Elvin Reyes: artwork Manuel Rosenthal: composer Marc Rustigian: mastering Damon Sharpe: vocal engineer Paul Wall: performer, composer Adrian Sidney: photography Slim Thug: performer, composer Omar "O.C." Townsend: performer, composer Jay Tee: performer, composer Krizz Kaliko: performer, composer Michael Zibi: engineer, mixing, producer Dave Fore: mixing engineer Phil Fuger: engineer

Chart positions

Chart	Position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8]	38

References

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3. "iTunes - Music - Fantasy Girl - Single by Baby Bash". Itunes.apple.com. July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
4. "iTunes - Music - Good for My Money (feat. Lloyd) - Single by Baby Bash & Lloyd". Itunes.apple.com. October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
5. "iTunes - Music - Go Girl (feat. E 40) - Single by Baby Bash". Itunes.apple.com. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
6. "iTunes - Music - Swanananana (feat. Slim Thug & Da Stooie Bros.) - Single by Baby Bash". Itunes.apple.com. March 8, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
7. "iTunes - Music - Head Hunta (feat. Lucky Luciano & Z-Ro) - Single by Baby Bash". Itunes.apple.com. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
8. "Baby Bash Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
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