Bossalinie
Bossalinie is the second studio album by American rapper C-Murder, released by No Limit Records, Priority Records, and EMI. It entered the Billboard 200 at number two of the week ending March 14, 1999 after selling over 175,611 in its first week.[2] It stayed on the chart for 11 weeks and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album features production by Beats By the Pound and guest appearances by Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Goodie Mob and other No Limit Soldiers.
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| Released | March 9, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 in (New Orleans, Louisiana) | |||
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| Length | 77:42 | |||
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| Producer | Master P (exec.) Beats By the Pound (exec.) Ke'Noe L.T. Hutton Daz Dillinger Carlos Stephens | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Q | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10 |
| USA Today | |
Controversy
C-Murder was charged by Bridgeport Records and/or Southfield Records with improper use of the musical composition "Flashlight" as an interpolated/sampled portion in "W Balls" whereas the infringement has not been remedied as described in Infringing Compositions and/or Sound Recordings and/or Records.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | O'Dell | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Ghetto Boy" (featuring Kane & Abel and Mac) | Craig B | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Like a Jungle" | KLC, Master P | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Gangsta Walk" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | L.T. Hutton | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Skit" | C-Murder | 0:40 |
| 6. | "Livin' Legend" (featuring Master P) | Master P | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Money Talks" (featuring Fiend and Silkk the Shocker) | KLC | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Street Keep Callin'" (featuring Dez and Monica) | Dez, Dallas Austin | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Wballs (Skit)" | Daz Dillinger | 0:20 |
| 10. | "Ghetto Millionaire" (featuring Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dogg) | L.T. Hutton | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Lord Help Us" (featuring Rico) | Ontario Haynes | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Bitch Niggas (skit)" | C-Murder | 0:52 |
| 13. | "On My Enemies" | O'Dell | 3:09 |
| 14. | "Freedom" (featuring Anita and Porsha) | KLC | 4:31 |
| 15. | "Lil Nigga" (featuring Master P) | Ke'Noe | 3:15 |
| 16. | "Murder and Daz" (featuring Daz Dillinger) | L.T. Hutton | 4:02 |
| 17. | "Piano (skit)" | O'Dell | 2:34 |
| 18. | "Nasty Chick" (featuring Rico) | Ontario Haynes | 3:09 |
| 19. | "I Remember" (featuring Magic and Mo B. Dick) | Carlos Stephens | 3:48 |
| 20. | "Dedication (skit)" | C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Master P | 0:14 |
| 21. | "Where We Wanna" (featuring Goodie Mob) | KLC | 3:53 |
| 22. | "Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jazz) | Ontario Haynes | 2:37 |
| 23. | "Still Makin' Moves" (featuring Mo B. Dick and Master P) | Mo B. Dick | 2:40 |
| 24. | "Can't Hold Me Back (skit)" (featuring QB) | C-Murder | 1:59 |
| 25. | "Phone Call (skit)" | C-Murder, Mo B. Dick | 0:44 |
| 26. | "Ride On Dem Bustas" (featuring Magic and Mr. Serv-On) | Ke'Noe | 4:34 |
| 27. | "Closin' Shop Down" (featuring Magic and Soulja Slim) | Mo B. Dick | 2:53 |
| 28. | "Outro" | O'Dell | 1:37 |
Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 2 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)
References
- Allmusic review
- VH1.com : TLC : TLC Top Chart For Fourth Straight Week - Rhapsody Music Downloads Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2007-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)