Give It 2 'Em Raw
Give It 2 'Em Raw is the debut studio album by American rapper Soulja Slim, released on May 19, 1998 on No Limit Records and Priority. It is widely considered one of No Limit’s greatest albums. The album was a mild success, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] It also debuted at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2] This is Soulja's most successful album on the Billboard charts.
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| Released | May 19, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, Hardcore hip hop, Southern hip hop | |||
| Length | 73:49 | |||
| Label | No Limit Records Priority | |||
| Producer | Master P (exec.) KLC (also exec.) Craig B. O'Dell, Carlos Stephens, Mo B. Dick, DJ Daryl | |||
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Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies in the United States.[3] Tapp was serving in prison on a probation violation in 1998 when his first album, "Give it 2 ‘Em Raw, " eventually sold 500,000 copies. The album received a gold certification was re-issued in 2006 and has now sold 560,000 copies. [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "From What I Was Told" | James Tapp | Carlos Stephens | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Street Life" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Master P & O'Dell) | James Tapp, Vyshonne Miller, Percy Miller | DJ Daryl | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Wright Me" (featuring O'Dell) | James Tapp | Carlos Stephens | 4:18 |
| 4. | "At The Same Time" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | James Tapp, Cordozar Broadus | KLC | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Only Real Niggas" | James Tapp | KLC | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Pray For Your Baby" (featuring Master P & Tre-Nitty) | James Tapp, Percy Miller, Trenitty Cutthroat | Craig B. | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Head Buster" (featuring Big Ed & Mr. Serv-On) | James Tapp, Edward Knight, Corey Smith | Carlos Stephens | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Me & My Cousin" (featuring Full Blooded) | James Tapp, Full Blooded | Carlos Stephens | 3:11 |
| 9. | "You Got It" (featuring Mia X) | James Tapp, Mia Young | KLC | 4:57 |
| 10. | "You Ain't Never Seen" (featuring Master P) | James Tapp, Percy Miller | Craig B. | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Anything" (featuring Mia X) | James Tapp, Mia Young | Craig B. | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Imagine" (featuring C-Murder & Mac) | James Tapp, Corey Miller, McKinley Phipps | Craig B. | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Takin' Hits" (featuring Master P) | James Tapp, Percy Miller | O'Dell | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Wootay" | James Tapp | KLC | 3:31 |
| 15. | "Get High With Me" (featuring Tre-Nitty & Mystikal) | James Tapp, Trenitty Cutthroat, Michael Tyler | Carlos Stephens | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Law Brekaz" | James Tapp | Mo B. Dick | 4:00 |
| 17. | "What's Up, What's Happening" | James Tapp | KLC | 2:39 |
| 18. | "Hustlin' Is A Habit" (featuring Steady Mobb'n) | James Tapp, Crooked Eye, Billy Bathgate | O'Dell | 3:29 |
| 19. | "Getting Real" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Fiend & Full Blooded) | James Tapp, Ricky Jones, Full Blooded | KLC | 3:52 |
| 20. | "N.L. Party" (featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Full Blooded, Tre-Nitty, Gambino Family, Big Ed, Prime Suspects, Mac, Kane & Abel, Magic & Snoop Dogg) | James Tapp, Percy Miller, Vyshonne Miller, Full Blooded, Trenitty Cutthroat, Gotti, Melchior, P'heno, Regginelli, Edward Knight, Glock, New-9, Uzi, McKinley Phipps, Daniel Garcia, David Garcia, Awood Johnson, Cordozar Broadus | Mo B. Dick | 4:51 |
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