It's Whateva

It's Whateva is the second studio album American hip hop group The Federation. It was released on June 26, 2007 via Reprise Records, and was entirely produced by Rick Rock. It also features guest appearances from Ca$his, E-40, Marty James, and Snoop Dogg among others. The album peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 23 on the Top Rap Albums chart.

It's Whateva
Studio album by The Federation
Released	June 26, 2007
Recorded	2006-2007
Studio	Boomboom Room (Los Angeles, CA) Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA) Infinite Sound Studios (Alameda, CA) Rick Rock House Of Hits (Sacramento, CA) Skip Saylors Studios (Hollywood, CA) Interprise Studios Right Trax Studio
Genre	West Coast hip hop hyphy
Length	1:18:14
Label	Reprise
Producer	Rick Rock
The Federation chronology
Federation: The Album (2004) It's Whateva (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
XXL	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Playtime Is Over"	4:46
2.	"18 Dummy" (Skit)	0:10
3.	"18 Dummy"	3:48
4.	"Get Naked You Beezy"	3:49
5.	"College Girl" (Skit) (featuring Pimpin' Rico)	0:38
6.	"College Girl"	5:15
7.	"Got Me Fucked Up"	4:10
8.	"From the Bay"	4:51
9.	"My Rimz"	4:30
10.	"Happy I Met You" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	4:15
11.	"Scraper 2 a Benz" (featuring E-40)	4:49
12.	"She Go" (featuring Marty James)	3:40
13.	"New Baby Daddy"	3:57
14.	"We on Yo Line" (featuring Ca$his)	4:26
15.	"Black Roses"	4:08
16.	"Jail" (Skit) (featuring Battle Locco)	1:19
17.	"Fly Away"	4:44
18.	"When I Was Yo Man" (Skit) (featuring Doonie Baby)	0:30
19.	"When I Was Yo Man"	4:43
20.	"Bang Bang" (featuring Tony Hard Times, Battle Locco, Mank Manson, Eldorado Red, Rick Rock, Tick & Undaflow)	6:13
21.	"Break Your Face"	4:50
Total length:		1:18:14

Sample credits[5]

• "Get Naked You Beezy" contains elements from "The Doggie in the Window" by Patti Page (1953)
• "My Rimz" contains elements from "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure! (1988)

Chart positions

Chart (2007)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	60
scope="row"	US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[7]	23
scope="row"	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]	26

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "It's Whateva – Federation". Allmusic. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
2. Desrosiers, Mark (November 25, 2007). "Federation: Its Whateva - Popmatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
3. "Consumer Guide Reviews: It's Whateva [Reprise, 2007]". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
4. Cummings, Jozen (September 25, 2006). "The Federation It's Whateva - XXL". XXL. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
5. "The Federation on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
6. "Federation Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
7. "Federation Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard.
8. "Federation Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.

External links

It's Whateva at Discogs (list of releases)

• It's Whateva album info
• It's Whateva article