Murder Was the Case (Gucci Mane album)

Murder Was the Case is the fifth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on May 5, 2009, through Big Cat Records with distribution via Tommy Boy Entertainment. Production was handled by DJ Speedy, Zaytoven, Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden and Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe, the latter two also served as executive producers.

Murder Was the Case
Studio album by
Gucci Mane
ReleasedMay 5, 2009
Genre
Length51:08
LabelBig Cat
Producer
Gucci Mane chronology
Hood Classics
(2008)		 Murder Was the Case
(2009)		 The State vs. Radric Davis
(2009)
Singles from Murder Was the Case
  1. "Stoopid"
    Released: January 13, 2009
  2. "Runnin' Back"
    Released: April 22, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews[2]

The album debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 making it Gucci Mane's third highest charting album to date. Two singles were released off the album. The first single from the album is "Stoopid" which peaked at No. 66 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The second was "Runnin' Back".[3] Both singles had the following versions of the songs: main, clean, instrumental, dirty and clean a cappellas. The single versions of both songs are longer than on the album ("Runnin' Back" is 4:15 on the single and only 3:52 on the album).

Track listing
# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1 "Runnin Back (Getting Fat)" DJ Speedy 3:53
2 "Hot!" DJ Speedy, Melvin "Mel-Man" Breeden 4:33
3 "Block Party" Zaytoven 4:20
4 "Stoopid" Zaytoven 4:33
5 "Murder Was the Case" (performed by Ox from Belly) 0:19
6 "Murder for Fun" (Young Jeezy Diss) A. Cater, Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden Ox 4:06
7 "Trap Money" (Remix) Zaytoven B.A. & Mook 3:24
8 "Neva Had Shit" Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden 4:15
9 "Yella Diamonds" Tra Beats 3:06
10 "Get Low (Like a Lambo)" DJ Speedy Selassie 3:33
11 "Say Damn" DJ Speedy 3:03
12 "Cuttin' off Fingaz" Zaytoven, Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe 4:58
13 "Gangs" Zaytoven Biz 3:19
14 "Shittin' Onum" DJ Speedy 4:36

Chart awards
Chart Position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4
Billboard 200 23
Top Independent Albums 3
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References
  1. Murder Was the Case at AllMusic
  2. RapReviews review
  3. "Gucci Mane "Running Back" | GigaCrate - Dj Friendly Digital Music". GigaCrate. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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