Donnie G: Don Gorilla
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Donnie G: Don Gorilla | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 14, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–10 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 45:50 | |||
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Sheek Louch chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | 2.5/5[2] |
Pitchfork | 5.3/10[3] |
Donnie G: Don Gorilla is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Sheek Louch. It was released on December 14, 2010, via Full Surface Records and Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Red Spyda, Y-Not, Bangladesh, Big H, Darius "Phonix" Barnes, DJ Webstar, Don Cannon, J. Cardim, Mike & Keys, Nemis, Pree-Recorded, Statik Selektah, Team Ready and Kool Aid. It features guest appearances from Bun B, Casely, DJ Webstar, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Jeremih, Kevin Cossom, Kobe, Styles P and The Bully.[4]
The album made it to number 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States.
A music video was directed for the song "Party After 2".[5]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rhyme Animal" (Intro) |
| Big H | 1:28 |
2. | "Get It Poppin'" |
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| 3:04 |
3. | "Club Jam Packed" (featuring DJ Webstar) |
| DJ Webstar | 3:34 |
4. | "Out of the Ghetto" (featuring Kobe Honeycutt) | Don Cannon | 3:26 | |
5. | "Make Some Noise" (featuring Fabolous) |
| 4:05 | |
6. | "Blood & Tears" (featuring Casely) |
| Nemis | 3:48 |
7. | "Nite Falls" | Statik Selektah | 2:57 | |
8. | "Party After 2" (featuring Jeremih) |
| Phonix Beats | 4:09 |
9. | "Ol' Skool" (featuring Bun B) |
| J. Cardim | 3:42 |
10. | "Picture Phone Foreplay" (featuring Kevin Cossom) | Bangladesh | 3:38 | |
11. | "Dinner Guest" (featuring Jadakiss, The Bully and Styles P) |
| Red Spyda | 4:51 |
12. | "Ready 4 War" |
| Y-Not | 3:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Clip Up (Reloaded)" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss) |
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| 3:46 |
14. | "Cocaine Trafficking" (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P) |
| DJ Green Lantern | 3:47 |
Sample credits
- "Rhyme Animal (Intro)" contains a sample of "Don't Believe the Hype", written by Carlton Ridenhour, James Boxley, Eric Sadler, and Hank Shocklee; and performed by Public Enemy.
- "Nite Falls" contains samples of "Armageddon", written by Anthony Carey, and performed by Planet P Project.
- "Dinner Guest" contains interpolations of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", written by Michael Rose.
Personnel
[edit]- Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – vocals, executive producer
- Troy Desmond "DJ Webstar" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 3)
- Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt – vocals (track 4)
- John "Fabolous" Jackson – vocals (track 5)
- Jean-Carlos Casely – vocals (track 6)
- Jeremy "Jeremih" Felton – vocals (track 8)
- Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 9)
- Kevin Cossom – vocals (track 10)
- David "Styles P" Styles – vocals (tracks: 11, 13)
- Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – vocals (tracks: 11, 14)
- Donnelle "Bully" Little – vocals (track 11)
- Hassan "Big H" Greely – producer (track 1)
- Michael Ray "Money Mike" Cox, Jr. – producer (track 2)
- John "J-Keys" Groover – producer (track 2)
- Yaasiel Davis – producer (track 2)
- Don Cannon – producer (track 4)
- Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma – producer (tracks: 5, 11)
- Pree-Recorded – producer (track 5)
- Nemis – producer (track 6)
- Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (track 7)
- Darius "Phonix Beats" Barnes – producer (track 8)
- Jonas Cardim – producer (track 9)
- Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford – producer (track 10)
- Keith "Y-Not" Fogah – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
- Kool Aid – producer (track 13)
- James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 14)
- Jesus "Poobs" Fernandez – recording
- Dragan Čačinović – mixing
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Antonio "L.A." Reid – executive producer
- Mike Caruso – executive producer
- Dawud West – art direction, design
- Pablo Cubarie – artwork
- Armen Djerrahian – photography
- Javon Greene – A&R
- Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
- Lenny Santiago – A&R
- Lamonte Quarles – management
- James Looby – management
Charts
[edit]Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 43 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[7] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jeffries, David. "Donnie G: Don Gorilla - Sheek Louch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Ryon, Sean (December 22, 2010). "Sheek Louch - Donnie G: Don Gorilla". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (January 4, 2011). "Sheek Louch: Donnie G: Don Gorilla". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Paine, Jake (November 15, 2010). "Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed To Sheek Louch's "Donnie G", L.O.X. Featured". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sheek Louch - Party After 2 ft. Jeremih". YouTube. December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Donnie G: Don Gorilla at Discogs (list of releases)