The Foundation (Geto Boys album)

The Foundation
The Foundation
Studio album by Geto Boys
Released	January 25, 2005
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop
Length	56:11
Label	Rap-A-Lot/Asylum/Atlantic; 68502
Producer	Mike Dean; Tone Capone; Scarface; Cory Mo; Mr. Mixx
Geto Boys chronology

The Foundation is the seventh and final studio album by hip hop group Geto Boys, released in 2005. It is their second group reunification album since The Resurrection in 1996. Its only credited guest appearance comes from Z-Ro and it has production by Tone Capone, Mike Dean, Scarface, Mr. Mixx and Cory Mo. It did fairly well commercially, reaching #19 on the Billboard 200 chart. The two singles released that did not chart were "G-Code/When It Gets Gangsta/The Secret" and "Yes, Yes, Y'All". The latter was used on EA Sports's Fight Night Round 2 and on 25 to Life. The instrumental to "G-Code" was used in a Chrysler 300 commercial featuring Ndamukong Suh.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(7/10) link
AllMusic	link
The Austin Chronicle	link
HipHopDX	link
Prefix Magazine	(7/10) link
RapReviews	(8/10) link
USA Today	link

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"	Mike Dean	Interlude
2	"Declaration of War"	Tone Capone	Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill
3	"Yes, Yes, Y'all"	Scarface	Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill
4	"We Boogie"	Scarface	Willie D, Scarface, Bushwick Bill
5	"When It Gets Gangsta"	Cory Mo	Willie D, Z-Ro, Scarface
6	"I Tried"	Tone Capone	Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill
7	"1, 2, the 3"	Tone Capone	Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill, Will Hen
8	"G Code"	Scarface & Da General	Scarface
9	"What?"	Scarface	Willie D, Scarface, Bushwick Bill
10	"Leanin' on You"	Mr. Mixx	Willie D, Bushwick Bill, Scarface
11	"Nothing 2 Show"	Cory Mo	Willie D
12	"Real Nigga Shit"	Scarface	Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill
13	"The Secret"	Tone Capone	Scarface, Bushwick Bill, Willie D
14	"Dirty Bitch"	Mike Dean	Bushwick Bill
15	"Outro"	Mike Dean	Interlude

Singles

Single information
"G-Code" Released: December 6, 2004 B-side: "When It Gets Gangsta", "The Secret"
"Yes, Yes, Y'All" Released: March 15, 2005 B-side:

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[1]	19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	77

References

^ "Geto Boys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
^ "Geto Boys Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Geto_Boys-1] "Geto Boys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Geto_Boys-2] "Geto Boys Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

[3] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

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Albums	Making Trouble Grip It! On That Other Level The Geto Boys We Can't Be Stopped Till Death Do Us Part The Resurrection Da Good da Bad & da Ugly The Foundation
Compilations	Uncut Dope: Geto Boys' Best Greatest Hits Best of the Geto Boys
Singles	"Car Freak" "You Ain't Nothin'" "I Run This" "Be Down" "Do It Like A G.O" "Fuck 'Em" "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" "I Ain't With Being Broke" "Gotta Let Them Hang" "Six Feet Deep" "Crooked Officer" "Straight Gangstaism" "The World Is a Ghetto" "Still" "G-Code" "When It Gets Gangsta" "The Secret " "Yes, Yes Y'all"
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