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Thugged Out: The Albulation

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Thugged Out: The Albulation
Studio album by
Yukmouth
ReleasedNovember 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)[1]
Recorded1997–98
Studio
Genre
Length2:22:51
Label
Producer
Yukmouth chronology
Thugged Out: The Albulation
(1998) 		Thug Lord: The New Testament
(2001)
Singles from Thugged Out: The Albulation
  1. "Still Ballin'"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
RapReviews6/10[3]
The Source[4]

Thugged Out: The Albulation is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Yukmouth. It was released as double album on November 3, 1998,[5] via Rap-A-Lot Records. The recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studio in Burbank) and at the Hippie House in Houston. The production was handled by Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, Don Juan, Tone Capone and Keith "88-Keys" Kinlow, with J. Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from his Regime groupmates Phats Bossilini, Tech N9ne, Madd Maxx and Poppa LQ, a former Luniz partner Numskull, West Coast hip hop acts MC Ren, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, several labelmates from Rap-A-Lot roster, such as the 5th Ward Boyz, DMG, Do or Die, Scarface and Willie D, as well as Fa Sho, Big Lurch, Tela and Val Young among others. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and at number 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Along with a 2Pac-dedicated promotional single, a music video was released for the song "Still Ballin'". The video, featuring cameo appearances by the Outlawz, Tech N9ne and Shock G, was produced by Fifth Gear Ent. and directed by Eeinna Brighton-Akers, the first female director out of Hype Williams' Big Dog Films. The track "It's In My Blood Part II" is a sequel song to "In My Blood" performed by DMG, Yukmouth and Big Mike off of Scarface's My Homies, which was released seven months before this album.

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Godzilla"
Tone Capone3:43
2."Do Yo Thug Thang" (featuring Outlawz)
Mr. Lee5:24
3."City of Dope"
5:23
4."Thugged Out" (featuring The Regime)
Mike Dean5:24
5."Ridaz" (featuring DMG and G Mone)
Don Juan4:25
6."Stallion" (featuring MC Ren and Tech N9ne)
Don Juan6:32
7."Father Like Son"
  • Ellis
  • Williams
Mr. Lee4:36
8."Hater"  1:29
9."U Love 2 Hate"
  • Ellis
  • Dean
Mike Dean4:07
10."Ice Cream Man" (featuring the 5th Ward Boyz and Fa Sho)
  • Ellis
  • Eric Taylor
  • Andre Barnes
  • Richard Nash
  • C. Phillips
  • B. Phillips
  • Dean
Mike Dean4:22
11."It's in My Blood, Pt. 2" (featuring DMG)
  • Ellis
  • Armstrong
  • Dean
Mike Dean4:25
12."Still Ballin'" (featuring Outlawz)
Mike Dean4:53
13."Revelationz"
  • Ellis
  • Dean
  • Gilmour
  • Mike Dean
  • Tone Capone
5:33
14."Rolex Rulez" (featuring Phats Bossi)
  • Ellis
  • Cayson
Don Juan3:43
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sad Millionaire" (featuring Phats Bossi, Fa Sho and Big Lurch)
  • Ellis
  • Bankoudagba
  • C. Phillips
  • B. Phillips
  • Williams
Mr. Lee4:24
2."The Ballers Feud" (featuring Numskull and Kastro)
Mike Dean4:47
3."Pop da Collar" (featuring Fa Sho)
  • Ellis
  • C. Phillips
  • B. Phillips
  • Williams
Mr. Lee5:16
4."My Buddy" (featuring Daz Dillinger, Kurupt and Numskull)
  • Mike Dean
  • Mr. Lee
4:50
5."Extortion" (featuring Phats Bossi)
  • Ellis
  • Bankoudagba
  • Williams
Mr. Lee4:25
6."Menage a Trois" (featuring Tela and Kira)
Mike Dean5:02
7."Falling" (featuring Do or Die)
Mr. Lee5:08
8."Mackin vs. Pimpin'"
  • Ellis
  • Dean
Mike Dean4:38
9."Gangsta Bitch" (featuring Fa Sho and Val Young)
  • Ellis
  • C. Phillips
  • B. Phillips
  • Dean
  • Gilmour
  • Mike Dean
  • Tone Capone
3:17
10."Rap-A-Lot Mafia" (featuring J. Prince, Geto Boys, Ghetto Twiinz, Facemob, 5th Ward Boyz and Snypaz)
  • Mike Dean
  • 88 Keyz
6:32
11."Sacrifice My Life" (featuring Kuirshan)
  • Ellis
  • Williams
Mr. Lee4:32
12."Baller Mode"
  • Ellis
  • Cayson
Don Juan4:51
13."Bumbell" (featuring Tech N9ne)
  • Ellis
  • Yates
  • Dean
Mike Dean4:55
14."Secret Indictment"
  • Ellis
  • Dean
  • Williams
  • Mike Dean
  • Mr. Lee
4:14
Total length:2:22:51

Personnel

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  • Jerold "Yukmouth" Ellis – main artist
  • Mutah Napoleon" Beale – featured artist (tracks: 2, 12)
  • Rufus "Young Noble" Cooper III – featured artist (tracks: 2, 12)
  • Malcolm "E.D.I." Greenridge – featured artist (tracks: 2, 12)
  • Aaron "Tech N9ne" Yates – featured artist (tracks: 4, 6, 27)
  • Keith "Madd Maxx" Walker – featured artist (track 4)
  • Late "Phats Bossi" Bankoudagba – featured artist (tracks: 4, 14, 15, 19)
  • Kenneth "Poppa LQ" Green – featured artist (track 4)
  • Harold "DMG" Armstrong – featured artist (tracks: 5, 11, 24)
  • Gary Paul "G Mone" Talley – featured artist (track 5)
  • Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson – featured artist (track 6)
  • Andre "007" Barnes – featured artist (tracks: 10, 24)
  • Eric "E-Rock" Taylor – featured artist (tracks: 10, 24)
  • Richard "Lo Life" Nash – featured artist (tracks: 10, 24)
  • C. Phillips – featured artist (tracks: 10, 15, 17, 23)
  • B. Phillips – featured artist (tracks: 10, 15, 17, 23)
  • Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton – featured artist (track 15)
  • Garrick "Numskull" Husbands – featured artist (tracks: 16, 18)
  • Katari "Kastro" Cox – featured artist (track 16)
  • Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud – featured artist (track 18)
  • Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – featured artist (track 18)
  • Winston "Tela" Rogers III – featured artist (track 20)
  • Kira – featured artist (track 20)
  • Anthony "N.A.R.D" Round – featured artist (track 21)
  • Darnell "Belo Zero" Smith – featured artist (track 21)
  • Dennis "AK47" Round – featured artist (track 21)
  • Val Young – featured artist (track 23)
  • James "J. Prince" Smith – featured artist (track 24), executive producer
  • Brad "Scarface" Jordan – featured artist (track 24)
  • William "Willie D" Dennis – featured artist (track 24)
  • T. Jupiter – featured artist (track 24)
  • T. Edwards – featured artist (track 24)
  • Jean Dorcy – featured artist (track 24)
  • Dante Miller – featured artist (track 24)
  • Iren "2-4" Moore – featured artist (track 24)
  • Charles "Chilla" Paxton – featured artist (track 24)
  • Kuirshan – featured artist (track 25)
  • Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 13, 23)
  • Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams – producer (tracks: 2, 7, 15, 17-19, 21, 25, 28), engineering
  • Michael "Mike" Dean – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 9-13, 16, 18, 20, 22-24, 27, 28), engineering, mixing, mastering
  • D. "Don Juan" Cayson – producer (tracks: 5, 6, 14, 26)
  • Keith "88-Keys" Kinlow – producer (track 24)
  • Micah Harrison – engineering
  • Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings – production coordinator
  • Mario "Rico" Allen – production coordinator
  • Tony "Big Chief" Randle – production supervisor
  • Artwerkz – layout design
  • Pen & Pixel – photography design

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 8

References

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  1. ^ "Yukmouth | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Blanford, Roxanne. "Thugged Out: The Albulation - Yukmouth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 20, 1999). "Yukmouth :: Thugged Out: The Albulation". RapReviews. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Robinson, Eric (December 1998). "Record Report: Yukmouth – Thugged Out "The Albulation"". The Source. No. 111. New York. pp. 210, 212.
  5. ^ "Yukmouth | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Yukmouth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Yukmouth Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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