Arena Rap

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Arena Rap
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EP by
ReleasedDecember 28, 2008 [1]
Recorded2008–09
PatchWerk Recording Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Sixteen Feet Studio
(College Park, Georgia)
Genre
Label
  • Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment
  • Redd Klay Entertainment
Producer
  • KP
  • Malay
  • Jeremy "J Dot" Jones
  • Courtney Sills
Yelawolf chronology
Stereo
(2008)
Arena Rap
(2008)
Trunk Muzik
(2010)

Arena Rap is the first extended play by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on December 28, 2008 under record label Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and management group Redd Klay Entertainment.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Back to Bama"4:19
2."Candy & Dreams"
  • Atha
  • Prather
  • Ho
  • KP
  • Malay
4:14
3."Enjoy the View"
  • Atha
  • Prather
  • Ho
  • KP
  • Malay
4:11
4."All Aboard"
  • Atha
  • Prather
  • Ho
  • KP
  • Malay
4:24
5."Come on Over"
José González3:22
6."Stage Lights"
  • Atha
  • Prather
  • Ho
  • KP
  • Malay
3:32
7."Gone"
4:10
Sample credits

Personnel

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References

  1. "iTunes - Music - Arena Rap by Yelawolf". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2012-01-14.