Back 2 da Basics

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Back 2 da Basics
Yo Gotti - Back 2 da Basics.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 23, 2006 (2006-05-23)
Genre
Length73:54
Label TVT
Producer
Yo Gotti chronology
Life
(2003)
Back 2 da Basics
(2006)
Live from the Kitchen
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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XXL Magazine mixed [2]
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Back 2 Da Basics is the fifth studio album by American rapper Yo Gotti. [4] It was released on May 23, 2006, by TVT, and was Yo Gotti's second and final studio album via TVT.

Track listing

#TitleFeatured guest(s)ProducerTime
1That's What's Up (Intro)Drumma Boy4:14
2I Got Them Lil Wayne and Birdman Fate Eastwood4:54
3Full TimeSwizzo4:41
4Where I'm AtSlicsee Tee3:51
5U a Gangsta Rite?J$Mil4:07
6Spend It Cuz U Got It All Star Cashville Prince Carlos Broady4:37
7Cold GameSwizzo4:34
8Gangsta Party Bun B and 8Ball Carlos Broady4:56
9That's What They Made It Foe Pooh Bear Scott Storch 4:20
1025 to LifeCarlos Broady3:51
11That's Not Yo BitchSwizzo4:15
12Shawty Violating (Wup That Hoe) La Chat Keelyn Ellis4:48
13I'm a ThugD'Nero of Tha BlockburnazFate Eastwood4:30
14We Gonna Be AlrightCarlos Broady4:57
15A Part of Thugs Jazze Pha Carlos Broady3:30
16Warrior Drumma Boy 3:51
17ShawtyD'Nero of Tha BlockburnazSwizzo3:59
Sample credits

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. XXL Magazine review
  3. HipHopDX.com review
  4. "Back 2 Da Basics: Yo Gotti: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-15.