Back Up n da Chevy

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Back Up n da Chevy
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2007 (2007-08-07)
Recorded20062007
Genre
Length1:01:06
Label
Producer
Boyz n da Hood chronology
Boyz n da Hood
(2005)
Back Up n da Chevy
(2007)
Singles from Back Up n da Chevy
  1. "Everybody Know Me"
    Released: April 10, 2007
  2. "Table Dance"
    Released: September 9, 2007
  3. "Paper"
    Released: March 7, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
HipHopDX 2/5 [3]
RapReviews5/10 [4]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
XXL 3/5 [6]

Back Up n da Chevy is the second and final studio album by American Southern hip hop group Boyz n da Hood. It was released on August 7, 2007, through Bad Boy South/Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Dee Jay Dana, The Runners, Big Duke, Carl Mo, Caviar, Crown Kingz Productions, Drumma Boy, Fangaz and Oz, with P. Diddy and Russell Spencer serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Yung Joc, Alfamega, Durty, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, T-Rok and T-Pain. The album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States selling 15,700 units, [7] and felt to number 100 on its second week, selling 8,300 copies.

Contents

The album's first single is "Everybody Know Me", which was released on iTunes on April 10, 2007. The second single was confirmed to be "Table Dance" featuring T-Pain, but it was never released.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Everybody Know Me"
Dee Jay Dana4:40
2."Bite Down"
Carl Mo 5:11
3."Say What's on Your Mind"
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • Ladamon Douglas
Dee Jay Dana4:33
4."Nothing Is Promised" (featuring Yung Joc)
Dee Jay Dana5:18
5."We Ready" (featuring Yung Joc)
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • Robinson
  • Nico Solis
  • Howard White
  • Mike Davis
C.K.P. (Crown Kingz Productions)4:19
6."Choppa's" (featuring Ice Cube)
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • O'Shea Jackson
  • Christopher Whitacre
  • Justin Henderson
Dee Jay Dana3:57
7."Block Boyz" (featuring T-Rok, Alfa Mega, Yung Joc and Durty)
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • Tenarius Richardson
  • Cedric Zellars
  • Robinson
  • Ernest Gibbs
  • Todd Moore
Dee Jay Dana4:24
8."We Ridin"
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • Erik Ortiz
  • Kevin Crowe
Dee Jay Dana5:14
9."Paper" (featuring Rick Ross)
Drumma Boy 3:41
10."Back Up N Da Chevy"
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • Douglas
  • Big Duke
  • Fangaz
5:23
11."Table Dance" (featuring T-Pain)
Dee Jay Dana4:45
12."We Thuggin'"
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • Kannon Cross
  • Caviar
  • Oz
4:51
13."No Haters Allowed"
  • Mathis
  • J. White
  • Dixon
  • Scott
  • C. Moore
Dee Jay Dana4:50
Total length:1:01:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 51
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard )10

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