Back Up n da Chevy

Back Up n da Chevy
Studio album by Boyz n da Hood
Released	August 7, 2007 (2007-08-07)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:01:06
Label	Block Bad Boy South Atlantic
Producer	P. Diddy (exec.) Russell Spencer (exec.) The Runners Big Duke Carl Mo Caviar C.P.K. Productions Dee Jay Dana Drumma Boy Fangaz Fatboi Oz
Boyz n da Hood chronology
Boyz n da Hood (2005) Back Up n da Chevy (2007)
Singles from Back Up n da Chevy
"Everybody Know Me" Released: April 10, 2007 "Table Dance" Released: September 9, 2007 "Paper" Released: March 7, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [2]
HipHopDX	2/5 [3]
RapReviews	5/10 [4]
Spin	[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 fell to number 100 on its second week, selling 8,300 copies.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Everybody Know Me"	Alonzo Mathis Jacoby White Lee Dixon Miguel Scott Andrew Harr Jermaine Jackson	Dee Jay Dana	4:40
2.	"Bite Down"	Mathis J. White Dixon Scott Carlton Mahone, Jr.	Carl Mo	5:11
3.	"Say What's on Your Mind"	Mathis J. White Dixon Scott Ladamon Douglas	Dee Jay Dana	4:33
4.	"Nothing Is Promised" (featuring Yung Joc)	Mathis J. White Dixon Scott Jasiel Robinson Harve Pierre Dana Ramey	Dee Jay Dana	5:18
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 Dana	3:57
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 Dana	4:24
8.	"We Ridin"	Mathis J. White Dixon Scott Erik Ortiz Kevin Crowe	Dee Jay Dana	5:14
9.	"Paper" (featuring Rick Ross)	Mathis J. White Dixon Scott William Roberts Christopher Gholson	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)	Mathis J. White Dixon Scott Faheem Najm Ortiz Crowe	Dee Jay Dana	4:45
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 Dana	4:50
Total length:				1:01:06

Personnel

• Alonzo "Gorilla Zoe" Mathis – main artist
• Jacoby "Jody Breeze" White – main artist
• Lee "Big Duke" Dixon – main artist, producer (track 10)
• Miguel "Big Gee" Scott – main artist
• Jasiel "Yung Joc" Robinson – featured artist (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
• O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – featured artist (track 6)
• Tenarius "T-Rok" Richardson – featured artist (track 7)
• Cedric "AlfaMega" Zellars – featured artist (track 7)
• Ernest "Durty" Gibbs – featured artist (track 7)
• William "Rick Ross" Roberts – featured artist (track 9)
• Faheem "T-Pain" Najm – featured artist (track 11)
• "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 11, 13), recording (tracks: 1–4, 6–11, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11), mixing assistant (tracks: 5, 7, 10)
• Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Jr. – producer (track 2)
• Nico Solis – producer & recording (track 5), mixing (track 6)
• Howard White – producer (track 5)
• Mike Davis – producer (track 5)
• Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – producer (track 9)
• Mike "Fangaz" Simmon – producer (track 10)
• Kannon "Caviar" Cross – producer (track 12)
• Corey "Oz" Simon – producer (track 12)
• Russell "Block" Spencer – executive producer
• Sean "P. Diddy" Combs – executive producer
• Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre – co-executive producer
• Conrad "Rad" Dimanche – associate executive producer
• Thomas "Tom Cat" Bennett, Jr. – recording (tracks: 1–4, 6–11, 13), mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 10), mixing assistant (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11)
• Carlos "Los" Brown – recording (track 1)
• Alexis Seton – recording (track 2)
• John Frye – mixing (track 2)
• Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (track 9)
• Kori Anders – mixing assistant (track 9)
• Lester Purnell – recording (track 11)
• Brent Spann – recording (track 12)
• Joe Warlick – mixing (track 12)
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Patrick Fong – design
• Peter Graham – photography
• Elexia Cook – A&R
• Kerry Carter – A&R
• Rico Brooks – management

Charts

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

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Back Up N Da Chevy - Boyz N da Hood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved November 18, 2021.
2. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (September 28, 2007). "Back Up N Da Chevy". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 18, 2021.
3. Puglionisi, John (October 16, 2007). "BOYZ N DA HOOD - BACK UP N DA CHEVY". HipHopDX . Retrieved November 18, 2021.
4. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 9, 2007). "Boyz N Da Hood :: Back Up N Da Chevy :: Block Ent./Bad Boy Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
5. Golianopolous, Thomas (September 2007). "Reviews". Spin . Vol. 23, no. 9. SPIN Media LLC. p. 124. ISSN   0886-3032.
6. Cantor, Paul (October 11, 2007). "Boyz N Da Hood Back Up N Da Chevy - XXL". XXL . Retrieved November 18, 2021.
7. "Hip hop charts". Sohh.com. October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.

External links

• Back Up N Da Chevy at Discogs (list of releases)