Back Up n da Chevy | ||||
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Released | August 7, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
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Length | 1:01:06 | |||
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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 felt 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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Everybody Know Me" |
| Dee Jay Dana | 4:40 |
2. | "Bite Down" |
| Carl Mo | 5:11 |
3. | "Say What's on Your Mind" |
| Dee Jay Dana | 4:33 |
4. | "Nothing Is Promised" (featuring Yung Joc) |
| Dee Jay Dana | 5:18 |
5. | "We Ready" (featuring Yung Joc) |
| C.K.P. (Crown Kingz Productions) | 4:19 |
6. | "Choppa's" (featuring Ice Cube) |
| Dee Jay Dana | 3:57 |
7. | "Block Boyz" (featuring T-Rok, Alfa Mega, Yung Joc and Durty) |
| Dee Jay Dana | 4:24 |
8. | "We Ridin" |
| Dee Jay Dana | 5:14 |
9. | "Paper" (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Drumma Boy | 3:41 |
10. | "Back Up N Da Chevy" |
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| 5:23 |
11. | "Table Dance" (featuring T-Pain) |
| Dee Jay Dana | 4:45 |
12. | "We Thuggin'" |
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| 4:51 |
13. | "No Haters Allowed" |
| Dee Jay Dana | 4:50 |
Total length: | 1:01:06 |
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 51 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) | 10 |
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