Bad Azz (album)

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Bad Azz
Lil Boosie - Bad Azz.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2006
Recorded2005–06
StudioTrill Studios (Baton Rouge, LA)
Genre Hip hop
Length1:15:31
Label
Producer
  • BJ
  • Mouse
Lil' Boosie chronology
Gangsta Musik
(2004)
Bad Azz
(2006)
Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest
(2007)
Singles from Bad Azz
  1. "Zoom"
    Released: September 29, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews4.5/10 [1]
Sputnikmusic 1/5 [2]

Bad Azz is the third solo studio album and major label debut by American rapper Lil' Boosie. It was released on October 24, 2006, via Trill Entertainment and Asylum Records. Recording sessions took place at Trill Studios in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Production was handled by Mouse and BJ. It features guest appearances from Webbie, Big Head, Foxx, Pimp C and Yung Joc. The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in the first week. [3] Its lead single, "Zoom", made it to number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When You Gonna Drop" Torrence Hatch Mouse4:43
2."Set It Off"
  • Hatch
  • M. Roach
  • Jeremy Allen
Mouse4:46
3."Zoom" (featuring Yung Joc)
Mouse4:47
4."Movies"HatchMouse4:17
5."That's What They Like"
  • Hatch
  • Roach
  • Allen
  • BJ
  • Mouse
3:48
6."I Remember"HatchBJ4:05
7."Soft to Hard" (featuring Foxx and Big Head)
BJ4:59
8."My Struggle"HatchBJ3:24
9."I'm Mad"HatchMouse5:09
10."My Nigga"
  • Hatch
  • Roach
  • Allen
Mouse4:47
11."I Represent" (featuring Webbie)BJ3:26
12."Hatin'"
  • Hatch
  • Roach
  • Bruce Rome
Mouse4:01
13."Fuck You" (featuring Webbie & Pimp C)
Mouse4:57
14."Exciting" (featuring Webbie)
  • Hatch
  • Gradney
  • BJ
  • Mouse
4:17
15."Distant Lover"HatchBJ5:07
16."Goin' Thru Some Thangs"HatchMouse4:43
17."Smoking on Purple" (featuring Webbie)
  • Hatch
  • Gradney
Mouse4:13
Total length:1:15:31

Personnel

Charts

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