Charge It 2 da Game

Charge It 2 da Game
Studio album by Silkk the Shocker
Released	February 17, 1998
Genre	Southern hip-hop gangsta rap hardcore hip-hop
Length	77:39
Label	No Limit Priority
Producer	Master P (exec.) Beats by the Pound
Silkk the Shocker chronology
The Shocker (1996) Charge It 2 da Game (1998) Made Man (1999)
Singles from Charge It 2 Da Game
"Just Be Straight with Me" Released: January 23, 1998 "It Ain't My Fault" Released: August 8, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Source	[4]
The Village Voice	[5]

Charge It 2 da Game is the second studio album by American rapper Silkk the Shocker, released on February 17, 1998, on No Limit Records. ^[6] The album features guests Eightball, Destiny's Child, Mystikal, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mia X, C-Murder and Master P. The album was produced by Beats by the Pound. Two charting singles were released from the album: "Just Be Straight with Me", featuring Master P and Destiny's Child, and "It Ain't My Fault", featuring Mystikal. ^[6]

Charge It 2 da Game debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 245,000 copies in its 1st week. ^[7] It was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 25, 1998. ^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Soldier (featuring Master P, C-Murder, Fiend, Mystikal, Mac, Big Ed, Mia X, Lil Gotti & Skull Duggery)"	KLC	5:09
2.	"Give Me the World"	O'Dell	3:03
3.	"Throw Yo Hood Up (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)"	O'Dell KLC	5:09
4.	"Just Be Straight With Me (featuring Master P, Destiny's Child, Mo B. Dick & O'Dell)"	Craig B	4:21
5.	"If I Don't Gotta (featuring Fiend)"	Mo B. Dick	5:24
6.	"Spotaggin (Skit)"	Craig B.	0:23
7.	"We Can Dance"	Mo B. Dick	5:18
8.	"Mama Always Told Me (featuring Master P, C-Murder & 8Ball)"	Craig B.	4:39
9.	"You Ain't Gotta Lie to Kick It (featuring Mia X & Big Ed)"	O'Dell	5:03
10.	"Thug 'N' Me (featuring Master P, Mo B. Dick, Ms. Peaches & O'Dell)"	O'Dell	4:48
11.	"All Night (featuring Mo B. Dick)"	Mo B. Dick	4:02
12.	"Who Can I Trust?"	Carlos Stephens	3:35
13.	"It Ain't My Fault (featuring Mystikal)"	Craig B.	3:19
14.	"What Gangstas Do (featuring Kane & Abel & Mo B. Dick)"	Mo B. Dick	3:56
15.	"Ummm (Skit)"	Mo B. Dick	1:02
16.	"Let Me Hit It (featuring Mystikal)"	KLC	2:42
17.	"How Many? (featuring Master P, C-Murder, Mia X & Mystikal)"	Mo B. Dick	4:12
18.	"Who I Be?"	Craig B.	3:40
19.	"Tell Me (featuring Master P & C-Murder)"	Carlos Stephens	4:29
20.	"Me And You"	Craig B.	3:25

Personnel

• Pen & Pixel - Cover art ^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard 200 [10] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200 [12] 49 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

References

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3. Mao, Jeff "Chairman" (April 2, 1998). "Silkk the Shocker Takes Gangsta Gaudiness To Its Most Entertaining Extremes". Recordings. Rolling Stone . No. 783. p. 74. ProQuest   220170375.
4. Burke, Miguel (April 1998). "Silkk the Shocker – Charge It 2 Da Game". Record Report. The Source . No. 103. New York. p. 166.
5. Christgau, Robert (June 7, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . p. 114. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
6. Madden, Sidney (February 17, 2023). "Silkk the Shocker Drops Charge It 2 Da Game Album – Today in Hip-Hop". XXL . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
7. "Watch Out for Jermaine Dupri". Los Angeles Times. July 19, 1998. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
8. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
9. "Red Bull Music Academy Daily". Red Bull Music Academy Daily. August 13, 2019. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
10. "Silkk the Shocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
11. "Silkk the Shocker Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
13. "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
14. "American album certifications – Silkk the Shocker – Charge It 2 da Game". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 4, 2024.