Chopper City in the Ghetto

Chopper City In The Ghetto
Studio album by B.G.
Released	April 20, 1999 (1999-04-20)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:07:09
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.) Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)
B.G. chronology
It's All on U, Vol. 2 (1997) Chopper City In The Ghetto (1999) Checkmate (2000)
Singles from Chopper City in the Ghetto
"Bling Bling" Released: March 30, 1999 "Cash Money Is An Army" Released: 1999

Chopper City in the Ghetto is the fourth studio album by American rapper B.G. released April 20, 1999, on Cash Money Records and Universal. It spawned the top 40 hit "Bling Bling". The album contains production by Mannie Fresh and appearances by Baby, Big Tymers, Lil Wayne and Juvenile.

Commercial performance

It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 for first week sales of over 140,000 copies, ^[1] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 23, 1999, with over one million copies sold in the United States, making it B.G.'s best-selling album of his solo career. The album has sold over 1.8 million copies in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
The Source	[6]
Spin	7/10 [7]

Chopper City in the Ghetto received positive reviews from music critics. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic named it one of the best Cash Money Records albums. ^[2] The Source 's Eric Robinson called it a "display of [B.G.'s] continuous growth and versatility". He commended the album's producer Mannie Fresh, calling him "the new millennial trendsetter" who is "concocting Star Wars -meets- Beat Street rhythms". ^[6] Tony Green of Spin wrote: "The Cash Money clique doesn't offer a new spin on the floss'n'shine routine, they just take it so far over the top." ^[7] Rolling Stone , in their 2004 Album Guide, called Chopper City in the Ghetto a "phenomenal success", as well as B.G.'s best work. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro (feat. Big Tymers)"	1:52
2.	"Trigga Play"	4:08
3.	"Cash Money Is an Army"	3:46
4.	"Play'n It Raw (feat. Hot Boys)"	4:30
5.	"With tha B.G. (feat. Big Tymers)"	3:40
6.	"Made Man (feat. Baby)"	4:39
7.	"Bling Bling (feat. Big Tymers & Hot Boys)"	5:12
8.	"Knockout (feat. Turk and Juvenile)"	3:24
9.	"Real Niggaz"	4:22
10.	"Dog Ass (feat. Juvenile)"	3:53
11.	"Cash Money Roll (feat. Baby)"	5:15
12.	"Niggaz in Trouble (feat. Lil Wayne and Juvenile)"	5:35
13.	"Thug'n"	4:32
14.	"Hard Times"	4:05
15.	"Uptown My Home"	3:50
16.	"Bout My Paper"	4:15

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200 [8] 9 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 [10] 115 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Maduakolam, Emmanuel C. (April 22, 2014). "Mannie Fresh Says B.G.'s 'Chopper City In The Ghetto' Changed Cash Money Forever". XXL . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
2. Birchmeier, Jason. "Chopper City in the Ghetto - B.G." AllMusic . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
3. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . St. Martin's Griffin. p. 26. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 – via Internet Archive.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 332.
5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 68. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
6. Robinson, Eric (June 1999). "B.G. – Chopper City in the Ghetto". Record Report. The Source . No. 117. New York. p. 214.
7. Green, Tony (July 1999). "B.G. – Chopper City in the Ghetto". Reviews. Spin . Vol. 15, no. 7. p. 134.
8. "Billboard 200: May 8, 1999". Billboard . Retrieved August 24, 2020.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: May 8, 1999". Billboard . Retrieved August 24, 2020.
10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
12. "American album certifications – B.G. – Chopper City In The Ghetto". Recording Industry Association of America.