Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang

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Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2008
StudioHovercraft Studios (Virginia Beach, VA)
Genre Hip hop
Length49:05
Label Koch Records
Producer
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
HipHopDX 2.5/5 [4]
Pitchfork 5.6/10 [5]
PopMatters 5/10 [6]
RapReviews8/10 [7]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [8]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
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Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang is the only studio album by the American rap group Re-Up Gang . It was released through Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Hovercraft Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Production was handled by The Sleepwalkers, Karl Maceo, Illfonics, J. Storm, Johnny Fuego, and Scott Storch, with the Clipse serving as executive producers. The group had previously appeared on the We Got It 4 Cheap mixtapes. The first single, "Fast Life" featured half of the Re-Up Gang, the Clipse. The album features Clipse and the other two members of the Re-Up Gang, Ab-Liva and Sandman. The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200, number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number five on the Top Rap Albums, and number seven on the Independent Albums.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Re-Up Gang Intro"The SleepWalkers4:28
2."Million Dollar Corner"The SleepWalkers4:29
3."Street Money"
  • Karl Maceo
  • J. Storm
3:03
4."Fast Life" Scott Storch 4:09
5."My Life's the Shit"Illfonics3:03
6."Bring It Back"The SleepWalkers4:08
7."Emotionless"The SleepWalkers4:47
8."We Know"The SleepWalkers4:52
9."Money"
  • Karl Maceo
  • Johnny Fuego
3:36
10."Been Thru So Much"The SleepWalkers4:46
11."Still Got It for Cheap"Matthew Bang4:00
12."Show You How to Hustle"The SleepWalkers3:37
13."Zen" (iTunes bonus track) Clinton Sparks  

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 55
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 8
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [13] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 7

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