Crime Mob | ||||
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Released | August 10, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
Studio | PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta) | |||
Genre | Crunk, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop | |||
Length | 47:15 | |||
Label | BME, Crunk, Reprise, Warner Bros. | |||
Crime Mob chronology | ||||
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Singles from Crime Mob | ||||
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Crime Mob is the self-titled debut album by Atlanta rap group Crime Mob. It produced three singles, "Knuck If You Buck", "Stilettos (Pumps)" and "I'll Beat Yo Azz", with music videos shot for all of them. "Knuck If You Buck" was certified Platinum by the RIAA in June 2006. [2] The album peaked at #90 on the Billboard 200.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
RapReviews | 3.5/10 [5] |
David Jeffries of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars: "Crime Mob wouldn't know a new idea if it flew into their cough syrup, but they're as on point as crunk comes." [3] Steve Juon of RapReviews rated it 3.5 points out of 10, panning the lyrical style as: "Say something really violent, rhyme it with something else, repeat ad nauseum." [sic] [5] Robert Christgau rated the album as a "Dud", whose symbol indicates "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Crunk Inc." | Jonathan Lewis, Venetia Lewis, Alphonce Smith | Lil Jay | 3:29 |
2. | "Knuck If You Buck" (featuring Lil Scrappy) | Jarques Usher, Chris Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Brittany Carpentero | Lil Jay | 3:25 |
3. | "If You Got Ana" | Usher, J. Lewis, Smith | Lil Jay | 3:43 |
4. | "I'll Beat Yo Azz" | Usher, Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Smith | Lil Jay | 3:25 |
5. | "Fuck Niggas" | Usher, Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Carpentero | Jock Mygraine | 3:46 |
6. | "Stilettos (Pumps)" (featuring Miss Aisha) | Aisha Wright, V. Lewis, Carpentero | Lil Jay | 3:20 |
7. | "Ain't No Joke" | Joe Bing, Usher, Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Smith | Joe Bingo | 4:01 |
8. | "If You Gonna Try Me" | Usher, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Smith | Lil Jay | 4:30 |
9. | "Ellenwood Area" | Usher, Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Smith | Lil Jay | 4:27 |
10. | "Put Yo Hands Up" | Usher, V. Lewis, Carpentero, Smith, J. Lewis, Henderson | DJ Jelly & DJ Montay | 4:50 |
11. | "Diggin Me" | Usher, Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Carpentero | Lil Jay | 4:23 |
12. | "Black Market" (Bonus) | Joe Bing, Usher, Henderson, J. Lewis, V. Lewis, Carpentero | Joe Bingo | 3:50 |
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