Criminal Activity

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Criminal Activity
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2001
Recorded2001
StudioFind A Way Studios (Hayward, California)
Genre
Length45:50
Label Realside Records
Producer
Celly Cel chronology
Deep Conversation
(2000)
Criminal Activity
(2001)
It'z Real Out Here
(2005)
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Lockdown" (Intro) 1:01
2."Criminal Activity" (performed by Celly Cel)G-Man Stan1:43
3."Ridaz" (performed by Celly Cel, Spice 1 and Jayo Felony)G-Man Stan4:16
4."Puttin' In Work" (performed by Jayo Felony, Celly Cel and Spice 1)Doyle4:31
5."Niggaz Like Us" (performed by Celly Cel, Spice 1 and Bun B)Doyle4:34
6."My Life" (performed by Jayo Felony, Spice 1 and Celly Cel)Doyle4:23
7."Boss Up" (performed by Spice 1, Jayo Felony, Big Tray Deee and Yukmouth) Spice 1 4:26
8."Doin' It Big" (performed by Celly Cel, Spice 1 and Sylk-E. Fyne)Doyle4:22
9."The Real World" (performed by Celly Cel, Spice 1 and Jayo Felony)Doyle4:07
10."Reminisce" (performed by Spice 1, Celly Cel and Jayo Felony)Doyle4:49
11."What They Hittin' Fo?" (performed by Spice 1, Celly Cel and Jayo Felony)G-Man Stan4:23
12."Rollin' Wit My Folks" (performed by Spice 1 and Celly Cel)Doyle3:14
Total length:45:50

Chart history

Chart (2001) [2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 26
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 57

Personnel

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