Da Key

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Da Key
Frayser Boy - Da Key.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Label Hypnotize Minds
Producer
Frayser Boy chronology
Me Being Me
(2005)
Da Key
(2008)
B.A.R. (Bay Area Representatives)
(2014)

Da Key is the third studio album by American rapper Frayser Boy. It was released on May 20, 2008, via Hypnotize Minds, with distribution from Select-O-Hits. The album was named Da Key after Frayser Boy won an Academy Award for co-writing the song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" for the film Hustle & Flow , for which he was jointly presented with the Key to the City of Memphis, Tennessee. [1]

Contents

The album was recorded in only three days in early 2008. In a 2022 interview, Frayser Boy himself admitted the album was rushed.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:12
2."Big Money" (featuring DJ Paul)3:17
3."Hood Thang"3:34
4."How Nigga"3:17
5."What We Smoke, What We Pop"3:11
6."How I Came Up"3:43
7."Twerk Dat Thang"3:06
8."100 Or Nothing"3:28
9."DXS Talk" (Skit)0:45
10."Money Gettin' Mission" (featuring DJ Paul)2:58
11."Hatin' On Me"3:35
12."Blame It On Patron" (featuring Juicy J)3:46
13."Come On Then"2:51
14."Wanna See Me Fall"2:52
15."Another Level"3:06
16."Any Day, Any Time"2:41
17."Outro"2:02

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [2] 22
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [3] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] 38
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 13

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