Donnie G: Don Gorilla

Donnie G: Don Gorilla
Studio album by Sheek Louch
Released	December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
Recorded	2009–10
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:50
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Bangladesh Big H DJ Webstar Don Cannon J. Cardim Nemis Phonix Beats Pree-Recorded Red Spyda Statik Selektah Team Ready The Futuristiks Y-Not Kool Aid
Sheek Louch chronology
Life on D-Block (2009) Donnie G: Don Gorilla (2010) Wu Block (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	2.5/5 [2]
Pitchfork	5.3/10 [3]
RapReviews	5.5/10 [4]

Donnie G: Don Gorilla is the fifth solo album by the American rapper Sheek Louch. It was released on December 14, 2010, via Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Red Spyda, Y-Not, Bangladesh, Big H, Darius "Phonix" Barnes, DJ Webstar, Don Cannon, J. Cardim, Mike & Keys, Nemis, Pree-Recorded, Statik Selektah, Team Ready and Kool Aid. It features guest appearances from Bun B, Casely, DJ Webstar, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Jeremih, Kevin Cossom, Kobe, Styles P and The Bully. ^[5]

The album made it to number 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States.

A music video was directed for the song "Party After 2". ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rhyme Animal" (Intro)	Sean Jacobs Hassan Greely Carlton Ridenhour James Boxley Eric Sadler Hank Shocklee	Big H	1:28
2.	"Get It Poppin'"	Jacobs John Wesley-Groover Michael Cox Yaasiel Davis	The Futuristiks Team Ready	3:04
3.	"Club Jam Packed" (featuring DJ Webstar)	Jacobs Desmond Ryan Henry Kaprali	DJ Webstar	3:34
4.	"Out of the Ghetto" (featuring Kobe Honeycutt)	Jacobs Brian Honeycutt Donald Cannon Khalil Abdul-Rahman	Don Cannon	3:26
5.	"Make Some Noise" (featuring Fabolous)	Jacobs John Jackson Andy Thelusma	Red Spyda Pree-Recorded	4:05
6.	"Blood & Tears" (featuring Casely)	Jacobs Jean-Carlos Casely Devin Parker Alonzo Jackson	Nemis	3:48
7.	"Nite Falls"	Jacobs Patrick Baril Anthony Carey	Statik Selektah	2:57
8.	"Party After 2" (featuring Jeremih)	Jacobs Jeremy Felton Darius Barnes	Phonix Beats	4:09
9.	"Ol' Skool" (featuring Bun B)	Jacobs Bernard Freeman Jonas Cardim Senecca Fortune Jason Vanterpool	J. Cardim	3:42
10.	"Picture Phone Foreplay" (featuring Kevin Cossom)	Jacobs Kevin Cossom Shondrae Crawford	Bangladesh	3:38
11.	"Dinner Guest" (featuring Jadakiss, The Bully and Styles P)	Jacobs Jason Phillips Donnelle Little David Styles Thelusma Michael Rose	Red Spyda	4:51
12.	"Ready 4 War"	Jacobs Keith Fogah	Y-Not	3:22

Donnie G: Don Gorilla — iTunes Store bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Clip Up (Reloaded)" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss)	Jacobs Styles Fogah	Y-Not Kool Aid	3:46
14.	"Cocaine Trafficking" (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P)	Jacobs Phillips James D'Agostino	DJ Green Lantern	3:47

Sample credits

• "Rhyme Animal (Intro)" contains a sample of "Don't Believe the Hype", written by Carlton Ridenhour, James Boxley, Eric Sadler, and Hank Shocklee; and performed by Public Enemy.
• "Nite Falls" contains samples of "Armageddon", written by Anthony Carey, and performed by Planet P Project.
• "Dinner Guest" contains interpolations of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", written by Michael Rose.

Personnel

• Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – vocals, executive producer
• Troy Desmond "DJ Webstar" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 3)
• Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt – vocals (track 4)
• John "Fabolous" Jackson – vocals (track 5)
• Jean-Carlos Casely – vocals (track 6)
• Jeremy "Jeremih" Felton – vocals (track 8)
• Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 9)
• Kevin Cossom – vocals (track 10)
• David "Styles P" Styles – vocals (tracks: 11, 13)
• Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – vocals (tracks: 11, 14)
• Donnelle "Bully" Little – vocals (track 11)
• Hassan "Big H" Greely – producer (track 1)
• Michael Ray "Money Mike" Cox, Jr. – producer (track 2)
• John "J-Keys" Groover – producer (track 2)
• Yaasiel Davis – producer (track 2)
• Don Cannon – producer (track 4)
• Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma – producer (tracks: 5, 11)
• Pree-Recorded – producer (track 5)
• Nemis – producer (track 6)
• Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (track 7)
• Darius "Phonix Beats" Barnes – producer (track 8)
• Jonas Cardim – producer (track 9)
• Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford – producer (track 10)
• Keith "Y-Not" Fogah – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
• Kool Aid – producer (track 13)
• James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 14)
• Jesus "Poobs" Fernandez – recording
• Dragan Čačinović – mixing
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Antonio "L.A." Reid – executive producer
• Mike Caruso – executive producer
• Dawud West – art direction, design
• Pablo Cubarie – artwork
• Armen Djerrahian – photography
• Javon Greene – A&R
• Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
• Lenny Santiago – A&R
• Lamonte Quarles – management
• James Looby – management

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7]	43
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [8]	17

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Donnie G: Don Gorilla - Sheek Louch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
2. Ryon, Sean (December 22, 2010). "Sheek Louch - Donnie G: Don Gorilla". HipHopDX . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
3. Cohen, Ian (January 4, 2011). "Sheek Louch: Donnie G: Don Gorilla". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
4. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 11, 2025). "Sheek Louch :: Donnie G: Don Gorilla – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
5. Paine, Jake (November 15, 2010). "Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed To Sheek Louch's "Donnie G", L.O.X. Featured". HipHopDX . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
6. "Sheek Louch - Party After 2 ft. Jeremih". YouTube . December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
7. "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
8. "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

External links

• Donnie G: Don Gorilla at Discogs (list of releases)