East Point's Greatest Hit

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East Point's Greatest Hit
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Studio album by
Cool Breeze
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length1:04:10
Label
Producer
Singles from East Point's Greatest Hit
  1. "Watch for the Hook"
    Released: December 1, 1998
  2. "Creatine"
    Released: May 4, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [2]
RapReviews6/10 [3]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 6/10 [5]

East Point's Greatest Hit is the only solo studio album by American rapper Cool Breeze. It was released on March 23, 1999, via Organized Noize/A&M Records. [6] The recording sessions took place at the Dungeon Recording Studio, the Chamber Recording Studios and Purple Dragon Recording Studios in SWATS, Sound Chamber Recorders in Los Angeles and the Boom Boom Room in Augusta. The production was handled by Organized Noize, Mr. DJ, 2 Cold Capone and Skinny Miracles. It features guest appearances from Witchdoctor, 8Ball, Backbone, Big Rube, Goodie Mob, Kurupt, Nivea, Outkast, Sleepy Brown and the Calhouns. The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single, a Dungeon Family posse cut "Watch for the Hook", made it to No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [7] [8]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ghetto Camelot"
 Organized Noize 4:09
2."Watch for the Hook (Dungeon Family Mix)" (featuring Outkast, Goodie Mob and Witchdoctor)
Organized Noize4:31
3."Good Good"
  • Bell
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:17
4."Pop, Pop, Pop" (Interlude)  1:42
5."Cre-A-Tine"
  • Bell
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize3:00
6."We Get It Crunk" (featuring Kurupt)
Organized Noize4:29
7."College Parkay" (Interlude)  1:11
8."Butta"
  • Bell
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:27
9."Hit Man" (featuring Witchdoctor and Backbone)
  • Bell
  • Johnson
  • Jamahr Williams
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:42
10."Black Gangster"
  • Bell
  • Masaba Tyson
2 Cold Capone4:01
11."Big Rube 4:38" (Interlude)
  • Bailey
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize1:36
12."The Field" (featuring Nivea)
  • Bell
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:38
13."E.P.G.H."
 Mr. DJ 3:57
14."Tenn Points" (featuring 8Ball)
Organized Noize4:12
15."Weeastpointin'" (featuring Sleepy Brown)
  • Bell
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize5:15
16."Doin' It in the South"
  • Skinny Miracles
  • Mr. DJ (co.)
3:19
17."The Calhouns" (featuring Lucky Calhoun, Pauly Calhoun and Slimm Calhoun)
  • Bell
  • Cedric Barnett
  • Vasco Whiteside
  • Brian Loving
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:44
Total length:1:04:10
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 38
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 11

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