Evacuation Notice

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Evacuation Notice
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008 (2008-07-22)
Genre Southern hip hop
Label
Producer
Big Pokey chronology
Da Sky's Da Limit
(2002)
Evacuation Notice
(2008)
Sensei
(2021)
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SourceRating
RapReviews6.5/10 [1]

Evacuation Notice is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Big Pokey, from Houston, Texas. It was released on July 22, 2008, through Koch Records. It features guest appearances from Big Mike, Lil' Keke, Lil' O, Papa Reu, Paul Wall, Slim Thug and Mobstyle Crew among others. The album peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "sees the H-Town heavyweight showing versatility over gutter gangsta tracks, R&B-tinged slow jams, and syrupy slow Texas funk." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."9 Times Outta of 10" (featuring Papa Reu) Papa Reu 4:06
2."Let dem Boys Know" (featuring Lil' Keke & Paul Wall)Beanz N Kornbread4:42
3."The Way I Live" (featuring 3-2 & Big Mike)Sean Blaze3:33
4."Boss Hogg on Candy" (featuring Slim Thug)Tomar Williams5:08
5."One Night Stand" (featuring Lil' O)Sean Blaze4:13
6."Grit Grind" (featuring Wood & Chris Ward)Big Swift4:25
7."Mobb Niggaz" (featuring D-One & Chris Ward)Derek "Grizz" Edwards4:20
8."I'm from the South" (featuring Mr. Lee) Mr. Lee 4:01
9."U Can Hate" (featuring Chris Ward & Slim Thug)GL Productions5:01
10."I'm a Gangsta" (featuring Grim Reaper & Mack Biggers) Sam Sneed 3:21
11."I Mean I'm" (featuring A-3)G Rut4:42
12."Ghetto Star" (featuring Jhiame)Da Assassinz4:19

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 75

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References

  1. Woods, Emilee. "Big Pokey :: Evacuation Notice – RapReviews".
  2. "Evacuation Notice - Big Pokey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Big Pokey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.