Federation: The Album

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Federation: The Album
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ReleasedOctober 5, 2004
Recorded2004
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Length1:05:31
Label Virgin
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The Federation chronology
Federation: The Album
(2004)
It's Whateva
(2007)
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Rick Rock Presents Federation: The Album is the debut studio album by American hip hop group The Federation. It was released on October 5, 2004 via Virgin Records, and was entirely produced by Rick Rock. It also features guest appearances from Daz Dillinger, E-40, and Twista among others. Despite being released for a major label, The album was poorly promoted and was a commercial failure, just managing to reach the bottom of the US Billboard 200 at number 200. The album's two singles, "Hyphy" and "Go Dumb", also failed to find much success, only reaching 88 and 95 respectively on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [2]

Contents

The song “Mayhem” was featured on American football video game Madden NFL 2004 .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"A. Caldwell0:06
2."What Is It" (featuring Eldorado Red)
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • G. Bradford
3:42
3."Hyphy" (featuring E-40)
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • E. Stevens
4:31
4."Go Dumb"
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
4:06
5."You Might See Me"
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
3:50
6."Hoes in Here"
4:49
7."You Don't Want It" (featuring Battle Locco & Kinsmoke)
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • D. Dew
  • J. East
  • K. Gully
4:59
8."Crazy" (Skit)R. Thomas0:52
9."Go to Work"
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • B. Pendergrass
  • K. Leary
  • M. Clee
  • M. Perison
  • R. Thomas
  • R. Parison
3:41
10."We Ride" (featuring Daz Dillinger)
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • D. Arnaud
5:08
11."Ghetto Love Song" (featuring Next Level)
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • A. Tate
  • J. Tate
5:14
12."In Love With a Hoodrat" (featuring Undaflow)
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
  • J. East
4:37
13."Donkey"
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
4:21
14."What If I Had a Gun" (featuring Twista & Undaflow)
5:22
15."Damn" (Interlude)
  • M. Selmon
  • R. Thomas
0:56
16."Damn"
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
4:37
17."Momma Dot" (Skit) 0:35
18."Mayhem"
  • A. Caldwell
  • M. Selmon
  • T. Jackson
  • R. Thomas
4:05
Total length:1:05:31

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 200
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 51
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 14

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