Give It 2 'Em Raw

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Give It 2 'Em Raw
Soulja Slim Give 2 Em Raw.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
RecordedMarch–May 1998
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Length73:49
Label
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Soulja Slim chronology
Dark Side
(1995)
Give It 2 'Em Raw
(1998)
The Streets Made Me
(2001)
Singles from Give It 2 'Em Raw
  1. "From What I Was Told"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Street Life"
    Released: 1998
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Give It 2 'Em Raw is the debut studio album by American rapper Soulja Slim, released on May 19, 1998, on No Limit Records and Priority. The album was a success, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200. [2] It also debuted at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [3]

Contents

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies in the United States. [4] Tapp was serving time in prison as a result of a violation of his probation shortly after the release of this album. [5]

Track listing

Give It 2 'Em Raw
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."From What I Was Told"James TappCarlos Stephens3:26
2."Street Life" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Master P & O'Dell)
  • James Tapp
  • Vyshonne Miller
  • Percy Miller
DJ Daryl4:26
3."Wright Me" (featuring O'Dell)James TappCarlos Stephens4:18
4."At The Same Time" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • James Tapp
  • Cordozar Broadus
KLC3:13
5."Only Real Niggas"James TappKLC3:52
6."Pray For Your Baby" (featuring Master P & Tre-Nitty)
  • James Tapp
  • Percy Miller
  • Trenitty
Craig B.2:45
7."Head Buster" (featuring Big Ed & Mr. Serv-On)
  • James Tapp
  • Edward Knight
  • Corey Smith
Carlos Stephens3:36
8."Me & My Cousin" (featuring Full Blooded)
  • James Tapp
  • Full Blooded
Carlos Stephens3:11
9."You Got It" (featuring Mia X)
  • James Tapp
  • Mia Young
KLC4:57
10."You Ain't Never Seen" (featuring Master P)
  • James Tapp
  • Percy Miller
Craig B.3:47
11."Anything" (featuring Mia X)
  • James Tapp
  • Mia Young
Craig B.2:35
12."Imagine" (featuring C-Murder & Mac)
  • James Tapp
  • Corey Miller
  • McKinley Phipps Jr
Craig B.3:48
13."Takin' Hits"James TappO'Dell3:29
14."Wootay"James TappKLC3:31
15."Get High With Me" (featuring Tre-Nitty & Mystikal)
  • James Tapp
  • Trenitty
  • Michael Tyler
Carlos Stephens4:04
16."Law Brekaz"James TappMo B. Dick4:00
17."What's Up, What's Happening"James TappKLC2:39
18."Hustlin' Is A Habit" (featuring Steady Mobb'n)
  • James Tapp
  • Crooked Eye
  • Billy Bathgate
O'Dell3:29
19."Getting Real" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Fiend & Full Blooded)
  • James Tapp
  • Ricky Jones
  • Full Blooded
  • Vyshonne Miller
KLC3:52
20."N.L. Party" (featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Full Blooded, Tre-Nitty, Gambino Family, Big Ed, Prime Suspects, Mac, Kane & Abel, Magic & Snoop Dogg)
  • James Tapp
  • Percy Miller
  • Vyshonne Miller
  • Full Blooded
  • Trenitty
  • Gotti
  • P'heno
  • Edward Knight
  • Glock
  • New-9
  • Uzi
  • McKinley Phipps
  • Daniel Garcia
  • David Garcia
  • Awood Johnson Jr.
  • Cordozar Broadus
Mo B. Dick4:51

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