Let 'Em Burn

Let 'Em Burn
Studio album by Hot Boys
Released	March 25, 2003
Genre	Gangsta rap Southern hip hop
Length	60:00
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh Bryan "Baby" Williams Ronald "Slim" Williams
Hot Boys chronology
Guerrilla Warfare (1999) Let 'Em Burn (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	(Positive) [2]
RapReviews	7.5/10 [3]
The Source	[4]

Let 'Em Burn is the third studio album by New Orleans rap group the Hot Boys, released March 25, 2003, on Cash Money Records. The album was originally recorded from 1998 to 2000, but was not released until three years later due to Juvenile, B.G. and Turk leaving Cash Money Records. All the production on the album is done by former Cash Money Records producer Mannie Fresh. Let 'Em Burn debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, selling 64,000 copies in its first week. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Mannie Fresh.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alicia Applefoot" (Intro)	Byron Thomas	0:24
2.	"Introduction" (feat. Big Tymers)	Dwayne Carter Terius Gray Christopher Dorsey Tab Virgil Bryan Williams Thomas	3:17
3.	"My Section"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil	4:09
4.	"Stick & Move" (feat. Big Tymers & Lac)	B. Williams Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	5:26
5.	"Down Here"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	4:16
6.	"Spin Tha Bend"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	4:13
7.	"My Cousin's New Keyboard" (skit) (feat. Mannie Fresh)	Terrence Williams Thomas	1:13
8.	"Let 'Em Burn"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	4:56
9.	"Do Whatcha Do" (feat. Big Tymers)	B. Williams Dorsey Virgil Thomas	3:35
10.	"Gangsta Nigga" (feat. TQ)	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Terrance Quaites Thomas	4:55
11.	"These Hoes" (feat. Mannie Fresh & TQ)	T. Williams Thomas	2:28
12.	"3 Strikes"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	4:35
13.	"Jack Who, Take What"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	4:54
14.	"Young Riders"	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil B. Williams Thomas	3:44
15.	"Off Wit' Ya Head" (B.G. solo)	Dorsey Thomas	3:15
16.	"Up In Tha Hood" (feat. Lac)	Carter Gray Dorsey Virgil Thomas	5:17
17.	"Outro"	K. Moore Thomas	1:10

Personnel

• Barewolf – keyboards (2–6, 8–16)
• Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (1–6, 8–10, 12–16)
• Ryan Enstrom – engineer (4, 10, 13)
• Steve Fisher – engineer (3), assistant engineer (16), assistant mix engineer (1–6, 8–16)
• Erik Flettrich – engineer (6, 15)
• Mannie Fresh – producer, keyboards (2–6, 8–16)
• Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer (2–4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17), mixing (7, 11, 17)
• Charles Pettaway – guitar (6, 11, 13), bass (6)
• Kai Schoorman – engineer (2, 12)
• Deshaun Washington – engineer (9)
• Bryan Williams – executive producer
• Cory Williams – engineer (1, 11, 15), assistant engineer (3, 4, 6, 9, 13)
• Ronald Williams – executive producer

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [6]	14
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums [7]	3

References

1. Thomas, Fred. Let 'Em Burn at AllMusic
2. Baker, Soren (April 18, 2003). "Hot Boys – Let 'Em Burn". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
3. Juon, Steve "Flash" (March 25, 2003). "Hot Boys :: Let 'Em Burn :: Cash Money Records/Universal Records". RapReviews. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
4. Braxton, Charlie (May 2003). "Hot Boys – Let 'Em Burn". Record Report. The Source . No. 164. New York. p. 131. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
5. "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart at No. 1 | Billboard". Billboard . Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
6. "Hot Boys Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
7. "Hot Boys Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.