Look What You Made Me

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Look What You Made Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)(U.S.) [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length1:00:44
Label
Producer
Yung Berg chronology
Almost Famous: The Sexy Lady EP
(2007)
Look What You Made Me
(2008)
Yung Boss Or Die Vol. 1
(2008)
Singles from Look What You Made Me
  1. "Sexy Lady"
    Released: April 3, 2007
  2. "Do That There"
    Released: March 25, 2008
  3. "The Business"
    Released: May 13, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 55/100 [2]
Review scores
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Look What You Made Me is the debut studio album by American rapper Yung Berg. It was released on August 12, 2008, via Koch Records. Production was handled by Rob Holladay, Jason 'JFK' Fleming, Boogz, Detail, Mr. Collipark and Xcel. It features guest appearances from Casha Darjean, Amerie, K. Young, Lloyd, Ray J, Trey Songz and Twista among others. The album debuted at #20 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart selling 19,000 copies in its first week.

Contents

Singles

The first single from the album was "Sexy Lady" featuring Junior; peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 it was included on the prequel EP, Almost Famous (subtitled The Sexy Lady EP). Despite the single being released over sixteen months before the album, Berg confirmed in an interview with fellow Chicago native and radio personality DJ Z that it would still be included on the album. [5]

The single "Sexy Can I" was included in the album even though it also is the first single from Ray J's fourth studio album All I Feel (released April 8, 2008), it peaked at #3 on the Hot 100, was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, and is the most successful single for both Ray J and Yung Berg to date.

Soon afterwards, Berg released a promotional street single, entitled "Do That There", produced by fellow Chicagoan Xcel (known for producing Shawnna's "Gettin' Some"), it featured a sample from Dude 'n Nem's single "Watch My Feet" and had them credited as featured artists. It is Yung Berg's least successful single to date, only peaking at #125 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The second official single came on May 13, 2008, with the release of "The Business". Assisted by his first Yung Boss Music Group signee and former Candy Hill lead singer Casha, it has entered the Hot 100, charting at #33 so far.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 2:06
2."Look What You Made Me" (featuring K-Young)Rob Holladay4:20
3."Sexy Can I" (featuring Ray J) Detail 3:25
4."Do That There" (featuring Dude 'n Nem)Xcel3:50
5."The Business" (featuring Casha Garcia)Rob Holladay4:13
6."Interlude" 1:11
7."Where Do We Go" (featuring Twista)JFK4:48
8."Sexy Lady" (featuring Junior)Rob Holladay3:48
9."One Night" (featuring Trey Songz)JFK3:41
10."Manager" (featuring Lloyd) Mr. Collipark 3:55
11."Interlude" 1:55
12."If You Only Knew" (featuring Casha Garcia)JFK4:11
13."Outerspace"Rob Holladay3:49
14."Get Your Number" (featuring Amerie)Boogz4:48
15."Victory Lap" (featuring Eve & Collie Buddz)Rob Holladay10:44
Total length:1:00:44

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 3
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [8] 2

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