| Midnight Life | ||||
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| Released | Shelved, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, snap, crunk | |||
| Label | Interscope, Dirty West | |||
| Producer | The Fixxers (executive) AMG, DJ Quik, Pop Traxxx | |||
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Midnight Life is a shelved studio album by hip hop duo The Fixxers that was set to be released December 7, 2007.
When Quik was released from a prison sentence for parole violation, he decided to form the duo with longtime friend AMG. [1] The group's name was chosen by AMG and Quik's manager Greedy Greg, and in their own words refers to their desire to "fix music" - "We're fixing music out here. We're interchanging our LA people. Right now. Where it was all dry before, we're giving them a breath of fresh air that's homegrown" - Quik. [2] The group's debut album, Midnight Life, was supposed to be released in 2007, but never received a physical release; It was sold via the MySpace page of the Secret Music Group, with Quik claiming this was an unauthorized, unfinished version of the album, sold by a former business partner who had hacked Quik's MySpace to make the release look official. [3] [4]
The group signed a singles deal with Interscope Records after their track "Can U Werk Wit Dat" received regular airplay on Los Angeles radio, the label going on to release it as a single. [1] It was chosen as number 22 on Vibe's "44 Best Songs of 2007". The single became a favorite on LA radio stations and was featured on the HBO TV show Entourage . It also featured on several Billboard charts: #7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, [5] #20 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, [6] #21 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, [7] and #74 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart,. [8]
(as released on iTunes) [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worldwide Am" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Off Tha Hook (ft. Twista)" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Can You Werk Wit Dat" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Dough" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "The Middle" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "So Good (ft.Rich Boy)" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Winnin'" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Smoke 2 Much" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "U Need A Drink" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Do It Like Me (ft. Yung Berg)" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Sippy Sippy" | 2:29 |
| 12. | "V.I.P. (ft. Frankie J & Amazin')" | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Offshore Flow (ft. Don Quon)" | 3:35 |
| 14. | "Can U Werk Wit Dat [Remix] (ft. Jimmey Jones)" | 4:20 |
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