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| Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | April 2002 – July 2003 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 48:37 | |||
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Must B 21 is the second studio album released by the American rapper, record producer and the Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. The album was released on September 23, 2003.
The album was released on September 23, 2003, and boasts a multitude of guest artists, including KRS-One, Phife Dawg, MC Supernatural, Planet Asia, FLII, John Legend, MC Lyte, Phil Da Agony and Tash, as well as fellow Black Eyed Peas Fergie and Taboo. The album itself is a collection of material recorded by Adams during the creation of the Black Eyed Peas album Elephunk . The project marked Adams' last release as a solo artist for over four years, until his third album Songs About Girls was released in late 2007. The album was originally only available on vinyl, but a CD and digital release followed in December 2003. Track seventeen on the release, "Go!", was used in the video games NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005 . A video for the track was also recorded for use within the games; however, no official singles were released from the album. The artwork for the album was designed by Shepard Fairey.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take It" (featuring KRS-One) | William Adams, Lawrence Parker | will.i.am, Dylan "3D" Dresdow | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Nah Mean" (featuring Phife Dawg) | Adams, Malik Taylor | will.i.am | 3:48 |
| 3. | "B Boyz" (featuring MC Supernatural) | Adams, Reco Price | will.i.am | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Here to Party" (featuring FLII, Planet Asia and Krondon) | Adams, Marvin Jones, Jason Green, Anwar Burton | will.i.am, Dylan "3D" Dresdow | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Bomb Bomb (Interlude)" | Adams, Price | will.i.am | 0:23 |
| 6. | "Bomb Bomb" (featuring MC Supernatural) | Adams, Price | will.i.am | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Swing by My Way" (featuring John Legend) | Adams, John Legend, George Pajon, Jr. | will.i.am, Pajon, Jr. | 3:49 |
| 8. | "It's OK" (with Triple Seven and Dante Santiago) | Adams, Dante Santiago, Michael Gardener | will.i.am | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Mash Out (Interlude)" | Adams | will.i.am | 0:39 |
| 10. | "Mash Out" (featuring MC Lyte and Fergie) | Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Lana Moorer | will.i.am, Dylan "3D" Dresdow | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Ride Ride" (featuring John Legend) | Adams, Printz Board | will.i.am, Printz Board | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Sumthin' Special" (featuring NIU, Dante Santiago and Taboo) | Adams, Santiago, Jaime Gomez, Kejon Daniels | will.i.am | 3:55 |
| 13. | "Sumthin' Special (Interlude)" | Adams | will.i.am | 0:50 |
| 14. | "I'm Ready (Y'All Ain't Ready for This)" (featuring Phil Da Agony, Tash and MC Supernatural) | Adams, Price, Jason Smith, Rico Smith | will.i.am | 3:40 |
| 15. | "We Got Chu" (featuring Planet Asia and FLII) | Adams, Pajon, Jr., Green, Board, Burton | will.i.am, Printz Board | 3:52 |
| 16. | "Go! (Interlude)" | Adams, Board | will.i.am, Printz Board | 1:32 |
| 17. | "Go!" | Adams, Board | will.i.am, Printz Board | 3:54 |
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