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| About.com |    [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
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| RapReviews | (4.5/10) [5] |
| Virgin Media | [6] |
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On Top of Our Game is the second studio album by Atlanta-based rap group Dem Franchize Boyz. It was released on February 7, 2006, by So So Def Recordings and Virgin Records.
The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, with 106,000 copies sold in its first week in the United States. [8] To date, the album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Music" (featuring Bun B) |
| 3:45 | |
| 2. | "I Think They Like Me (Remix)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Bow Wow) |
| Jamall "Pimpin" Willingham | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Ridin' Rims" |
| Young Juve | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Bricks 4 The High" (featuring Jim Jones and Damon Dash) |
| Delarmon "P-NO" Harold | 4:54 |
| 5. | "You Know What It Is" |
| Maestro | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Lean wit It, Rock wit It" (featuring Peanut and Charlay) |
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| 3:49 |
| 7. | "Freaky As She Wanna Be" (featuring Trey Songz) |
| Young Juve | 6:14 |
| 8. | "Stop Callin' Me" |
| Kenny Kold | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Give Props" |
| Maestro | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Suckas Come 'n' Try Me" (featuring Unk) |
| DJ Montay | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Don't Play with Me" (featuring Three 6 Mafia) |
| Maestro | 4:31 |
| 12. | "They Don't Like That" |
| Kenny Kold | 3:57 |
There is a deluxe version of the album with a bonus DVD, and there is also another version of this album which was chopped and screwed by Michael 5000 Watts for the Swishahouse label.
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