Organized Bass

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Organized Bass
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 1997 (1997-07-29)
Studio
  • Synergy Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Purple Dragon Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Bass music
Length54:55
Label Interscope
Producer
  • Cooly C
  • DJ Taz
  • Kilo Ali
  • Kool-Ace
  • Mr. Richards
  • Red Money
Kilo Ali chronology
Get This Party Started
(1995)
Organized Bass
(1997)
Sa-La-Meen
(2010)
Singles from Organized Bass
  1. "Show Me Love"
    Released: April 29, 1997
  2. "Baby, Baby"
    Released: July 29, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Organized Bass is the sixth studio album by American rapper and record producer Kilo Ali. It was released on July 29, 1997, via Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at Synergy Studios and Purple Dragon Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Red Money, Cooly C, DJ Taz, Kool-Ace, Mr. Richards and Kilo Ali himself, with King J and Organized Noize serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Big Boi, CeeLo Green, George Clinton, JT Money and Kool-Ace.

Contents

The album debuted at number 173 on the Billboard 200, number 44 on the Top R&B Albums and number 9 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "Show Me Love" and "Baby, Baby", which peaked on the US Hot R&B Songs chart at numbers 86 and 77, respectively.

In June 2021, Kilo Ali filed the lawsuit for copyright infringement against NLE Choppa, Latto, Norva Denton and NLE Choppa Entertainment/Warner Music Group, claiming that NLE Choppa's song "Make Em Say" uses elements of Kilo's "Love In Ya Mouth" from the album. [2]

Track listing

Organized Bass track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Show Me Love"Cooly C3:06
2."Baby, Baby"
  • Rogers
  • Brian Fleming
3:26
3."Lost Y'All Mind"
  • Rogers
  • Tino McIntosh
DJ Taz4:42
4."It's Tricky"
  • Rogers
  • Rodney Richards
  • Maurice Cenac
Mr. Richards4:27
5."Save Me"
  • Rogers
  • Dorsey
Cooly C4:26
6."Bottom to the Top" (featuring JT Money)DJ Taz4:57
7."Love in Ya Mouth" (featuring Big Boi)
Cooly C5:28
8."Girl's All Dance"
  • Rogers
  • Reginald Lowe
Red Money4:12
9."Organized Bass" (featuring CeeLo Green)Red Money6:15
10."Ali"Red Money4:12
11."Loot Chi Chi" (featuring Kool-Ace and George Clinton)
Kool-Ace4:31
12."Hit Me"
  • Rogers
  • Lowe
Red Money5:31
Total length:54:55

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Organized Bass
Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 173
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 44
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 9

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