Playaz of da Game

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Playaz of da Game
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Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded1992–96
StudioSound Services Studio (New Orleans, LA)
Genre Bounce
Length49:58
Label D3 Entertainment
Producer
  • Derrick "Mellow Fellow" Ordogne
  • Leroy "Precise" Edwards
  • "The Devious One" Dion Norman
Juvenile chronology
Tha G-Code
(1999)
Playaz of da Game
(2000)
Project English
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Playaz of da Game is a compilation album by American rapper Juvenile featuring DJ Jimi. It was released on September 26, 2000 via D3 Entertainment, and is compiled of Juvenile's songs recorded before he was signed with Ca$h Money Records. The album peaked at #78 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #21 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.

Contents

The song "Got It Going On" was listed in Vibe magazine as one of, if not the most, uses of the word "nigga" in one song. The tally totals 416 mentions. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Jivin'"
Leroy "Precise" Edwards3:40
2."A Little Sumtn' in Sumtn'"
  • Jimi Payton
  • Johnson
Leroy "Precise" Edwards4:42
3."Bounce for the Juvenile"
  • Gray
  • Edwards
Leroy "Precise" Edwards4:40
4."Yeah Fuckin' Right"
  • Gray
  • Payton
  • Johnson
Leroy "Precise" Edwards6:02
5."Krooked Kops"
  • Payton
  • Johnson
Leroy "Precise" Edwards3:09
6."Got It Going On"
  • Payton
  • Edwards
Leroy "Precise" Edwards4:05
7."New Orleans Bounce"Gray 4:21
8."Hoz Ain't Nuthin' But Hoz"PaytonLeroy "Precise" Edwards3:38
9."Where They At"
  • Payton
  • Dion Norman
  • Derrick Robert Ordogne
  • Devious D
  • Mellow Fellow
3:31
10."Fuckin' Right (Remix)"
  • Gray
  • Payton
 6:02
11."Nigga Rigged"
  • Payton
  • Johnson
Leroy "Precise" Edwards2:07
12."Where They At (Remix)"
  • Payton
  • Norman
  • Ordogne
  • Devious D
  • Mellow Fellow
4:01
Total length:49:58
Notes

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 78
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] 21

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