Rookie of the Year (album)

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Rookie of the Year
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Studio album by Ya Boy
Released May 31, 2005 [1]
Genre Hip hop, Hyphy
Label SMC, Done Deal Ent.
Producer San Quinn (Executive), Ya Boy (Executive), J-Moe, [2] Rob Lo, [2] Rick Rock, [2] Sean T [2]
Ya Boy chronology
Rookie of the Year
(2005)		 Rich Rocka
(2013) Rich Rocka2013

Rookie of the Year is the debut album from San Francisco rapper Ya Boy. It was released on May 31, 2005. [1] Guests include San Quinn, Bailey, Big Rich, Messy Marv, Roscoe, Clyde Carson, Turf Talk, E-40, and others.

San Francisco Consolidated city-county in California, United States

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. San Francisco is the 13th-most populous city in the United States, and the fourth-most populous in California, with 884,363 residents as of 2017. It covers an area of about 46.89 square miles (121.4 km2), mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area, making it the second-most densely populated large US city, and the fifth-most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. San Francisco is also part of the fifth-most populous primary statistical area in the United States, the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area.

Ya Boy rapper

William Joseph Crawford, known by his stage name Ya Boy, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California. He was formerly signed to both of Akon's labels Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution.

Quincy Brooks IV, better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of Messy Marv, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.

Contents

Track listing

# Track Featured Guest(s) Producer(s) Length
01. "Introduction" Rob Lo 3:15
02. "Bust Back" Bailey Cozmo 3:53
03. "We So Cold" E-40, Turf Talk Droop-E 3:20
04. "Right Here'" Selau Davey D. Cohn, J-Moe 4:06
05. "Step Ya' Game Up" Rick Rock 3:53
06. "Fly As This" Clyde Carson Droop-E 3:27
07. "Bigger The Drama" Messy Marv Matter 3:55
08. "Bad Company" Bailey Sean T 4:04
09. "Wut's Good" Tony Butcha 3:41
10. "On Fire" King Cydal 3:13
11. "Turf 2 Tha Club" King Cydal 2:52
12. "Get That Weight Off" San Quinn Rashaad Wiggins 3:42
13. "Not For Free" Droop-E 4:00
14. "Get Down" Big Rich Sean T 3:30
15. "Somethin' To Rap About" San Quinn, AP.9 Razor 3:41
16. "It's Easy" King Cydal 4:20
17. "How U Want It" Joy Davey D. Cohn, J-Moe 3:28
18. "Cannon" Blue Chip Keez for Goodfella Records 3:24
19. "Tha Hardest" Roscoe Davey D. Cohn 3:56
20. "Run Yo' Mouth" Goldie, Boo Banger, R-Geezy, Infamous JD Cello 4:09

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References

  1. 1 2 allmusic (((Rookie of the Year > Overview )))
  2. 1 2 3 4 allmusic (((Rookie of the Year > Credits )))
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