So So Gangsta

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So So Gangsta
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Studio album by
Daz Dillinger
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
Recorded2006
Studio
Genre West Coast hip hop
Length48:55
Label
Producer
Daz Dillinger chronology
Gangsta Crunk
(2005)		So So Gangsta
(2006)		 Gangsta Party
(2007)
Singles from So So Gangsta
  1. "On Some Real Shit"
    Released: July 18, 2006
  2. "Weekend"
    Released: November 13, 2006
  3. "All I Need"
    Released: 2006
  4. "Daz Thang"
    Released: 2006

So So Gangsta is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Daz Dillinger. It was released on September 12, 2006 via So So Def/Virgin Records simultaneously with an instrumental album entitled So So Gangsta - The Album Sampler. Recording sessions took place at Studio Atlantis and at the Crippin Kitchen in Los Angeles, at the Hit Factory Criteria and at Poe Boy Studios in Miami, and at SouthSide Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Jermaine Dupri, No I.D., Scott Storch and Daz himself, with LRoc, Ivan Johnson and Soopafly serving as co-producers. It features guest appearances from Avery Storm, Ice Cube, Jagged Edge, Johntá Austin, Kurupt, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Soopafly and The Kid Slim. The album debuted at number 35 on the Billboard 200 with just over 23,000 albums sold its first week. It has reached 150,000 moved units according to SoundScan on October 10, 2007.

Contents

The album spawned two singles: "On Some Real Shit" and "Weekend". Music video for "On Some Real Shit" was directed by Juwan Lee, while the single made it to number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Music video for "All I Need" was directed by D. Baker, and music video for "Thang on My Hip" was directed by Daz and Todd 1.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [2]
Prefix6.5/10 [3]
RapReviews8/10 [4]
XXL 3/5 (L) [5]

AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "While some redundancy towards the end and a couple of unnecessary guest stars keep this from being vital, it's generally a well-built effort, and just like Cube's 2006 release, So So Gangsta offers a veteran Left Coaster sounding as hungry as he did in the WC's heyday." [1] William Ketchum III of HipHopDX praised Daz for maintaining his "California strut" by delivering "hardcore rhymes" over "equally tough soundscapes" with his West Coast friends, and was surprised by his "natural chemistry" with Dupri when swapping his "gangsterisms for light-hearted rhymes" alongside Rick Ross and Jagged Edge, concluding that: "So So Gangsta swiftly delivers the best of both worlds: satisfying doses of both JD's trademark So So Def production and Daz's signature gangsta flow." [2] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews wrote: "If you're looking for some certified fly West coast shit it's hard to go wrong with "So So Gangsta," easily one of Daz's best solo albums of the past 10 years." [4] Paul Cantor of XXL wrote: "Lyrically, Daz is still dat nigga, but he rarely expounds upon anything other than clichéd themes here. Although Gangsta's a welcome return for the OG, a little less gun talk and more substance would have broken up the monotony and saved the CD from just being so so." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Thang on My Hip"
 No I.D. 3:28
2."On Some Real" (featuring Rick Ross)
3:57
3."Rat a Tat Tat"
4:27
4."Weekend" (featuring Johntá Austin)
  • Arnaud
  • Dupri
  • Phillips
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • LRoc (co.)
2:58
5."DPG fo' Life" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Soopafly)
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Soopafly (co.)
4:57
6."Badder Than a Mutha" (featuring Avery Storm)
  • Arnaud
  • Dupri
  • Phillips
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • LRoc (co.)
2:52
7."Money on My Mind" (featuring Kurupt)
 Scott Storch 4:16
8."Strizap" (featuring Ice Cube)
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Ivan Johnson (co.)
4:27
9."Dangerous" (featuring The Kid Slim)
  • Arnaud
  • Jaron Alston
  • Walter Guathier
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Ivan Johnson (co.)
4:44
10."All I Need"
  • Arnaud
  • Alston
  • Dupri
Jermaine Dupri3:12
11."The One" (featuring Jagged Edge)
  • Arnaud
  • Brian Casey
  • Brandon Casey
  • Dupri
  • Phillips
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • LRoc (co.)
5:46
12."Dat's Dat Nigga"
  • Arnaud
  • Johnson
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Ivan Johnson (co.)
3:54
Total length:48:55
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 6
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [8] 2

References

  1. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "So So Gangsta - Daz Dillinger". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Ketchum III, William (September 29, 2006). "Daz - So So Gangsta". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "So So Gangsta". Prefix. Prefix Media Inc. November 20, 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. 1 2 Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 12, 2006). "Daz :: So So Gangsta". RapReviews. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Cantor, Paul (August 18, 2006). "Daz So So Gangsta". XXL . Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Daz Dillinger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Daz Dillinger Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Daz Dillinger Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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