The Purity Album

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The Purity Album
SPMThePurityAlbum.jpg
Compilation album by
SPM
ReleasedAugust 15, 2000
Genre
Length1:13:50
Label
Producer
  • Happy Perez
  • Shadow Ramirez
  • Massive
  • Tony G
  • Se7en
  • South Park Mexican
  • Mario Ayala
  • Hotan Kheyrandish
  • Jaime Ortiz
  • Orville Adams
South Park Mexican chronology
The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World
(1999)
The Purity Album
(2000)
Time Is Money
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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SPM Presents The Purity Album is a compilation album by American hip hop recording artist SPM and his labelmates from Dope House Records. It was released on August 15, 2000, and this is the first of three albums to be released with Universal Records. The album debuted at number 57 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It contains the Tony G-produced hit single "You Know My Name", which peaked at #99 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #31 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dope House Intro" (performed by South Park Mexican & Courtney Jones)Massive1:39
2."You Know My Name" (performed by South Park Mexican & Miss Asiah)Tony G.4:44
3."Follow My Lead" (performed by South Park Mexican, Baby Beesh & Lucky Luciano)Randy "Shadow" Ramirez4:27
4."2 Joints" (performed by South Park Mexican, Dum Dum, Happy Perez, Low-G, Diamond, Grimm, Baby Beesh & Lil' Bing)Se7en4:44
5."Dope Game" (performed by South Park Mexican) SPM 4:35
6."Rollin" (performed by South Park Mexican, Shadow Ramirez, Grimm & Lil' Bing)Mario Ayala3:56
7."Child of the Ghetto" (performed by Juan Gotti, Monster, Russell Lee & Skrilla)Happy Perez3:20
8."Watch the Block Bleed" (performed by Grimm & Ikeman)Happy Perez4:26
9."I Wanna Know Her Name" (performed by South Park Mexican, Baby Beesh, Low-G & Russell Lee)Hotan Kheyrandish4:03
10."Styrofoam Cup" (performed by Baby Beesh, Grimm, Ikeman, Lil Villain & Russell Lee)Happy Perez3:47
11."Meet Your Fate" (performed by Sevan & Pimpstress)
  • Happy Perez
  • Randy "Shadow" Ramirez
4:10
12."Cookie Baker" (performed by Lil' D, Guero & Smoke Dogg)Happy Perez4:02
13."We Did Dat" (performed by Hillwood Hustlers)Happy Perez3:19
14."Crazy Lady" (performed by Russell Lee)Happy Perez4:42
15."Whatever You Do" (performed by Low-G, Grimm, Happy Perez & Rasheed)Happy Perez4:04
16."I Am Your Future" (performed by Grimm)Happy Perez4:35
17."Problemas" (performed by Guero, Skrilla & Lupita)Jaime "Pain" Ortiz4:51
18."Right Now" (performed by Major Riley)Orville Adams3:42
Total length:1:13:50

Chart history

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 26

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