The Wicked Buddah Baby

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The Wicked Buddah Baby
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ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length54:30
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Mr. 3-2 chronology
Secrets of the Hidden Temple
(1994)
The Wicked Buddah Baby
(1996)
No Mercy
(1998)
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The Wicked Buddah Baby is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Mr. 3-2, a member of Blac Monks and Screwed Up Click, from Houston, Texas. It was released on September 17, 1996, via Rap-A-Lot Records and Noo Trybe Records. It features guest appearances from 8Ball & MJG, Sonia Moore, Southside Playaz, Too Short and UGK. The album peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Buddah Baby Intro"
2:22
2."Coming Down" (featuring Sonia Moore) N.O. Joe 4:00
3."Dressed 2 Kill"
  • John Bido
  • Mike Dean (co.)
5:03
4."My Sweet Trick"
  • John Bido
  • Mike Dean (co.)
5:40
5."Them Against Me"
  • John Bido
  • Mike Dean (co.)
4:48
6."Welcome to the Slab"N.O. Joe3:40
7."Turning Lane" (featuring Southside Playaz)Mike Dean4:06
8."Kickin Flowz"Troy "Pee Wee" Clark3:53
9."Hit the Highway" (featuring Too $hort, 8Ball & MJG) Mr. 3-2 5:42
10."You Wanna Ride" (featuring UGK)Big Swift4:38
11."Buddah Nature" (Remix)Crazy C4:08
12."Buddah Baby Outro"Freddie Young6:30
Total length:54:30

Sampled credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 28
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 13

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References

  1. "Wicked Buddah Baby – Mr. 3-2". AllMusic . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. Marshall, Wesley K. (November 1996). "Record Report: 3-2 – The Wicked Buddah Baby". The Source . No. 86. New York. p. 132.
  3. "Mr. 3-2 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  4. "Mr. 3-2 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.

The Wicked Buddah Baby at Discogs (list of releases)