The Wicked Buddah Baby

The Wicked Buddah Baby
Studio album by Mr. 3-2
Released	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
Studio	Jungle Style (Houston, TX) Temple Studios (Houston, TX) The Enterprise
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:30
Label	Rap-A-Lot Noo Trybe
Producer	J. Prince (exec.) John Bido (also exec.) Mike Dean N.O. Joe Mr. 3-2 Big Swift Crazy C Freddie Young Troy "Pee Wee" Clark
Mr. 3-2 chronology
Secrets of the Hidden Temple (1994) The Wicked Buddah Baby (1996) No Mercy (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Source	[2]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Buddah Baby Intro"	John Bido Mike Dean (co.)	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. Joe	3:40
7.	"Turning Lane" (featuring Southside Playaz)	Mike Dean	4:06
8.	"Kickin Flowz"	Troy "Pee Wee" Clark	3:53
9.	"Hit the Highway" (featuring Too $hort, 8Ball & MJG)	Mr. 3-2	5:42
10.	"You Wanna Ride" (featuring UGK)	Big Swift	4:38
11.	"Buddah Nature" (Remix)	Crazy C	4:08
12.	"Buddah Baby Outro"	Freddie Young	6:30
Total length:			54:30

Sampled credits

• "Dressed 2 Kill" contains elements from "The Memory" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
• "My Sweet Trick" contains elements from "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume and "Love T.K.O." by Teddy Pendergrass
• "Them Against Me" contains elements from "Electric Lady" by Con Funk Shun
• "Hit the Highway" contains elements from "Just Roll" by Fabu
• DJ Screw talks on "Buddah Baby Outro"

Personnel

• Christopher Juel Barriere – main artist, producer (track 9), engineering, mixing, mastering, production coordinator, art design
• Sonia Moore – featured artist (track 2)
• Southside Playaz – featured artists (track 7)
• Marlon Jermaine Goodwin – featured artist (track 9)
• Premro Smith – featured artist (track 9)
• Todd Anthony Shaw – featured artist (track 9)
• Bernard Freeman – featured artist (track 10)
• Chad Lamont Butler – featured artist (track 10)
• John Okuribido – producer (tracks: 1, 3-5), engineering, mixing, mastering, production coordinator, art design, executive producer, management
• Michael George Dean – producer (track 7), co-producer (tracks: 1, 3-5), engineering, mixing, mastering
• Joseph Johnson – producer (tracks: 2, 6)
• Troy Clark – producer (track 8), engineering
• John "Swift" Catalon – producer (track 10)
• Simon Cullins – producer (track 11)
• Freddie Young – producer (track 12)
• James A. Smith – executive producer
• Jeff Griffin – engineering
• Anthony Valcic – mastering
• Pen & Pixel – art direction

Charts

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

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.

External links

The Wicked Buddah Baby at Discogs (list of releases)