''5 * Stunna'' (stylized as ''5 ★ Stunna'', also known as ''5 Star Stunna'') is the third

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rapper Birdman. It was released on December 11, 2007, by Cash Money Records and Universal Motown Records. The album includes the productions from

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, T-Mix, Cool & Dre, Young Yonny, DJ Tone,

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, Tommy Gunnz, Drumma Boy, Steve Morales and Raymond "Sarom" Diaz, among others. Rapper Lil Wayne has featured 7 out of 22 tracks throughout the whole album. The album debuted at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 80,000 copies in the first week. To date, the album has sold 372,000 copies in the United States. All three

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were released from the album, and each of them contains the collaborations with Lil Wayne; "

Pop Bottles "Pop Bottles" is the first single from Birdman's third studio album, '' 5 * Stunna''. The track features rapper Lil Wayne. The track also samples his song "Put Ya Hands Up." The song has since sold over 3,690,000 copies. In the music video for t ...

", which also features

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s from fellow rapper Jadakiss, "

100 Million "100 Million" is the second single from Birdman's third studio album, '' 5 * Stunna''. The track features Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, and was produced by Cool & Dre. Dre performs the chorus and DJ Khaled performs the intro and outro, but ...

", which also features guest vocals from these fellow rappers Young Jeezy and

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, along with these record producers Dré and DJ Khaled, "

I Run This "I Run This" is the third single from Birdman's third studio album '' 5 * Stunna''. It features Lil Wayne. It is produced by T-Mix. Lil Jon, Brisco, DJ Drama and Glasses Malone make cameo appearances in the video. BET's ''106 & Park'' premier ...

Background

The album was first rumored to be titled as ''5 Star General'', however, the title of the album was later changed into ''5 Star Stunna''.

Singles

His official debut

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for his third album, titled "

" was released on June 15, 2007. The song features

s from his frequent collaborator and fellow rapper Lil Wayne, while it was

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by Raymond "Sarom" Diaz and Steve Morales. The album's second single, titled "

" was released on November 23, 2007. Lil Wayne also featured on this track, along with fellow rappers Young Jeezy and

, and these record producers Dré and DJ Khaled. The song was produced by the production duo Cool & Dre. The album's third single, "

" was released on May 14, 2008. For the third time, Lil Wayne was featured on this track, while it was produced by T-Mix and Drumma Boy.

Lawsuits

In October 2009, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records, and various music distribution outlets were sued for copyright infringement by Thomas Marasciullo, who claims his voice was used without permission. The rappers asked him to record some "Italian-styled spoken word recordings" in 2006. The lyrics were allegedly used on "Respect", and other tracks from the rappers' collaboration album ''Like Father, Like Son''.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Sample credits * "Pop Bottles" contains interpolations from "Put Ya Hands Up", written by Wayne Brown, Shandel Green, Jason Phillips, and Deke Richards.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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