Da Fat Rat wit da Cheeze is the second solo studio album by American rapper
Lil' O
Lil' O (born Ore Magnus Lawson; November 22, 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American rapper, raised in Houston, Southwest Houston, Texas. He is an original member of DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click. He was also known as O or Da Fat Rat Wit Da ...
, from
Houston
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,
Texas
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. It was released on November 21, 2000, via Game Face Entertainment. The album features
Screwed Up Click
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members (
Big Hawk
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Life and ...
,
Big Moe
Kenneth Doniell Moore (August 20, 1974 – October 14, 2007), better known by his stage name Big Moe, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas.
Early life
Kenneth Doniell Moore was born in Houston, Texas on August 20, 1974, and he grew up ...
,
Big Pokey
Milton Powell (born November 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Big Pokey, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Pokey is associated with chopped and screwed music, and is one of the original members of the Screwed Up Click.
Rap c ...
,
E.S.G.,
Mike D
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Early life
Diamond was born in New York Cit ...
,
Z-Ro
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Early li ...
) and fellow Houston-based recording artists, including Big T, BFK, Poppy and
Slim Thug
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among others. The album peaked at number 199 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and number 63 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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, making it his most successful album to date. Its
lead single
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, "Back Back", peaked at number 62 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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and number 65 on the
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Oreoluwa Mitchell Magnus-Lawson – main artist
*
Kenneth Doniell Moore – featured artist
(tracks: 2, 4, 8, 18)
*Poppy of Grit Boys – featured artist
(tracks: 2, 6, 19)
*
John Edward Hawkins – featured artist
(tracks: 9, 12, 18)
*Carmen Ginwright – featured artist
(tracks: 2, 13)
*
Cedric Dormaine Hill – featured artist
(tracks: 4, 13)
*
Joseph Wayne McVey IV – featured artist
(tracks: 7, 16)
*Christopher Barriere – featured artist
(tracks: 12, 18)
*Chris Ward – featured artist
(track 2)
*
Milton Powell – featured artist
(track 3)
*
Reuben Nero – featured artist
(track 5)
*A. Morgan – featured artist
(track 10)
*
Stayve Jerome Thomas – featured artist
(track 10)
*
Michael Dixon – featured artist
(track 12)
*Bad Actaz – featured artist
(track 15)
*Chad Jones – featured artist
(track 15)
*BFK – featured artist
(track 16)
*Slikk Breeze – featured artist
(track 18)
*Carl Jones – featured artist
(track 19)
*Derrick Blaylock – featured artist
(track 20)
*Blue of the Wreckshop Family – producer
(tracks: 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 16)
*Willy Malone – producer
(tracks: 2, 4, 10, 12, 18), mixing
(tracks: 1-19), engineering
*John "Swift" Catalon – producer
(tracks: 3, 13, 17), mixing
(tracks: 2, 13, 17)
*Barry Risper – producer
(tracks: 8, 18)
*André Sargent – producer
(tracks: 15, 20)
*Drez – producer
(track 1)
*Robert Louis – executive producer
*Gary L. Moon – mastering
Chart positions
References
External links
2001 albums
Lil' O albums
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