''From tha Roota to tha Toota'' is the second album from the hip hop duo
Field Mob released under the now defunct recording label
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
, currently distributed by
Geffen Records. It was released to stores on October 22, 2002.
The title of the album is a colloquial southern United States reference to making use of an entire
pig
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- from the snout to the tail.
The LP spawned the
Jazze Pha produced single "
Sick of Being Lonely" which reached #18 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #5 on the US
Billboard Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2002.
This album reached #33 on the US
Billboard Top 200 and #4 on the US
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts. It has since been
certified gold, selling over 700,000 copies.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2002 albums
Field Mob albums
MCA Records albums
Albums produced by Jazze Pha
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