''Get Down or Lay Down'' is the debut album by

Philly's Most Wanted Philly's Most Wanted was an American hip hop duo composed of Al "Boo-Bonic" Holly and Joel "Mr. Man" Witherspoon. The duo broke into the music business as affiliates of production duo, The Neptunes. The duo signed with Atlantic Records in 2000 ...

, released on August 7, 2001 through

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

. The majority of the album was produced by

The Neptunes The Neptunes are an American songwriting and production duo composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. Williams often provides additional vocals on records and appears in the duo's music videos, ...

. The album featured three charting singles, the most successful of which was "

Cross the Border "Cross the Border" was the lead single released from Philly's Most Wanted's debut album, '' Get Down or Lay Down''. The song was produced by The Neptunes. "Cross the Border" became the duo's most successful single, reaching number 98 on the '' ...

", which peaked at 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles. "Y'all Can't Never Hurt Us" and "Please Don't Mind" both found success on the Rap charts, reaching 13 and 12 on the chart respectively. The album itself, however, underperformed, only reaching 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

Charts

References

2001 debut albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by the Neptunes Albums produced by Just Blaze Hip hop albums by American artists {{2001-hiphop-album-stub