''Ghetto Fabulous'' is the third
studio album
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by the
-based rapper
Mystikal
Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1970), better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper.
Early life and education
Tyler grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana's 12th Ward. His father, who ran a small neighborhood store, d ...
. It was released on December 15, 1998, by
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
. It was produced by
Beats By the Pound
The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell.
The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...
. Like his previous album, this also proved to be a success peaking at #5 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and #1 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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selling 386,000 copies in its first week.
link A single, "That's the Nigga", reached #25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
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. This was Mystikal's final album with No Limit Records. The album was also certified platinum by the RIAA
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on January 27, 1999. On January 29, 2000, ''Ghetto Fabulous'' had sold 2,901,131 records in the U.S.
Track listing
Personnel
*Craig B.: producer
*Beats by the Pound: engineer, mixing
*Busta Rhymes: featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*C-Murder: featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*Tony Dawsey: mastering
*Dez: producer
*Fiend: composer, featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*Guillotine: composer, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
*M.A.C.: featured artist, primary artist
*Master P: composer, featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*Mia X: composer, featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*Mo B. Dick: producer
*M. Morales: composer
*Mystikal: composer, primary artist
*Naughty by Nature: composer, featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*O'Dell: producer, backing vocals
*Dave Robinson: composer
*Silkk the Shocker: composer, featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*Snoop Dogg: composer, featured artist, guest artist, performer, primary artist
*Carlos Stevens: producer
*Anita Thomas: backing vocals
*K. Walker: composer
*M. Williams: composer
*Charlie Wilson: composer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
* List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)
References
1998 albums
Jive Records albums
No Limit Records albums
Mystikal albums
Gangsta rap albums by American artists
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