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. It was released on September 14, 1999, through

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with distribution via

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. Recording session took place at Hypnotize Minds Studio and Cotton Row Recording Studio in

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was primarily handled by

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and

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, who also served as executive producers. It features

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and

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. The album peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 9 on the

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chart in the United States. The album spawned two

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s: "Represent It" and "Ballers". "Ballers" made it to number 75 on the US ''

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Patrick Houston – main artist * Jordan Houston – featured artist, producer, executive producer * Paul Beauregard – featured artist, producer, executive producer * Darnell Carlton – featured artist * Ricky Dunigan – featured artist * Lola Mitchell – featured artist * Anthony Henderson – featured artist * Victor Santiago, Jr. – featured artist * Byron Thomas – featured artist, producer * Bryan Christopher Brooks – featured artist * Christopher Noel Dorsey – featured artist * Terius Gray – featured artist *

– featured artists *Kirk Clayton – programming *Lil' Pat – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 3-6, 8, 9, 11, 13-19) *Niko Lyras – mixing & recording (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 12, 20) *L. Nix & Company Inc. – mastering *

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– artwork, design *Steve Roberts – photography

Chart history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1999 debut albums Project Pat albums Loud Records albums Albums produced by DJ Paul Albums produced by Juicy J Albums produced by Mannie Fresh