''Kiss of Death'' is the second album by American rapper

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. It is the follow-up to his 2001

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-RIAA selling debut album '' Kiss tha Game Goodbye''. The album was released in the US on the June 22, 2004 and debuted at number one on both the ''

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'' and the

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charts.

Singles

The album's singles charted successfully. The singles include "

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" featuring Anthony Hamilton) which peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 4 on the ''Billboard''

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chart and " U Make Me Wanna" featuring

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) which peaked at number 21 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 8 on the ''Billboard''

chart.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 selling 246,000 copies in its first week. It was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States a week later. In the UK, the album debuted at number 65 on the

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Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional producer.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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