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. It was released on August 14, 2012 via

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. Recording sessions took place at the Kottonmouth Kompound. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai and member

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with additional production from John Edney and Steve Dang, except for the song "Mr. Cali Man", which was produced by Ceekay Jones and Makerz. It features

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s from

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, Ceekay Jones, Jahred,

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and

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. The album peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 9 on the

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, number 10 on both the

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and the

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, and number 7 on the

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chart in the United States. As of August 2015, it has sold 28,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

*Brad "

" Xavier – producer, arranger, executive producer *David "

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" Alexander – arranger *Steven "

" Thronson – vocals (tracks: 7, 13, 17) *Yeshe "

" Perl – vocals (track 12) *Ceekay Jones – vocals & producer (track 13) *James "

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" Spaniolo – vocals (track 14) *Paul "

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" Methric – vocals (track 14) *Paulo Sergio "

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" Gomes – vocals (track 16) *BJ Smith – backing vocals (tracks: 5, 9) *Crystal Ball – backing vocals (track 12) *Mike Kumagai – producer, mixing *Makerz – producer (track 13) *John Edney – engineering, additional producer & mixing *Steve Dang – engineering, additional producer & mixing *Kevin Zinger – executive producer, management *Dane Hollquist – cover artwork *Maggie St. Thomas – photography *Alex Rauch – layout *Ivory Daniel – management

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2012 albums Kottonmouth Kings albums Suburban Noize Records albums