"Rock the Party" is a song written and performed by American rapper Raymond "

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" Scott and featuring singer-songwriter Mario "Yellowman" Winans. It was released on September 3, 2002 via

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as the

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from Benzino's second solo studio album '' Redemption''. Recording sessions took place at Planet 2 Planet in

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with Wayne Allison.

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was handled by Winans. It was mixed by Paul Logus at the Hit Factory Criteria in

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and mastered by

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at Sterling Sound in New York. Young Heff remixed version featured guest verses from

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and

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. The song peaked at number 82 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 28 on the

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, and number 31 on the

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, marking it Benzino's highest charted single to date. The song also appeared on the US version of ''

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: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture'', and later was featured in the 2002 film ''

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'' and the 2003 video game ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

*Raymond "

" Scott – main artist, songwriter *

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 2004 song "I Don't Wanna Know", which reached number 2 in the United States and number 1 in the United Kingdom. Winan ...

– featured artist, songwriter, producer *Michael Carlos Jones – songwriter *Wayne "The Brain" Allison – recording *Paul Logus – mixing *

– mastering

Charts

References

External links

* {{Mario Winans 2002 songs 2002 singles Elektra Records singles Songs written by Mario Winans