''Rockstar Mentality'' is the only studio album by American Southern rap rock group

Shop Boyz The Shop Boyz are an Atlanta-based hip hop music, rap group best known for their 2007 hit single "Party Like a Rockstar." The group is composed of Demetrius "Meany" Hardin, Richard "Fat" Stephens, Rasheed "Sheed" Hightower.Shop Boyz by Mosi Reev ...

. It was released on June 19, 2007 through

Universal Republic Records Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an i ...

. Production was handled by Jason Pittman,

Jim Jonsin James Gregory Scheffer (born June 8, 1970), professionally known as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer, songwriter, businessman and DJ from South Florida. Jonsin has collaborated with numerous artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, ...

, Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Cal Rip,

David Banner Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Banner's family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he was raised. Ban ...

, Richard Harris III, and The Original Dream Team, with Billy Hume serving as a additional producer on two tracks. The album debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 52,000 copies sold in the U.S. in its first week. Its lead single " Party Like a Rockstar" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the follow-up single "They Like Me" made it to number 98 on the same chart.

Track listing

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One Thing Leads to Another "One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx, from their album ''Reach the Beach''. It is the band's most successful single, reaching number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1983. It also peaked at n ...

" written by Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, Alfie Agius and

Cy Curnin Cyril John Curnin (born 12 December 1957, Wimbledon, England) is a singer/songwriter and musician and is the lead vocalist for the new wave music group, the Fixx. As a songwriter, he has co-written over a dozen songs that have appeared on the ...

Personnel

;Shop Boyz *Brian "Bingo" Ward – vocals, executive producer *Demetrius "Meany" Hardin – vocals *Rasheed "Sheed" Hightower – vocals *Richard "Fat" Stephens – vocals ;Additional musicians *William "Billy Hume" Whedbee –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks: 1, 13), additional guitar (track 6), bass (tracks: 11, 13), additional producer (tracks: 6, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11-13) *

Frank Romano Frank Romano is an American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds. Career Currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, Romano grew up in a musical family in the suburbs of Clevel ...

– guitar (tracks: 3, 8) *Eric Live Florence – guitar (track 4) *Willie "Get Cool" Poole –

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

(track 4) *Keaunda Thomas –

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

(track 5) *Mike Hartnett – guitar (tracks: 5, 6, 11, 12), bass (tracks: 6, 11, 12) *Darrin Williams – guitar & producer (track 9) *Jordan Ware –

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

(track 9) ;Technicals *Jason "Pit" Pittman – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12) *Richard "Fire" Harris III – producer (track 2) *James "

" Scheffer – producer (tracks: 3, 8) *Lavell "

" Crump – producer (track 4) *Ron " Neff-U" Feemstar – producer (tracks: 7, 10) *Lynell Boone – producer (track 9) *Michael Macon – producer (track 9) *Turinida Sylvester – producer (track 9) *Calvin "Cal Rip" Miller – producer (track 13) *Joel Mullis – mixing (track 2) *Rob Marks – mixing & recording (tracks: 3, 8) *John Frye – mixing (track 4) *Kori Anders – recording (track 4) *Gary Fly – mixing assistant (track 4) *Stephen Nowoczynski – recording (tracks: 6, 11-13) *Bob Horn – mixing & recording (tracks: 7, 10) *

Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...

– mastering

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References

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* {{Authority control Shop Boyz albums 2007 debut albums Universal Records albums Albums produced by Jim Jonsin Albums produced by David Banner Albums produced by Theron Feemster