''Ruthless'' is the second

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by American rapper

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. It was released on June 30, 2009, by We the Best Music Group, Dollaz N Dealz Entertainment and

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. The album debuted at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 19,700 copies in its first week.

Singles

The album's first single, "

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" featuring T-Pain and

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, was released on May 19, 2009. The production on the song was handled by The Runners, while it was co-produced by

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. The album's second single, "Champion" featuring

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and

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, was released on June 16, 2009. The production team The Runners, would once again produced this song, this time with the production handled by

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Track listing

Charts

References

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