''So So Gangsta'' is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on September 12, 2006 via

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simultaneously with an instrumental album entitled ''So So Gangsta - The Album Sampler''. Recording sessions took place at Studio Atlantis and at the Crippin Kitchen in

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, at the Hit Factory Criteria and at Poe Boy Studios in

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, and at SouthSide Studios in

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was handled by

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and Daz himself, with

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, Ivan Johnson and

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serving as co-producers. It features

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s from

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, Jagged Edge,

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and The Kid Slim. The album debuted at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with just over 23,000 albums sold its first week. It has reached 150,000 moved units according to

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on October 10, 2007. The album spawned two singles: "On Some Real Shit" and " Weekend".

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for "On Some Real Shit" was directed by Juwan Lee, while the single made it to number 90 on the

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. Music video for "All I Need" was directed by D. Baker, and music video for "Thang on My Hip" was directed by Daz and Todd 1.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains samples from the composition "Friends or Lovers" written by Raeford Gerald and performed by Act One

Personnel

*Delmar "

" Arnaud – main artist, producer (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9, 12), recording (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 12) *William "

" Roberts II – featured artist (track 2) *

– featured artist (track 4) *Calvin "

" Broadus – featured artist (track 5) *Priest "

" Brooks – featured artist (track 5), co-producer (tracks: 3, 5) *Ralph "

" Di Stasio – featured artist (track 6) *Ricardo "

" Brown – featured artist (track 7) *O'Shea "

" Jackson – featured artist (track 8) *Jaron "The Kid Slim" Alston – featured artist (track 9) * Jagged Edge – featured artists (track 11) *Ernest "

" Wilson – producer (track 1) *

– producer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 10, 11), mixing (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10-12), executive producer *

– producer (track 7) *James "

" Phillips – co-producer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 11) *Ivan Johnson – co-producer (tracks: 8, 9, 12) *John Horesco IV – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11) *Tadd "Rowdy Rik" Mingo – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12) *Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince – recording (track 2) *Conrad Golding – recording (track 7) *Wayne Allison – recording (track 7) *

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– mixing (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10-12) *Doug Wilson – mixing (track 7) *Rufus Morgan – assistant recording (track 8) *Josh Houghkirk – assistant mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 12) *Reed Taylor – assistant mixing (track 7) *

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– mastering *Will Ragland – art direction, design *Kate McGregor – art coordinator *Kai Regan – photography *Sterling J. Carroll III – A&R *Ronette Bowie – A&R *Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers – A&R *Bret D. Lewis – legal

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Daz Dillinger albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by No I.D. Albums produced by Soopafly So So Def Recordings albums Albums produced by Scott Storch Albums produced by Daz Dillinger Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri