''Statlanta'' is the debut
studio album by
Atlanta
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rapper
Stat Quo
Stanley Bernard Benton (born July 24, 1978), better known as Stat Quo, is an American rapper and record producer.Shaheem Reid (January 12, 2004).Mixtape Mondays: Stat Quo" ''MTV''. Accessed February 5, 2008. Benton worked his way to college a ...
. First recorded and set to be released in 2003, under
Shady Records
Shady Records is an American record label founded by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg, after the highly successful release of Eminem's ''The Slim Shady LP'' (1999).
Shady has seen negative times when being part of the unsuccessful ...
,
Aftermath Entertainment
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Current acts include Dr. Dre himself, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, ...
and
Interscope Records with mentors
Eminem and
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
as executive producers, it was reworked in seven years not featuring any of the original material recordings, and was released on July 13, 2010 under
Sha Money XL
Sha or SHA may refer to:
Places
* Sha County, Fujian, China
* Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, (IATA code)
* Sia, Cyprus, also spelled ''Sha''
* Sagamihara Housing Area, an army installation in Japan
* Vehicle registration plates in t ...
's Dream Big Ventures label after many push-backs.
''Statlanta'' debuted at #85 on Billboard's
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart.
Production and guests
''Statlanta'' features production from
Sha Money XL
Sha or SHA may refer to:
Places
* Sha County, Fujian, China
* Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, (IATA code)
* Sia, Cyprus, also spelled ''Sha''
* Sagamihara Housing Area, an army installation in Japan
* Vehicle registration plates in t ...
,
Needlz
Khari Cain (born April 19, 1978), professionally known as Needlz, is an American record producer and songwriter.
Early life and career
Khari Cain was born on April 19, 1978 in Lansing, Michigan. He began to DJ while an undergraduate in Florida ...
,
S1,
Boi-1da
Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.
The Toronto raised producer has work ...
, Stat Quo himself, among others. Featured guests include
Marsha Ambrosius
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, Antonio McLendon, Brevi,
Esthero
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,
Raheem DeVaughn,
Devin the Dude
Devin Copeland (born June 4, 1970), better known by his stage name Devin the Dude, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is known for his unique rapping style and his 2002 songs "Lacville '79" and "Doobie Ashtray".
Early life
Devin Copel ...
, and
Talib Kweli
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. Former mentor
Dr. Dre
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was involved since the recording process, and served as production consultant-supervisor, he helped Stat Quo along with Aftermath producer Mike Chav to materialize the album.
Two leftover tracks featuring
Eminem, titled "Atlanta On Fire" (also known as "The Next One") and "Classic Shit" (also known as "Testify") have been leaked to the internet.
Singles
The first single from the album was "Ghetto USA" featuring Antonio McLendon, who is also Stat Quo's songwriting labelmate on
Aftermath Entertainment
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Current acts include Dr. Dre himself, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, ...
, which was released on December 8, 2009 via
Amazon.com
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. A Video was released for the single on November 13, 2010.
The second and final single from the album was "
Success", which was released on May 18, 2010 via
Amazon.com
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. A video was released for the single on March 2, 2010.
Track listing
Charts
References
2010 debut albums
Stat Quo albums
Albums produced by Boi-1da
Albums produced by Needlz
Albums produced by Symbolyc One
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