''The Benzino Project'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Benzino. It was released on October 30, 2001 through

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and ZNO Records. Recording sessions took place at Daddy's Home and at The Hit Factory in

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, at Source Sound Lab, at Future Recording Studios in

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, at Audio Vision Recording Studio, Hit Factory and Bogart Studio in

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. Produced primarily by Benzino's production team

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, as well as Teddy Riley, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie,

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and Trackmasters, it features guest appearances from Bobby Brown, Black Rob, Cormega, Foxy Brown, Outlawz,

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, Ray Ray, Scarface,

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, Superb, and Made Men. The album peaked at number 84 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 24 on the

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. Its lead single, "Boottee", made it to #11 on the Hot Rap Songs. In 2002, Benzino released a remix version of the album called '' The Benzino Remix Project''.

Track listing

;Notes *Track 15 is actually a duet between Bobby Brown and Wiseguys/ Made Men member Mr. Gzus; Benzino appears on the track as part of production team

;Sample credits *Track 13 contains a sample from "You Treat Me Good" written by Harry Wayne Casey *Track 15 contains a sample from "Settle for My Love" written by Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington and Sheree Brown and performed by Patrice Rushen *Track 19 contains samples from " The Bertha Butt Boogie" written by Jimmy Castor and John Pruitt *Track 21 contains a sample from "Back to Love" written by Michael Jones and performed by Evelyn "Champagne" King

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benzino Project, the Motown albums Benzino albums 2001 debut albums Albums produced by D-Dot Albums produced by Sean Combs Albums produced by Teddy Riley Albums produced by Trackmasters