''The Chain Gang Vol. 2'' is the second
studio album
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by rap group
State Property
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. It was released in August 2003 to positive reviews.
Young Gunz
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' "
Can't Stop Won't Stop" was later nominated for the 2003 Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Grammy Award
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.
The album sold 296,000 units.
The album sold 69,000 in its first week
Track listing
# "
Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (Young Gunz)
# "It's On" (Beanie Sigel
Featuring Jay-Z
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)
# "Temporary Relief" (Peedi Crakk & Omillio Sparks)
# "Rolling down the Freeway" (Freeway)
# "B.B. Gun" (Young Gunz, Beanie Sigel, Peedi Crakk & Oschino)
# "State Prop (You Know Us)" (Young Gunz & Beanie Sigel)
# "When You Hear That" (Beanie Sigel & Peedi Crakk
Featuring Dirt McGirt
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)
# "Still in Effect" (Freeway & Neef)
# "Blow" (Oschino & Sparks & Young Chris
Featuring Twista
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)
# "Been Down Too Long" (Oschino)
# "G.A.M.E." (Peedi Crakk, Beanie Sigel, & Young Chris
Featuring Lil' Cease)
# "Just Another Nigga" (O & Sparks & Beanie Sigel)
# "Want Me Back" (O & Sparks, Young Chris, & Freeway)
# "See Clearly" (Peedi Crakk, Beanie Sigel, & Young Gunz)
# "If I Could Do It All Again" (O & Sparks)
# "Criminal Background" (Peedi Crakk & Young Chris)
# "94 Bars" (Young Chris)
onus track
Production
* Darrel "Digga" Branch — track 1
*
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie — track 2
* Boola — track 3, 6
* Bink Dogg — track 4
* Chad Hamilton — track 5, 9, 13, 16, 17
* Sean "S Dot" Francis — track 7
* Spike & Jamahl — track 2
*
The Alchemist
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* ''The Alchemist'' (play), a play by Ben ...
— track 8
* Black Key — track 10
* Henny Loc — track 11
* Ruggedness — track 12
*
Warryn Campbell
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— track 14
* Black Key — track 15
*
Just Blaze
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- track 18, track 10 (co-producer)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2003 albums
State Property (band) albums
Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)
Albums produced by Bink (record producer)
Albums produced by Just Blaze
Roc-A-Fella Records albums
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