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and features guest appearances from

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Track listing

Trunk Muzik 0-60

''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' is the second

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by American

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. It was released on November 22, 2010, by

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. The EP features guest appearances by

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, Rock City,

and

; and features six tracks taken from his last

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titled ''Trunk Muzik''. Production was handled by

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and Drama Beats, among others.

Composition and music structure

The accompanying music video for the song "Daddy's Lambo" was released. The album's third track "That's What We on Now", has instrumentation that includes "Klaxon synthesizers and a swift, ticking beat". The mixtape's second single, "I Just Wanna Party" featuring

. "Billy Crystal" is a song featuring music duo Rock City. "Pop the Trunk" was chosen as the album's lead single. This track features instrumentation that includes piano and saxophone. Lyrically, "Pop the Trunk" describes an "account of street justice" and "meth dealers in

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". "Box Chevy" featuring

. "Good to Go" featuring

; an accompanying music video was released. "Marijuana" is the most prominent representation of rock music on ''Trunk Muzik 0-60''. The album's tenth track "Love Is Not Enough", has been described as an "aching ballad". "I Wish" is a song featuring

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Release and reception

''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' was released in the United States on November 22, 2010 by

. On the week ending of November 28, 2010, ''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' selling 5,000 copies in its first week. The EP peaked at number one on the Top Heatseekers Albums Chart, at number 16 on the Top Rap Albums Chart, and at number 26 on the Top R&B Albums Chart. As of March 2012, the EP has sold 108,000 copies in the United States. "Pop the Trunk" and "I Just Wanna Party" were released as singles; the former failed to rank on national chart, while the latter charted on the

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at number 9. As of October 2012, the album has sold 171,204 copies. As of August 2013, the album has sold 210,000 copies in the United States. ''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' received generally positive reviews.

0-60 Track listing

;Sample credits *"Love Is Not Enough" contains a sample of "Hollywood" by

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, and an interpolation of "Anythang" by

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*"Marijuana" features a sample of "Moist Vagina" by

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Personnel

* Yelawolf –

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, composer * Ray Alba – publicity * Marcus Beatty –

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* Shannon jennings - engineer - udio mixing- udio mastering* Ian Blanton – engineer * Janine Booth – vocals * Leslie Brathwaite - mixing * Nikkiya Brooks – vocals *

- vocals * Laura Carter - marketing coordination * Regina Davenport - A&R * Archie Davis - marketing coordination * Radric Davis - composer * Dennis Dennehy - publicity * Seneca Doss - marketing coordination * Andrew Flad - marketing * Bernard Freeman - composer *

- vocals * James Ho - composer * Matt Huber - assistant * Rick James - composer * Irvin Johnson - engineer * Jeremy Jones - management *

- instrumentation, producer, programming * Dave Kutch - mastering * Amanda Lunt - A&R * Robert Marks - engineer, mixing * Hannibal Matthews -

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* Tristan McClain - engineer * Sean Mccoy - assistant * Jonny McCullom - composer * Todd Parker - A&R * Chris Pfaff - composer, instrumentation, producer, programming * Bradley Post - engineer * Kawan Prather - composer, A&R, executive producer *

- vocals * Christopher Richardson - engineer * Rock City - vocals * James Schafer - Composer * Shawty Fatt - vocals * Courtney Sills - management * Muzzy Solis - assistant * Theron Thomas - composer * Timothy Thomas - composer * Tamara Tickaradze - vocals * Andrew Van Meter - production coordination * Cameron Wallace - composer, instrumentation, producer, programming * William Washington - composer * Jason Wilkie - assistant * Willpower - instrumentation, producer, programming * Jason Wilson - assistant * Luke Wood - A&R * Corey Woods - composer * Ian the Zevos - creation

References

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