''War Music'' is the street album by American rapper

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, hosted by

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. The album is Slim's debut on

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with Gang Module, and is due out for release on November 9, 2011. It was originally due out on the 25 October, but was delayed until the 8th of November. On 7 November, Slim confirmed it had been pushed back an extra day so that Dr. Dre could ''finish mastering'' the song he featured on. Confirmed features include

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, Nikki Grier and Sly. With production coming from Sid Roams,

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, Siege Monstrosity, DJ Silk and

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among others. Slim released the singles and accompanying videos to ''Gun Play'' and ''Work For It (Price On Ya Head)'' onto his official YouTube channel on the 6 September and 20 September. Followed by the upload of ''Doom Freestyle''. He later released ''What Goes Up'' onto his official Facebook page on October 5.

previewed the Dr. Dre featured track ''Back Against The Wall'' on Shade45 Radio on 6 November.

Track listing

;Original production * "Dreaming" takes its

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from "50's My Favorite" as performed by

. * "Back Against the Wall" contains a sample from "Salute" as performed by T.I. * "Whose House?" contains a sample from "My House" as performed by

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Personnel

* Executive producers: Sha Money XL * A&R: Brandon "Villa Nova" Lamela * Marketing: Cashmere Agency * Photo: Travis Shinn * Styling: Kieu Couture * Video & Art Design: Efrain "Eif" Rivera for ERG Designs * Hosted by DJ Whoo Kid * Recorded by Charlie Red * Mixed by Pat Viala * Mastered by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:War Music 2011 mixtape albums Albums produced by Dr. Dre Albums produced by Bink (record producer) Albums produced by Boi-1da Albums produced by Jake One Slim the Mobster albums Aftermath Entertainment albums