''The Day After Hell Broke Loose'' is a compilation album released by

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in conjunction with producer Bigg Time.

Background

Production was entirely handled by Bigg Time, with famed southern hip hop producer and frequent Rap-a-Lot contributor Mike Dean providing mixing, master and drum programming for the album. The album serves as a sequel to

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's 1999 compilation ''The Day Hell Broke Loose'', which was also produced by Bigg Tyme. As such, most of the album features songs performed by Swishahouse members such as Mike Jones,

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and

Slim Thug Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980), better known by his stage name Slim Thug, is an American rapper. He initially gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the hit single by rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'". In July 2005, h ...

, though Rap-a-Lot artists such as Scarface and

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also appear on the album. The original version of "

Still Tippin' "Still Tippin" is a song by American rapper Mike Jones, released on November 12, 2004 as his debut and lead single from his album '' Who Is Mike Jones?'' (2005). Prior to this, it was also used as a single to promote Swisha House's compilation al ...

" performed by Jones, Chamillionaire and Slim Thug appeared on this album months before the remix with Paul Wall became a hit. ''The Day After Hell Broke Lose'' peaked at 67 on the ''Billboard''

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Reception

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's Jason Birchmeier described the album as "sort of a

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-style '' Chronic'', albeit one that isn't quite as well developed or thought out". He also added "you might want to check this one out, especially if you're a fan of Rap-a-Lot."

Track listing

#"Intro"- 1:09 (

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) #"

"- 4:15 ( Mike Jones,

and

) #"Platinum Stars"- 3:50 (Chamillionaire, Lil Flip and

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) #"Dick Rider"- :40 #"We Act Bad"- 3:51 (Da'Costa) #"Crazy"- 4:21 (Mike Jones, Dolla Da'Costa and Billy Cook) #"Get That Money"- 4:04 (Slim Thug and Scarface) #"After Party"- 5:18 (

Paul Wall Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse Records, and has released several albums under the label and collabor ...

, Dolla Da'Costa and Mangnificent) #"Bud Hightower"- :54 #"Deez Bitches"- 4:01 (

and Dolla Da'Costa) #"Z-Ro"- 3:03 (

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) #"Life"- 3:54 (Lil' Ron and Dolla Da'Costa) #"The Snitch"- 1:03 #"Got Us F'd Up"- 4:13 (Lil Mario and J-Dawg)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Day After Hell Broke Lose, The 2004 compilation albums Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer) Hip hop compilation albums Rap-A-Lot Records compilation albums