2002 studio album by Do or Die
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Back 2 the Game is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Do Or Die . It was released on August 13, 2002, via Rap-A-Lot /Virgin Records . Recording sessions took place at The Legendary Traxster, Inc., at Legit Ballers Studio, at Most Wanted Studio, at Chicago Tracks, and at Chicago Recording Company . Production was handled by The Legendary Traxster , Toxic, Naki and Datanna, with J. Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Johnny P., Twista and Yung Buk. The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200 and No. 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Beyond the Surface" Anthony Round Darnell Smith Dennis Round Frederick Taylor Toxic 4:16 2. "Ain't No Punk" The Legendary Traxster 4:09 3. "Sex Appeal" (featuring Twista and Johnny P.) A. Round Smith D. Round Taylor Toxic 4:22 4. "Diamenz" (featuring Johnny P.) A. Round Smith D. Round Daniel Griffin Datanna 5:18 5. "I Got a Problem" (featuring Yungbuck) A. Round Smith D. Round Jeffery Robinson Lindley The Legendary Traxster 4:33 6. "We Are Here" A. Round Smith D. Round Taylor Toxic 5:19 7. "3 A.M." (featuring Johnny P.) A. Round Smith D. Round Lindley The Legendary Traxster 4:57 8. "Secret Indictment" A. Round Smith D. Round Lindley The Legendary Traxster 5:12 9. "Dead Homies" (featuring Johnny P.) A. Round Smith D. Round Lindley The Legendary Traxster 5:32 10. "That's My Car" (featuring Johnny P.) A. Round Smith D. Round Lindley The Legendary Traxster 4:08 11. "Menage a trois" (featuring Johnny P.) A. Round Smith D. Round Lindley The Legendary Traxster 4:47 12. "Touchdown" A. Round Smith D. Round Johnnie Moore Naki 3:04 13. "Don't Touch My Money" A. Round Smith D. Round J. Moore Naki 4:02 14. "Diamenz (Remix)" (featuring Johnny P.) 4:14 Total length: 1:03:53
Sample credits
Anthony "N.A.R.D." Round – vocals
Darnell "Belo Zero" Smith – vocals
Dennis "AK47" Round – vocals
John "Johnny P" Pigram – vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 9-11, 14)
Carl "Twista " Mitchell – vocals (track 3)
Jeffery "Yung Buk" Robinson – vocals (track 5)
Frederick "Toxic" Taylor – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 6) , engineering, mixing
Samuel "The Legendary Traxster " Lindley – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 7-11) , engineering, mixing
Daniel "Datanna" Griffin – producer (track 4)
Johnnie "Naki" Moore – producer (tracks: 12, 13) , engineering, mixing
Larry Sturm – engineering, mixing
Manny Mohr – engineering, mixing
Chris Steinmetz – mixing
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
James "J. Prince " Smith – executive producer
Jason Clark – artwork, design, layout
T. Hopkins – photography
Tony "Big Chief" Randle – A&R
Anzel "Int'l Red" Jennings – A&R
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