Chicken-n-Beer
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| Studio album by Ludacris | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 60:22 | |||
| Label | DTP, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Christopher Bridges (exec.), Chaka Zulu (exec.), Kanye West, The Neptunes, Ruh Anubis Yazid, DJ Nasty & LVM, Icedrake, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Zukhan Bey, Erick Sermon, Black Key, Terrence "T-Storm" Battle, Jook | |||
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| Singles from Chicken-n-Beer | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (favorable)[2] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+)[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-)[6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| USA Today | [9] |
| The Washington Post | (favorable)[10] |
Chicken-n-Beer is the third studio album by rapper Ludacris.[11] It peaked at number one in the United States with 429,000 copies sold in the first week. Def Jam released the album early when the album's tracks leaked on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The album features the single "Stand Up" (produced by Kanye West), as well as the singles "Pussy-Poppin'", "Splash Waterfalls" and "Diamond in the Back". The album has sold over 2.7 million copies to date.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Samples | Time |
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| 1 | "Southern Fried Intro" | DJ Nasty & L.V.M. |
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3:55 |
| 2 | "Blow It Out" | Ron Browz | 4:05 | |
| 3 | "Stand Up" (featuring Shawnna) | Kanye West, Ludacris (co) | 3:33 | |
| 4 | "Rob Quarters" (Skit) | Terrence "T-Storm" Battle | 1:04 | |
| 5 | "Splash Waterfalls" | Icedrake |
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4:50 |
| 6 | "Hard Times" (featuring 8Ball & MJG & Carl Thomas) | DJ Nasty & L.V.M. |
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5:15 |
| 7 | "Diamond in the Back" | DJ Paul & Juicy J |
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4:12 |
| 8 | "Screwed Up" (featuring Lil' Flip) | Ruh Anubis Yazid aka Mo B. Dick | 4:52 | |
| 9 | "T Baggin'" (Skit) | Terrence "T-Storm" Battle | 0:53 | |
| 10 | "Pussy-Poppin" (featuring Shawnna & Lil' Fate) | Zukhan Bey, The Neptunes (co) | 4:50 | |
| 11 | "Hip Hop Quotables" | Erick Sermon | 3:09 | |
| 12 | "Black Man's Struggle" (Skit) | Terrence "T-Storm" Battle | 0:35 | |
| 13 | "Hoes in My Room" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Ruh Anubis Yazid aka Mo B. Dick | 4:40 | |
| 14 | "Teamwork" | Black Key | 3:46 | |
| 15 | "Interactive" (Skit) | Terrence "T-Storm" Battle | 1:03 | |
| 16 | "We Got" (featuring Chingy, I-20 & Tity Boi) | DJ Paul & Juicy J | 4:21 | |
| 17 | "Eyebrows Down" (featuring Tity Boi & Dolla Boy) | Jook | 5:20 | |
| 18* | "Act a Fool" | Keith Mack | 4:30 | |
| 19* | "Southern Hospitality" (Remix) (featuring Ms. Dynamite & Maxwell D) (Bonus) | Ron Browz | 4:03 | |
| 20* | "Blow It Out" (Remix) (featuring 50 Cent) (Bonus) | Ron Browz | 4:03 |
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums | 1 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 5 |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (2011-08-01). "The A.V. Club review". Avclub.com. http://www.avclub.com/articles/ludacris-chickennbeer,11735/. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Vrabel, Jeff. "Review: Chicken-n-Beer". Chicago Sun-Times: 9. October 12, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
- ^ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=ludacris. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Reviewed by Neil Drumming (2003-10-24). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,519560,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Los Angeles Times review". Articles.latimes.com. 1986-12-28. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/oct/12/entertainment/ca-rack12. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/294229/ludacris?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "USA Today review". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2003-10-07. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/420056051.html?dids=420056051:420056051&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+07%2C+2003&author=Steve+Jones%3B+Elysa+Gardner%3B+Brian+Mansfield&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Shelby+Lynne+reaffirms+her+'Identity'&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ 10:05:46) (2003-11-05). "The Washington Post review". Politicalpalace.yuku.com. http://politicalpalace.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/9490. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Chicken N Beer: Ludacris: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-N-Beer-Ludacris/dp/B0000AQS1A/. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
| Preceded by Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast |
Billboard 200 number-one album October 19, 2003 - October 25, 2003 |
Succeeded by Measure of a Man by Clay Aiken |
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