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Allmusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
RapReviews7.5/10[3]

D12 World is the second studio album by Detroit hip hop group D12, released on April 27, 2004. The album sold 544,000 copies in its first week on the U.S. Billboard 200.[4] The album is the last D12 album to feature Proof before his death in 2006, and the only D12 album to feature "Bugz" on a track.[5]

Background

In memory of Bugz, who was killed prior to a concert on May 21, 1999, the group recorded the track "Good Die Young" in memory of him. The album also includes a song entitled "Bugz '97", which is a 1997 recording of Bugz, originally taken from the song "Desperados". The album was often overshadowed by Eminem's massive success, and as such, the band toured without him for promotion of the album. At the time, Eminem was busy recording Encore. Although shadowed by Eminem's success, members Bizarre and Proof managed to prevail with mildly successful solo careers following D12 World, with the releases of Hannicap Circus and Searching for Jerry Garcia in 2005. Before the album's release, "6 in the Morning" was featured on Eminem's 2003 mixtape Straight from the Lab and was entitled "Come On In".

Reception

D12 World debuted at the top of the US, UK, Irish, Canadian and NZ album charts. It debuted at number 2 in Germany and Australia, and also in the top 5 in Switzerland, Norway and Australia. It debuted in the top 10 in Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It sold over 500,000 records in its first week of release in the US alone. "My Band", the first single, also has been successful reaching number one in Australia and the US rhythmic top 40, top 5 in the UK and Germany and top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Upon release, D12 World received mixed to positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Git Up"M. Mathers, L. Resto, Steve King, O. Moore, V. CarlisleEminem, Luis Resto4:03
2."Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice)M. Mathers, L. Resto, D. Porter, O. Trice, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. JohnsonEminem, Luis Resto5:54
3."Just Like U"T. Cottrell, R. JohnsonHi-Tek, Eminem, Luis Resto3:31
4."I'll Be Damned"D. Porter, O. Moore, R. Johnson, V. CarlisleMr. Porter, Eminem, Luis Resto4:21
5."Dude" (skit)Eminem, Luis RestoEminem1:14
6."My Band"D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. KingEminem, Luis Resto4:58
7."U R the One"D. Porter, M. Richardson, M. Elizondo, O. Moore, R. Johnson, D. Holton, V. CarlisleMr. Porter4:19
8."6 in the Morning"M. Mathers, L. Resto, D. Porter, O. Moore, V. CarlisleEminem, Luis Resto4:38
9."How Come"M. Mathers, D. Porter, D. Holton, D. Moore, B. JohnsonWitt & Pep4:09
10."Leave Dat Boy Alone"M. Mathers, L. Resto, A. Thelusma, O. Moore, D. Porter, V. CarlisleRed Spyda, Eminem, Luis Resto5:23
11."Get My Gun"M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King, O. Moore, V. Carlisle, D. Holton, D. Porter, R. JohnsonEminem, Luis Resto4:34
12."Bizarre" (skit)R. Johnson, EminemEminem1:21
13."Bitch"M. Mathers, L. Resto, D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Holton, V. Carlisle, R. JohnsonEminem, Luis Resto4:56
14."Steve's Coffee House" (skit)S. Berman, M. MathersEminem0:51
15."D-12 World"K. West, D. Porter, R. Johnson, O. Moore, V. Carlisle, D. HoltonKanye West3:10
16."40 Oz."M. Williams, J. Kent, M. Mathers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. HoltonTrackboyz4:02
17."Commercial Break" (featuring Young Zee)D. Porter, Young ZeeMr. Porter1:12
18."American Psycho II" (featuring B-Real)A. Young, M. Elizondo, L. Freese, O. Moore, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, M. MathersDr. Dre, Mike Elizondo3:44
19."Bugz '97" (skit) (performed by Bugz)K. Pitts, M. MathersEminem1:05
20."Good Die Young"D. Porter, S. Rivers, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, D. Holton, O. Moore, J. R. Rotem, P. WilliamsMr. Porter5:56
21."Keep Talkin"M. Mathers, O. Moore, T. Martinez, G. Hughes, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, D. Holton, M. MooreNight & Day4:28
Special Edition Bonus Disc[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Barbershop"M. Mathers, O. Moore, G. Hughes, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, D. Holton, M. MooreMr. Porter4:23
2."Slow Your Roll"M. Mathers, O. Moore, G. Hughes, V. Carlisle, R. Johnson, D. Holton, M. MooreEminem4:25
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Making of the Album" (Featurette) 
2."Behind the Scenes" (Featurette) 
3."My Band" (Uncensored Music Video) 
4."40 Oz." (Uncensored Music Video) 
"My Band" B-Side
No.TitleProducedLength
1."B.N.U"Mr. Porter4:43

Notes

  • The skit "Bugz" is taken from the song "Desperados", performed by Eminem, Proof, Bugz & The Almighty Dreadknaughts.
  • The song "Just Like U" doesn't appear on the clean version of the album.
  • The song "Barbershop" can be found on the Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack.
  • The song "Just Like U" contains a sample from "Sir Galahad" by Rick Wakeman.

Personnel

  • B-Real – Guest Appearance
  • Steve Baughman – Mixing
  • Rondell Beene – Skit
  • Bizarre – Skit
  • Joe Borges – Assistant
  • Bugz – Skit
  • Tony Campana – Engineer
  • Richard Castro – Skit
  • Larry Chatman – Project Coordinator
  • Mike "Chav" Chavarria – Engineer
  • D12 – Group
  • Dr. Dre – Producer, Mixing
  • Mike Elizondo – Keyboards
  • Eminem – Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Skit
  • Essman – Producer
  • 50 Cent – Skit
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardener – Mastering
  • Marcus Heisser – A&R
  • Richard Hunt – Engineer
  • Steven King – Bass, Guitar, Engineer, Mixing, Skit
  • Kuniva – Skit
  • Marc Labelle – A&R
  • Tracy McNew – A&R
  • Riggs Morales – A&R
  • Night and Day – Producer
  • Red Spyda – Keyboards, Producer
  • Luis Resto – Keyboards, Producer
  • Michael Strange – Engineer
  • Obie Trice – Guest Appearance
  • Sacha Waldman – Photography
  • Young Zee – Skit
  • Kanye West – Producer
  • Paul Williams - Songwriter
  • J.R. Rotem - Songwriter

Chart positions

Charts (2004)[9] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 2[10]
Austrian Albums Chart 5
Swedish Albums Chart 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 9
Canadian Albums Chart 1
Danish Albums Chart 6
Dutch Albums Chart 9
French Albums Chart 9
German Albums Chart 2
Irish Albums Chart 1
New Zealand Albums Chart 1
Norwegian Albums Chart 5
Swiss Albums Chart 3
UK Albums Chart 1
US Billboard 200 1
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
US Billboard Rap Albums 1

References

  1. ^ Allmusic link
  2. ^ HipHopDX link
  3. ^ RapReviews link
  4. ^ "D12's Opening Sales Rate Retail Raves". Retrieved December 11, 2001.
  5. ^ Billboard. Google Books. Retrieved December 11, 2001.
  6. ^ Metacritic score(metacritic.com)[1]Retrieved 2012-02-27
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/D12-World-D-12/dp/B00020QIKY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1327392305&sr=1-1
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/D12-World/dp/tracks/B0001Z53CY/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1
  9. ^ "D12 World ratings". Retrieved December 11, 2001.
  10. ^ "Australian charts". ARIA Charts. May 5, 2004.

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
May 9, 2004 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK number one album
May 8, 2004 – May 14, 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 3, 2004 – May 9, 2004 		Succeeded by
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