Godfather Buried Alive

Godfather Buried Alive
Studio album by Shyne
Released	August 10, 2004
Recorded	2002-2004
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Label	Gangland Records/Def Jam Recordings
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Shyne chronology
Shyne (2000) Godfather Buried Alive (2004) Gangland (2012)

Godfather Buried Alive is the second studio album by rapper Shyne. Shyne who was incarcerated at the time, was in the middle of serving a 10 year jail sentence for a shooting in New York City. It was released August 10, 2004 off Def Jam. The album included 13 tracks, 12 of which were previously recorded vocals, one was recorded over the phone from jail. The album debuted #3 on the Billboard 200 with 158,000 copies sold in its first week. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2004.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured Guest(s)	Time
1	Buried Alive Intro	Moses Leviy		0:19
2	Quasi O.G.	Buckwild		4:25
3	More or Less	Kanye West	Foxy Brown	4:37
4	Behind the Walls (East Coast Gangsta Mix)	Mike Dean	Kurupt & Nate Dogg	4:29
5	S.H.Y.N.E.	Swizz Beatz	Swizz Beatz, Mashonda	4:30
6	For the Record	Moses Leviy		4:55
7	Martyr	Moses Leviy & Chucky Thompson		3:53
8	Jimmy Choo	Irv Gotti	Ashanti	3:43
9	Godfather	Yogi		4:00
10	The Gang	Moses Leviy & Chucky Thompson	Foxy Brown	4:18
11	Edge	Charlemagne		4:15
12	Here with Me	Just Blaze		4:36
13	Diamonds & Mac 10's	Just Blaze		4:38

Samples

• Track 2: contains a sample of the recording "No More Trouble" as performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Track 3: contains a sample of the recording "Rose" performed by Lamont Dozier
• Track 5: contains an interpolation from the composition "La Di Da Di" performed by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh
• Track 6: contains a sample from the composition "Friends" performed by Whodini// "For The Record" also contains an interpolation from the composition "Here I Go" written by Leroy Edwards and Michael Tyler
• Track 10: contains an interpolation from the composition "I Did It For Love" written by Terry Etlinger and Linda Laurie// "The Gang" also contains interpolation from the composition "If You Think It" written by David Porter and Ronnie Williams. "The Gang" also contains a sample of the recording "Verbal Intercourse" as performed by Raekwon featuring Nas & Ghostface
• Track 13: contains a sample from the recording "Falling Tears" performed by Morris Albert