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Self Explanatory
Self Explanatory
Studio album by I-20
Released	October 5, 2004
Recorded	2003–04
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	58:51
Label	Disturbing tha Peace; Capitol Records;
Producer	Chaka Zulu (exec.); Ludacris (exec.); Craig Love; DJ Paul; Groove Junkees; Hotrunner; Joe Traxx; Juicy J; Lil' Jon; Red Spyda; Salaam Remi; Ski; The Heatmakerz;
Singles from Self Explanatory
	"Fightin' in the Club"; Released: 2004; "Break Bread"; Released: 2004;

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	7/10^[2]

Self Explanatory is the debut studio album by American rapper I-20. It was released on October 5, 2004 via Disturbing tha Peace/Capitol Records. Production was handled by Salaam Remi, Groove Junkeys, The Heatmakerz, Craig Love, DJ Paul, Hot Runner, Joe Traxx, Juicy J, Lil' Jon, Red Spyda and Ski. It features guest appearances from Butch Cassidy, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Bone Crusher, Chingy, Devin the Dude, Juvenile, Lil' Fate, Shawnna and Three 6 Mafia. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 and at #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Eyes Open" (Intro)	Heatmakerz	1:46
2.	"Meet the Dealer" (featuring Ludacris)	Heatmakerz	3:40
3.	"Fightin' in the Club" (featuring Chingy, Lil Fate & Tity Boi)	Salaam Remi	3:54
4.	"The Realist"	Salaam Remi	3:53
5.	"Backstage" (featuring Butch Cassidy)	Groove Junkeys	3:37
6.	"Break Bread" (featuring Ludacris & Bone Crusher)	Lil' Jon	4:37
7.	"May Sound Crazy"	Ski	3:43
8.	"Hennessey & Hydro" (featuring Three 6 Mafia)	DJ Paul Juicy J	3:47
9.	"Point 'Em Out" (featuring Juvenile)	Salaam Remi	3:47
10.	"So Decatur"	Joe Traxx	4:00
11.	"OG Anthem" (featuring Butch Cassidy)	Red Spyda	5:27
12.	"Slow Fuckin'" (featuring Shawnna)	Craig Love	5:43
13.	"Kisha"	Groove Junkeys	4:36
14.	"Hey Shawty" (featuring Devin the Dude)	Hot Runner	3:50
Total length:			58:51

Sample credits

Track #4 sampled Yvonne Fair's "Let Your Hair Down"
Track #7 sampled The Dramatics' "In The Rain"
Track #8 sampled Teddy Pendergrass's "Let Me Love You"
Track #9 sampled Run-DMC's "Darryl & Joe"

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	42
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	5
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[5]	3

References

^ Kellman, Andy. "Self Explanatory - I-20 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Juon, Steve (October 5, 2004). "RapReviews.com Feature for October 5, 2004 - I-20's "Self Explanatory"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "I-20 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
^ "I-20 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
^ "I-20 Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

External links

Self Explanatory at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Kellman, Andy. "Self Explanatory - I-20 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Juon, Steve (October 5, 2004). "RapReviews.com Feature for October 5, 2004 - I-20's "Self Explanatory"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[ac_Billboard200_I-20-3] "I-20 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_I-20-4] "I-20 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRap_I-20-5] "I-20 Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

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+'''''Self Explanatory''''' is the debut studio album by American rapper [[I-20 (rapper)|I-20]]. It was released on October 5, 2004 via [[Disturbing tha Peace]]/[[Capitol Records]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[Salaam Remi]], Groove Junkeys, [[The Heatmakerz]], Craig Love, [[DJ Paul]], Hot Runner, Joe Traxx, [[Juicy J]], [[Lil' Jon]], [[Red Spyda]] and [[Ski Beatz|Ski]]. It features guest appearances from [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]], [[Ludacris]], [[2 Chainz]], [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]], [[Chingy]], [[Devin the Dude]], [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], Lil' Fate, [[Shawnna]] and [[Three 6 Mafia]]. The album peaked at number 42 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at #5 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] in the United States.
-==Tracks==
+==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
-#Eyes Open (Intro) - 1:46
+| all_writing =
-#Meet the Dealer <small>(featuring [[Ludacris]])</small> - 3:40
+| extra_column = Producer(s)
-#Fightin' in the Club <small>(featuring [[Chingy]], Lil Fate & [[Tity Boi]])</small> - 3:54
+| title1 = Eyes Open
-#The Realist - 3:53
+| note1 = Intro
-#Backstage <small>(featuring [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]])</small> - 3:37
+| extra1 = [[Heatmakerz]]
-#Break Bread <small>(featuring Ludacris & [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]])</small> - 4:37
+| length1 = 1:46
-#May Sound Crazy - 3:43
+| title2 = Meet the Dealer
-#Hennessey & Hydro <small>(featuring [[Three 6 Mafia]])</small> - 3:47
-#Point 'Em Out <small>(featuring [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]])</small> - 3:47
+| note2 = featuring [[Ludacris]]
+| extra2 = [[Heatmakerz]]
-#So Decatur - 4:00
+| length2 = 3:40
-#OG Anthem <small>(featuring [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]])</small> - 5:27
+| title3 = Fightin' in the Club
-#Slow Fuckin' <small>(featuring [[Shawnna]])</small> - 5:43
+| note3 = featuring [[Chingy]], Lil Fate & [[2 Chainz|Tity Boi]]
-#Kisha - 4:36
+| extra3 = [[Salaam Remi]]
-#Hey Shawty <small>(featuring [[Devin the Dude]])</small> - 3:50
+| length3 = 3:54
+| title4 = The Realist
+| extra4 = [[Salaam Remi]]
+| length4 = 3:53
+| title5 = Backstage
+| note5 = featuring [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]]
+| extra5 = Groove Junkeys
+| length5 = 3:37
+| title6 = Break Bread
+| note6 = featuring [[Ludacris]] & [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]]
+| extra6 = [[Lil' Jon]]
+| length6 = 4:37
+| title7 = May Sound Crazy
+| extra7 = [[Ski Beatz|Ski]]
+| length7 = 3:43
+| title8 = Hennessey & Hydro
+| note8 = featuring [[Three 6 Mafia]]
+| extra8 = {{hlist|[[DJ Paul]]|[[Juicy J]]}}
+| length8 = 3:47
+| title9 = Point 'Em Out
+| note9 = featuring [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]
+| extra9 = [[Salaam Remi]]
+| length9 = 3:47
+| title10 = So Decatur
+| extra10 = Joe Traxx
+| length10 = 4:00
+| title11 = OG Anthem
+| note11 = featuring [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]]
+| extra11 = [[Red Spyda]]
+| length11 = 5:27
+| title12 = Slow Fuckin'
+| note12 = featuring [[Shawnna]]
+| extra12 = Craig Love
+| length12 = 5:43
+| title13 = Kisha
+| extra13 = Groove Junkeys
+| length13 = 4:36
+| title14 = Hey Shawty
+| note14 = featuring [[Devin the Dude]]
+| extra14 = Hot Runner
+| length14 = 3:50
+| total_length = 58:51
+}}
+;Sample credits
-==Chart positions==
+* Track #4 sampled [[Yvonne Fair]]'s "Let Your Hair Down"
-{| class="wikitable"
+* Track #7 sampled [[The Dramatics]]' "[[In the Rain (song)|In The Rain]]"
-!Chart (2004)
+* Track #8 sampled [[Teddy Pendergrass]]'s "Let Me Love You"
-!Peak<br>position
+* Track #9 sampled [[Run-DMC]]'s "Darryl & Joe"
+== Charts ==
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
+! scope="col" |Chart (2004)
+! scope="col" |Peak<br> position
 |-
+{{albumchart|Billboard200|42|artist=I-20|accessdate=November 20, 2019|rowheader=true}}
-| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
-| align=center|42
 |-
+{{albumchart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=I-20|accessdate=November 20, 2019|rowheader=true}}
-| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
+|-
-| align=center|5
+{{albumchart|BillboardRap|3|artist=I-20|accessdate=November 20, 2019|rowheader=true}}
 |}
-==Notes==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* Track number 4 "The Realist" samples [[Yvonne Fair]]'s "Let Your Hair Down".
-* Track number 7 "May Sound Crazy" samples [[The Dramatics]]' "In The Rain".
+==External links==
-* Track number 8 "Hennessy & Hydro" samples [[Teddy Pendergrass]]'s "Let Me Love You".
+*{{Discogs master|499088|Self Explanatory}}
-* Track number 9 "Point 'Em Out" samples [[Run DMC]]'s "Darryl & Joe".
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-[[Category:Albums produced by Lil Jon]]
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 [[Category:Albums produced by DJ Paul]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Juicy J]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Lil Jon]]
+[[Category:Disturbing tha Peace albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Salaam Remi]]
+[[Category:Hip hop albums by American artists]]