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Carte Blanche
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
Recorded2005–06
GenreMidwest hip hop
Length45:44
LabelLook Records
Producer
Phat Kat chronology
The Undeniable LP
(2004)
Carte Blanche
(2007)
The S.O.S. Project
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3.5/5[2]
Plug One[3]
RapReviews7.5/10[4]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[5]
Stylus MagazineB[6]

Carte Blanche is the second studio album by American Detroit-based rapper Phat Kat. It was released on April 3, 2007 via Look Records. Production was handled by J Dilla, Black Milk, Young RJ and Nick Speed. It features guest appearances from Black Milk, Elzhi, Fat Ray, Guilty Simpson, House Shoes, Lo Louis, Melanie Rutherford, T3 and Truth Hurts.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Nasty Ain't It?"J Dilla2:39
2."Get It Started"Young RJ2:05
3."My Old Label"J Dilla2:29
4."Cold Steel" (featuring Elzhi)J Dilla3:46
5."Danger" (featuring Black Milk and T3)Black Milk3:35
6."Vessels" (featuring Truth Hurts)Nick Speed4:36
7."Lovely" (featuring Melanie Rutherford)Young RJ3:14
8."Cash Em Out" (featuring Loe Louis)Black Milk2:20
9."Game Time"J Dilla3:38
10."Survival Kit"Black Milk2:31
11."Nightmare" (featuring Guilty Simpson)Nick Speed3:08
12."Hard Enuff" (featuring Fat Ray)Black Milk3:13
13."True Story Pt. 2" (featuring House Shoes)Young RJ4:04
14."Don't Nobody Care About Us"J Dilla4:27
Total length:45:44
Bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."World Premier"J Dilla2:47
16."It Don't Get No Liver Than This" (featuring La Peace)J Dilla4:07
Total length:52:38

Personnel

  • Ron "Phat Kat" Watts – main artist, mixing (track 14), executive producer
  • Jason "Elzhi" Powers – featured artist (track 4)
  • R.L. "T3" Altman III – featured artist (track 5)
  • Curtis "Black Milk" Cross – featured artist (track 5), producer (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 12)
  • Shari "Truth Hurts" Watson – featured artist (track 6)
  • Melanie Rutherford – featured artist (track 7)
  • Lionel "Lo Louis" Houie – featured artist (tracks: 8, 13)
  • Byron Simpson – featured artist (track 11)
  • "Fat Ray" Boggues II – featured artist (track 12)
  • Michael "House Shoes" Buchanan – featured artist (track 13)
  • DJ Dez – scratches
  • James "J Dilla" Yancey – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9, 14)
  • Ralph "Young RJ" Rice – producer (tracks: 2, 7, 13)
  • Nicholas Speed – producer (tracks: 6, 11)
  • Dave Cooley – mixing (tracks: 1-13), mastering
  • Jeff Jank – design
  • Charles "Ques" Munka – design
  • Peter Jones – photography

References

  1. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Carte Blanche - Phat Kat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Love, Bret (April 25, 2007). "Phat Kat - Carte Blanche". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Review: Phat Kat, "Carte Blanche"". Plug One. May 27, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Pruyn, Rowald (April 24, 2007). "Phat Kat :: Carte Blanche – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Phat Kat - Carte Blanche (album review) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. January 31, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Gaerig, Chris (June 20, 2007). "Phat Kat - Carte Blanche - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved November 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)