M.O.B.: The Album

M.O.B.: The Album
Studio album by
Jim Jones & ByrdGang
ReleasedJune 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)
Recorded2007–08
Studio
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
Jim Jones chronology
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
(2006) 		M.O.B.: The Album
(2008) 		Pray IV Reign
(2009)
Singles from M.O.B.: The Album
  1. "Splash"
    Released: May 23, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters3/10[2]
RapReviews6/10[3]
UGO NetworksC[4]
XXL4/5 (XL)[5]

M.O.B.: The Album is the only studio album by American hip hop collective ByrdGang. It was released through Asylum Records and ByrdGang Records digitally on June 17, 2008, and the physical copies were in stores on July 1, 2008. Production was handled by Chink Santana, Joe Black, Noyz, AblazeDaArchitek, Chad Beats, DJ Green Lantern, Majik, M. Rell, Oneya and Young Los, with Black Flag Boo Boo, Dorielle and Nardo serving as co-producers. It features contributions from Jim Jones, NOE, Mel Matrix, Chink Santana, Sandman, Juelz Santana, Sen City, the late Stack Bundles, Hell Rell and Oshy. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Top Rap Albums.

The album's first single was "Splash" performed by Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, NOE and Chink Santana.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm the Man" (Jim Jones, NOE and Mel Matrix)
  • Joe Black
  • Noyz
3:46
2."Mobbin'" (NOE and Sandman featuring Juelz Santana)
DJ Green Lantern4:01
3."Only 17" (Jim Jones and Mel Matrix featuring Stack Bundles)
Chink Santana4:26
4."Blasphemy" (Jim Jones and Mel Matrix featuring Stack Bundles and Sen City)
  • J. Jones
  • R. Elliot
  • J. Jones
  • S. Lockwood
  • J. Wharton
  • K. Griffen
  • Joe Black
  • Noyz
4:53
5."Money Right" (Jim Jones and NOE featuring Sen City)
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • S. Lockwood
  • Q. Johnson
Majik4:50
6."Throwin' BG's" (NOE, Sandman and Chink Santana)
  • D. Bridgeford
  • G. Daquin
  • A. Parker
  • A. Jackson
AblazeDaArchitek4:18
7."She So Gangsta/Freakin You" (Jim Jones, Chink Santana and NOE featuring Oshy)
  • A. Parker
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • T. Byrd
  • C. Lecky
  • Chink Santana
  • Dorielle (co.)
10:58
8."Splash" (Jim Jones, NOE and Chink Santana featuring Juelz Santana)
  • J. Jones
  • L. James
  • D. Bridgeford
  • A. Parker
Chink Santana4:23
9."Hustle" (Jim Jones and NOE)
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • E. Morrell
M. Rell3:40
10."Oopsy Daisy" (Jim Jones, NOE and Mel Matrix)
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • A. Parker
  • Chink Santana
  • Black Flag Boo Boo (co.)
5:40
11."Heartbeat" (Jim Jones and NOE featuring Hell Rell)
Oneya3:56
12."ByrdGang Money" (Jim Jones, Mel Matrix and NOE)
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • C. Burnette
  • M. Clervoix
Chad Beatz4:31
13."Gizzang" (Jim Jones and Chink Santana)
  • J. Jones
  • A. Parker
Chink Santana6:27
14."We Flying" (Jim Jones, Mel Matrix and NOE)
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • C. Taylor III
Young Los5:06
15."So Cold" (Jim Jones, Chink Santana and Sandman)
  • A. Parker
  • J. Jones
  • G. Daquin
  • Chink Santana
  • Nardo (co.)
4:24
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Religion" (Jim Jones)4:43
17."Pipe Smoke" (Jim Jones and NOE featuring Riz)5:07
18."Keep Watching" (Jim Jones and NOE featuring Riz)4:26
Leftover tracks
  • "Why You Do That" (featuring Max B)
  • "Life's Like a Movie" (Jim Jones and Mel Matrix featuring Max B and Stack Bundles)
  • "Make a Chick Go" (Jim Jones and Jha Jha featuring Max B, T.W.O. and Stack Bundles)

Personnel

  • Joseph "Jimmy" Jones – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-18), executive producer
  • Duane "NOE" Bridgeford – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5-12, 14, 17, 18)
  • Jamel "Mel Matrix" Jones – vocals (tracks: 1-4, 10, 12, 14)
  • Guy Connel "Sandman" DaQuin Jr. – vocals (tracks: 2, 6, 15)
  • LaRon "Juelz Santana" James – vocals (tracks: 2, 8)
  • Rayquon "Stack Bundles" Elliott – vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
  • Seneca "Sen City" Lockwood – vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
  • Andre "Chink Santana" Parker – vocals (tracks: 6-8, 13, 15), producer (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15)
  • Thomas "Oshy" Byrd – vocals (track 7)
  • Chris "Luck" Lecky – additional vocals (track 7), A&R
  • Rowena – additional vocals (track 7)
  • Durell "Hell Rell" Mohammed – vocals (track 11)
  • Joe "Joe Black" Wharton – producer (tracks: 1, 4)
  • K. "Noyz" Griffen – producer (tracks: 1, 4)
  • James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 2)
  • Quinton "Majik" Johnson – producer (track 5)
  • Antwan "AblazeDaArchitek" Jackson – producer (track 6)
  • Eduardo "M. Rell" Morrell III – producer (track 9)
  • Vanja Oneya Ulepić – producer (track 11)
  • Chad Dexter "Chad Beat" Burnette – producer (track 12)
  • Carlos "Young Los" Taylor III – producer (track 14)
  • Dorielle – co-producer (track 7)
  • Black Flag Boo Boo – co-producer (track 10)
  • Nardo – co-producer (track 15)
  • Eric Jensen – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9-15), mixing (tracks: 1-7, 9-12, 14, 15)
  • Eric "Ibo" Butler – recording (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 13), mixing (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 12, 13)
  • Narima Miller – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 1-7, 9-12, 14, 15)
  • Michael Makowski – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 8, 13)
  • Will Quinnell – mastering
  • Cey Adams – art direction, design
  • Gasper Chiaramonte – art direction, design
  • Crawford Morgan – photography
  • Daniel Garriga – additional photography
  • Yandielle "Yandi" Smith – management
  • Pamela Simon – packaging management
  • Theo Sedlmayr – legal
  • Kimberly Mason – marketing
  • Riz – vocals (tracks: 17, 18)

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 6
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[8] 5

References

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