Life Story (album)
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| Studio album by Black Rob | ||
| Released | March 7, 2000 | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Label | Bad Boy Records | |
| Producer(s) | Black Rob Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre Petey Pablo Nashiem Myrick Buckwild Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Yogi Mario Winans Charlemagne Puff Daddy Carlos "Six July" Broady Shak Bak Richard Frierson |
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| Black Rob chronology | ||
| Life Story (2000) |
The Black Rob Report (2005) |
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Life Story is the debut album by Black Rob, an American hip hop musician. Life Story attempts to showcase Black Rob's struggle through hard beats and well constructed rhymes. The album boasts a wide range of guests, mostly fellow artists from Bad Boy Records.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Mrs. Barry (Intro)"
- Produced by Black Rob, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre, Petey Pablo
- "Life Story" (R. Ross/C. Clay/W. Garfield/N. Myrick/P. Neeley-Rolle/H. Pierre/J. Garfield)
- Featuring Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Racquel
- Produced by Nashiem Myrick
- Contains a sample of "Sensitize" performed by Roy Ayers
- "Whoa!" (R. Ross/A. Best/H. Pierre)
- Produced by Buckwild
- "Drive By (Interlude)"
- Produced by Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
- "Lookin' At Us" (R. Ross/D. Angelettie/D. Axlerod/T. Burton/N. Myrick)
- Featuring Cee-Lo
- Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
- Contains a sample of "Terri's Tune" performed by David Axelrod
- "Down The Line Joint" (R. Ross/M. Betha/T. Coleman/S. Combs/M. Curry/J. Graham)
- Featuring G-Dep, Mark Curry, Mase, Puff Daddy
- Produced by Yogi
- "Espacio" (R. Ross/M. Winans/S. Combs/K. Jones)
- Featuring Lil' Kim
- Produced by Mario Winans
- "You Don't Know Me" (R. Ross/D. Abrahams/S. Combs/H. Pierre)
- Featuring Joe Hooker
- Produced by Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
- "Can I Live" (R. Ross/S. Jacobs/A. Marks/L. McDaniels/J. Phillips/D. Styles/D. Angelettie)
- Featuring The Lox
- Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
- "Championship (Interlude)"
- Produced by Black Rob, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
- "PD World Tour" (R. Ross/D. Angelettie/S. Combs/H. Charlemagne)
- Featuring Puff Daddy
- Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Charlemagne
- "Muscle Game" (R. Ross/M. Winans/M. Curry)
- Featuring Mark Curry, Mario Winans
- Produced by Mario Winans
- "Cop Skit (Interlude)"
- Produced by Black Rob, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
- "B.R." (R. Ross/D. Angelettie/S. Clarke)
- Featuring G-Dep
- Produced by Black Rob, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
- "Thug Story" (R. Ross/R. Walters/S. Combs/H. Pierre)
- Produced by Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre, Puff Daddy
- "Jasmine" (R. Ross/T. Mahal/N. Myrick/D. Angelettie/C. Broady/C. Thomas)
- Featuring Carl Thomas
- Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick
- "Mad Rapper (Interlude)"
- Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
- "I Love You Baby" (R. Ross/R. Lawrence/L. Baxter/S. Combs)
- Featuring Puff Daddy
- Produced by Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
- Contains a sample of "Xtaby (Lure Of The Unknown Love)" performed by Yma Sumac
- "Spanish Fly" (R. Ross/M. Ciccone/P. Leonard/D.L. Roth/S. Watanabe/B. Gaitsch/J. Graham)
- Featuring Jennifer Lopez
- Produced by Yogi
- "Rise Up (Interlude)"
- Produced by Shak Bak
- "I Dare You" (R. Ross/P. Politi/R. Frierson/B. White/H. Pierre)
- Featuring Joe Hooker
- Produced by Richard Frierson
- Contains a sample of "Under The Influence Of Love" performed by Love Unlimited Orchestra
[edit] Singles
- "Whoa!"
- Release date: June 6, 2000
[edit] Chart positions
- Life Story [1]
- Chart: The Billboard 200
- Peak position: 3
- Year: 2000
- Chart: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
- Peak position: 1
- Year: 2000
- "Whoa!" [2]
- Chart: Hot Rap Singles
- Peak position: 8
- Year: 2000
- Chart: The Billboard Hot 100
- Peak position: 43
- Year: 2000
[edit] Credits
- Executive producer: Sean "Puffy Combs", Harve Pierre
- Project manager: Kim Lumpkin
- A&R: Harve Pierre
- Engineering: Kamel Abdo, Eric Butler, Roger Che, Stephen Dent, Tony Maserati, Michael Patterson, Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera, Ed Raso, Tony Smalios, Doug Wilson
- Assistant engineering: Lynn Montrose
- Mixing: Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Roger Che, Michael Patterson, Rob Paustian, Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera, Ed Raso
- Programming: Stephen Dent, Harve Pierre, Mario Winans
- Mastering: Herb Powers
- Photography: Jonathan Mannion
- Cover photo: Jonathan Mannion
- Sample clearance: Deborah Mannis-Gardner
