Born Gangstaz is debut album released by gangsta emcee Boss

Boss (rapper)

Boss is an American Midwest female gangsta rapper who enjoyed brief popularity in 1993 with her debut album Born Gangstaz. Her name is sometimes spelled Bo$$....

, rreleased on July 26, 1993, on Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers at the time, including Def Jef

Def Jef

Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson , an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA....

, Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

 and Jam Master Jay. Born Gangstaz was a success, peaking at #22 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

. Despite the success of this album, Boss has yet to release another album. According to Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan

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, Born Gangstaz has sold 378,000 copies to date.

Three singles were released from the album, "Deeper

Deeper (Boss song)

"Deeper" was the first single released from Boss' debut album, Born Gangstaz. Produced by Def Jef, "Deeper" was the most successful single Boss would release during her short career, becoming a #1 hit on the Hot Rap Singles and was her only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100.-Charts:...

," "Recipe of a Hoe

Recipe of a Hoe

"Recipe of a Hoe" was the second single released from Boss' debut album, Born Gangstaz. Though the single was not as successful as her previous one, "Recipe of a Hoe" still managed to become her second consecutive single to reach #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.-Charts:...

," and "Progress of Elimination

Progress of Elimination

"Progress of Elimination" was the third and final single released from Boss' debut album, Born Gangstaz. Unlike the first two singles from the album, "Progress of Elimination" failed to make it to any Billboard charts.-A-Side:...

," the first of the two both topping the Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

#	Track Listing	Producer(s)
1	Intro: A Call from Mom featuring Lillie Laws	Def Jef Def Jef Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson , an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA....
2	Deeper featuring Papa Juggy Additional vocals by Def Jef	Def Jef
3	Comin' to Getcha featuring Erick Sermon Erick Sermon Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...	Erick Sermon Erick Sermon Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...
4	Mai Sista Izza Bitch featuring AMG AMG (rapper) Jason Lewis better known by his stage name AMG, is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio who later moved to Inglewood, California...	AMG AMG (rapper) Jason Lewis better known by his stage name AMG, is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio who later moved to Inglewood, California...
5	Thelma and Louise	Def Jef
6	Drive By	Stone Tha Lunatic
7	Progress of Elimination	Def Jef
8	Livin' Loc'd featuring Sticky Fingaz	Chyskillz, Jam Master Jay
9	Recipe of a Hoe	Mic Professah
10	A Blind Date With Boss featuring Onyx Onyx (band) Onyx is a hardcore hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. The group consists of Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr and Sonsee . The late Big DS was also a member, but left after the group's debut album.-Early career:...	Tracey Waples
11	Catch a Bad One	Def Jef
12	Born Gangsta Additional vocals by Admiral D	AMG, Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick
13	1-800-Body-Bags Additional vocals by Def Jef	Def Jef
14	Diary of a Mad Bitch	MC Serch MC Serch MC Serch is a Jewish-American hip hop MC and former member of 3rd Bass.-Biography:Serch grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, attending Far Rockaway High School, and graduated from Music & Art High School... , T-Ray
15	2 to da Head	Erick Sermon Erick Sermon Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :... scratching Scratching Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...  by Redman
16	I Don't Give a Fuck	MC Serch MC Serch MC Serch is a Jewish-American hip hop MC and former member of 3rd Bass.-Biography:Serch grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, attending Far Rockaway High School, and graduated from Music & Art High School... , T-Ray
17	Outro: A Call from Dad featuring Joe Laws	Def Jef

Credits

Executive producers: Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons

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, Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick, Greg Jessie, Tracey Waples

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	22
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	3

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	Rap Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	Dance Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
1993	"Deeper"	65	28	1	25
	"Recipe of a Hoe"	118[A]	73	1	29

^[A] Number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

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chart.