Crash the Party is the debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by the Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

 rap duo Smilez and Southstar

Smilez and Southstar

Smilez and Southstar hip-hop duo based in Orlando, Florida. They had a Top 40 hit with the song "Tell Me" in late 2002. Their music has been played on stations nationwide and their videos have appeared on MTV and BET-Early success 2002-2003:...

. The album was primarily produced by brothers DJ Nasty & LVM

DJ Nasty & LVM

DJ Nasty & LVM are a hip hop production duo consisting of brothers DJ Nasty and LVM . They are best known for working with today's biggest urban music artists such as Blood Raw, Ace Hood, DJ Khaled, Plies, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Brisco, Flo Rida, Rick Ross, Birdman, 8Ball & MJG, Juelz...

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Singles

The first and third singles, "Who Wants This?" and "Now That You're Gone," respectively, failed to gain much traction; however, the second single Tell Me

Tell Me (Smilez and Southstar song)

"Tell Me" is a hip hop song written and performed by the hip-hop duo Smilez and Southstar for their debut studio album, Crash the Party . "Tell Me" was released in early 2003 as the album's second single to decent success and heavy airplay...

 was released to much success and airplay. "Tell Me" was a Top 40 hit for weeks, giving Smilez and Southstar their most successful single of their career.

Reception

The album debuted in early 2003 at number 91 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop album chart.

Smilez and Southstar's debut was released to lackluster reviews and lukewarm public reception. The popularity of "Tell Me" did not translate into high album sales, leaving the hip-hop duo to switch record labels and unable to find further mainstream success.

Track listing

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
U.S. 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...	93
U.S. Billboard 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...	34