Death Before Dishonor (album)
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Death Before Dishonor is the debut album by rapper 2 Pistols
, released on June 17, 2008. Guests include T-Pain
, Tay Dizm
, Ray J
, Slick Pulla
, Blood Raw
, Trey Songz
, BMU & Tyra B
. A version of "Candy Coated Diamonds" featuring Fergie (instead of Tyra B) leaked on various The Black Eyed Peas
fansites.
also recently sampled the instrumental from "Flex" with the track "Say It" from her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad.
2 Pistols
Jeremy Lemont Saunders , better known by his stage name 2 Pistols, is an American rapper from Tarpon Springs, Florida.- Early career :...
, released on June 17, 2008. Guests include T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
, Tay Dizm
Tay Dizm
Artavious Smith, better known by his stage name Tay Dizm, is an American rapper signed to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital record label.-Biography:...
, Ray J
Ray J
William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...
, Slick Pulla
Slick Pulla
Renaldo Whitman, better known by the stage name Slick Pulla , is an American rap artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed to Young Jeezy's record label Corporate Thugz Entertainment and is a member of the rap group United Streets Dopeboyz of America or U.S.D.A...
, Blood Raw
Blood Raw
Bruce Falson, better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American rapper from Panama City, Florida. He was also part of the rap-group U.S.D.A., before he left Corporate Thugz Entertainment in 2010....
, Trey Songz
Trey Songz
Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...
, BMU & Tyra B
Tyra Bolling
Tyra Bolling is an American singer-songwriter. Bolling grew up singing with a local group by the name of Kraze with her sister and now cousin-in-law when she was 14...
. A version of "Candy Coated Diamonds" featuring Fergie (instead of Tyra B) leaked on various The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
fansites.
Track listing
# | Title | Producer | Featured guest(s) | Time |
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1 | "Intro" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, which stands for Just Undeniably Some of The Illest Composers Ever, are a Grammy winning group of producers and instrumentalists from Tampa, Florida. The group consists of members Rook, Colione, and Kenny "Barto" Bartolomei. Most recently, they have been producing for Drake,... |
0:59 | |
2 | "Death Before Dishonor" | Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E | 2:09 | |
3 | "She Got It She Got It "She Got It" is the first single from 2 Pistols from his debut album Death Before Dishonor. It features T-Pain and Tay Dizm and was produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. There is also an original version produced by long time friend Bolo "Da" Producer... " |
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | T-Pain T-Pain Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,... & Tay Dizm Tay Dizm Artavious Smith, better known by his stage name Tay Dizm, is an American rapper signed to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital record label.-Biography:... |
4:34 |
4 | "Been Throwin' Money" | Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E | 3:49 | |
5 | "Gettin Money Mane" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 4:29 | |
6 | "Let's Ride" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 3:38 | |
7 | "Flex 2008" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 3:50 | |
8 | "Eyes Closed" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 3:49 | |
9 | "Phone (Skit)" | 0:21 | ||
10 | "You Know Me" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | Ray J Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:... |
3:36 |
11 | "We Run It" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | Slick Pulla Slick Pulla Renaldo Whitman, better known by the stage name Slick Pulla , is an American rap artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed to Young Jeezy's record label Corporate Thugz Entertainment and is a member of the rap group United Streets Dopeboyz of America or U.S.D.A... & Blood Raw Blood Raw Bruce Falson, better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American rapper from Panama City, Florida. He was also part of the rap-group U.S.D.A., before he left Corporate Thugz Entertainment in 2010.... |
4:00 |
12 | "That's My Word (Intro)" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 0:31 | |
13 | "That's My Word" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | Trey Songz Trey Songz Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007... |
3:27 |
14 | "Robbery" | Coni' Cone | 3:15 | |
15 | "Lookin Down on 'Em" | Bolo "Da" Producer | BMU | 4:37 |
16 | "Candy Coated Diamonds" | D.A. on the Track Man | Tyra B Tyra Bolling Tyra Bolling is an American singer-songwriter. Bolling grew up singing with a local group by the name of Kraze with her sister and now cousin-in-law when she was 14... |
3:42 |
17 | "From the Bottom" | Yung Chill | 4:13 | |
Personnel
- Vincent Absher – Engineer
- Leslie Brathwaite – Mixing
- Dane'sha Bullard – Vocals (bckgr)
- Bolo "Da" Producer- Producer
- Coni Cone – Producer
- Ja$mine Conner – Vocals (bckgr)
- Ashanti Floyd – Violin
- Andre Grell – Marketing Coordinator
- Corey Harrison – Vocals (bckgr)
- Honorable C.N.O.T.E. – Producer
- Justice League – Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Imran Majid – A&R
- Jonathan Mannion – Photography
- Nicole Morgan – Creative Coordinator
- Gillian Russell – A&R
- Glenn Schick – Mastering
- Justin Trawick – Assistant
- 2 Pistols – Executive
- Finis "KY" White – Engineer
- Young Chu – Vocals (bckgr)
- Yung Chill – Producer
Chart positions
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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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... |
32 |
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... |
10 |
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
6 |
Samples
"Flex 2008" is an interpolation of Mad Cobra's "Flex" and contains a direct vocal sample in the chorus. RihannaRihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
also recently sampled the instrumental from "Flex" with the track "Say It" from her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad.