Ode to the Ghetto
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Ode to the Ghetto is the debut solo album by American MC Guilty Simpson
, released on Stones Throw Records
. While making many guest appearances on albums by fellow Detroit rappers and producers, Guilty has had to wait years for his own solo album to come together. Production on the album is handled by many Stones Throw producers, Detroit producers Denaun Porter, of D12
,and Konnie Ross of Almighty Dreadnaughtz, as well as Los Angeles
producer DJ Babu
of Dilated Peoples
.
Guilty Simpson
Byron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is...
, released on Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
. While making many guest appearances on albums by fellow Detroit rappers and producers, Guilty has had to wait years for his own solo album to come together. Production on the album is handled by many Stones Throw producers, Detroit producers Denaun Porter, of D12
D12
D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
,and Konnie Ross of Almighty Dreadnaughtz, as well as Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
producer DJ Babu
DJ Babu
DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
of Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
.
Tracklisting
| # | Title | Time | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) |
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| 1 | "The American Dream" | 2:10 | Madlib Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... |
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| 2 | "Robbery" | 3:20 | Mr. Porter | |
| 3 | "She Won't Stay at Home" | 1:55 | Madlib Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... |
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| 4 | "Footwork" | 3:29 | Oh No Oh No (rapper) Oh No is an underground hip hop artist from Oxnard, California who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records.-Biography:... |
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| 5 | "Ode to the Ghetto" | 3:27 | Oh No Oh No -Miscellaneous:* The band's cheaply-produced yet elaborately choreographed videos for "Here It Goes Again" and "A Million Ways" have become YouTube staples - particularly the video for the former song, featuring the band dancing on treadmills - and have done much to propel the songs, the album, and... |
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| 6 | "Getting Bitches" | 2:19 | Mr. Porter |
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| 7 | "I Must Love You" | 3:17 | J Dilla J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan... |
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| 8 | "The Future" | 2:57 | Madlib Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... |
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| 9 | "Pigs" | 1:49 | Madlib Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... |
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| 10 | "My Moment" | 2:53 | Black Milk Black Milk Curtis Cross, better known as Black Milk, is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:In 2004, he formed B.R. Gunna, with Young RJ, and Fat Ray, and together they released Dirty District: Vol. 2, a follow up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village, which he had... |
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| 11 | "Run" | 3:40 | Black Milk Black Milk Curtis Cross, better known as Black Milk, is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:In 2004, he formed B.R. Gunna, with Young RJ, and Fat Ray, and together they released Dirty District: Vol. 2, a follow up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village, which he had... |
Black Milk Curtis Cross, better known as Black Milk, is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:In 2004, he formed B.R. Gunna, with Young RJ, and Fat Ray, and together they released Dirty District: Vol. 2, a follow up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village, which he had... : Chorus Sean Price Sean Price is an American rapper and member of the hip hop supergroups Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus, or in short Ruck, along with partner Rock. He also is featured in the video game NBA 2K11 as a playable... : 2nd Verse/4th Verse |
| 12 | "Kinda Live" | 3:19 | Mr. Porter | |
| 13 | "Yikes" | 2:05 | Madlib Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... |
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| 14 | "The Real Me" | 2:44 | Black Milk Black Milk Curtis Cross, better known as Black Milk, is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:In 2004, he formed B.R. Gunna, with Young RJ, and Fat Ray, and together they released Dirty District: Vol. 2, a follow up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village, which he had... |
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| 15 | "Kill 'Em" | 3:09 | DJ Babu DJ Babu DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's... |
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| 16 | "Almighty Dreadnaughtz" | 5:02 | Konnie Ross |
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Chart positions
Chart Positions (Album)| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Top Heatseekers | # 23 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | #69 |
Credits
| Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| Mike Chav | Engineer |
| DJ Babu | Producer, Engineer, Mixing |
| Kelly Hibert | Mastering, Mixing |
| Jeff Jank | Cover Art |
| Pete Lyman | Engineer, Mixing |
| Peanut Butter Wolf | Excutive Producer |
| J.Rocc | Cut |
| Konnie Ross | Producer |
| Noelle Scags | Vocals |