Slum Village
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Slum Village was a hip hop
group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan
.
The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin (deceased, 31 July 2009) and T3, plus rapper and producer
J Dilla
(deceased, 10 February 2006). J Dilla left in 2002 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records
. Elzhi
joined in his absence, after which Baatin also left due to health complications.
scene. J Dilla also became a member of the production team known as The Ummah
, which produced the two last A Tribe Called Quest
studio albums, as well as hits for a number of R&B
and hip hop musicians. Slum Village's first album, 1996's Fantastic, Vol. 1, was not officially released until 2005 but highly sought after in underground circles. In 1998, the group opened for another hip hop trio, the above-mentioned A Tribe Called Quest
, on their farewell tour.
Originally signed to the now defunct A&M
record label, the group were forced to postpone the release of their official debut album due to label politics, but in June 2000 they released Fantastic, Vol. 2
on GoodVibe Recordings. Also that year they released an album called Best Kept Secret
, under the alias J-88, which featured remixes and leftover material from Fantastic, Vol. 1.
part of the rap group Slum Village.
Baatin got his start on the mic in 1986. In the early ’90s, he befriended the now deceased rapper Proof
(of D12
), and would accompany him to hip-hop nights at Stanley’s Café and 1515 Broadway. In 1991, Baatin’s hip-hop group, Ssenepod (dopeness spelled backward), changed its name to Slum Village, which at the time, was made up of J Dilla, Baatin and T3. It was then that Glover first christened himself Scandalous-T.
He remained as an active member of the group until the early 2000's. In the year 2002, shortly after the release of the group's third album
, Baatin began to experience health problems, which interfered with the group's music and touring performances. In regard to his health problems, he said:
He soon went to the hospital and a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Following this, he was no longer part of the group. He stated that he was "kicked out while in hospital", receiving a termination letter that was signed by both T3 and Elzhi
, while in the hospital. He also held the group's label responsible. In several interviews he stated:
After leaving the group, he began recording as a solo artist. During this period, he went by the name "Baatin the Slumlord." In 2008, the dispute was resolved and Baatin reunited with T3 and Elzhi, and worked on the group's sixth album Villa Manifesto
.
on Barak/Capitol Records
, T3 brought in Elzhi
to join the group as J Dilla left to focus on his solo career. The album was a moderate success and contained the single "Tainted", produced by Karriem Riggins
and featuring Dwele
. Also in 2002, Dirty District, a compilation of songs by Detroit rappers largely produced by T3 and "RJ" Rice, was released.
The group then became a duo consisting of T3 and Elzhi, when Baatin became sick touring in France shortly before the release of their 2004 album, Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
and departed to seek treatment. The album included the hit single, "Selfish", produced by Kanye West
and featuring John Legend
. The song samples a part of the intro to the hit song "Call Me" by Aretha Franklin
. After parting ways with Capitol Records in 2005, they released Prequel to a Classic, a mixtape of mostly previously unreleased material, followed by a self-titled release in October of the same year.
Former member J Dilla died on February 10, 2006 after being diagnosed with TTP
and Lupus
.
T3 has said in an interview that Slum Village has reunited with Baatin and has added Illa J (J Dilla's Brother) to bring a Dilla effect. He is quoted "Slum Village is totally not that at all," T3 adds. "I’m incorporating Baatin, and I’m putting Illa J in — not to take Dilla’s place, but just to have that essence of Dilla on this new project. I’m pulling together all the producers that we’ve used before — Black Milk, Wajeed, Karriem Riggins, Pete Rock and all the people who have been down with SV from day one."
Future projects by Slum Village include an album made with unused J Dilla beats, and an album produced mostly by Black Milk.
Baatin died on July 31, 2009 at the age of 35. He was found in his home on 14000 Anglin Street in northeast Detroit. Medical examiners have said that there were no visible signs of trauma
or foul play
. The cause of death currently remains unknown. His death deeply affected the Detroit hip-hop scene.
In July 2010, Elzhi claimed he was removed from the group, by the "poison" of Slum Village, RJ Rice.
Villa Manifesto
was released under Koch Records on July 27, 2010, featuring the late Baatin.
Elzhi has released four mixtapes: Witness My Growth, Europass, The Leftovers: Unmixed tape and Elmatic and one album, The Preface, which was released on Fat Beats Records in August 2008. A demo tape with Dwele
titled The Breakfast Club has also circulated.
Baatin's album Titus: Chapter 10, Verse 13 was to be released on the label Operation Unknown but has not yet seen official released.
T3 released a mixtape in 2006 titled Olio.
J Dilla's brother, Illa J, released an album titled Yancey Boys for Delicious Vinyl
in 2008.
Collaborated with Robert Strauss on track 'Girl' in 2007 released on Robert's Album 'Mr Feelings' (BBE)
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R&B
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||1999
|align="left"|"Get Dis Money
"
| style="text-align:center;"|—
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| —
|rowspan="4"| Fantastic, Vol. 2
|-
|rowspan="3"|2000
|align="left"| "Climax"
| —
| —
| —
|-
|align="left"| "Raise It Up
"
| —
| —
| —
|-
|align="left"| "Players"
| —
| —
| 32
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
|align="left"| "Tainted" (featuring Dwele
)
| 87
| 31
| 20
|rowspan="2"| Trinity (Past, Present and Future)
|-
|align="left"| "Disco"
| —
| 93
| —
|-
|rowspan="2"|2004
|align="left"| "Selfish" (featuring Kanye West
and John Legend
)
| 55
| 20
| 15
|rowspan="2"| Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
|-
|align="left"| "Do You"
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2005
|align="left"| "EZ Up"
| —
| —
| —
| Slum Village
|-
|rowspan="3"|2009
|align="left"| "Dope Man"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="2"|Villa Manifesto EP
|-
|align="left"| "Cloud 9"
| —
| —
| —
|-
|align="left"| "Actin' Normal"
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
||2010
|align="left"| "Faster" (featuring Colin Munroe
)
| —
| —
| —
| Villa Manifesto
|}
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
.
The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin (deceased, 31 July 2009) and T3, plus rapper and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
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...
(deceased, 10 February 2006). J Dilla left in 2002 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. Elzhi
Elzhi
Jason Powers is a hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. Many Underground fans know him as "Detroit's Best Kept Secret". As a former member of Slum Village he now records as a solo artist...
joined in his absence, after which Baatin also left due to health complications.
J Dilla era
Baatin, T3, and J Dilla grew up together in the Conant Gardens neighborhood of Detroit and attended Pershing High School. The group steadily became popular in Detroit's underground hip hopAlternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...
scene. J Dilla also became a member of the production team known as The Ummah
The Ummah
The Ummah was a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Jay Dee of the Detroit-based group Slum Village. Occasional members included Raphael Saadiq, and D'Angelo...
, which produced the two last A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
studio albums, as well as hits for a number of R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
and hip hop musicians. Slum Village's first album, 1996's Fantastic, Vol. 1, was not officially released until 2005 but highly sought after in underground circles. In 1998, the group opened for another hip hop trio, the above-mentioned A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
, on their farewell tour.
Originally signed to the now defunct A&M
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
record label, the group were forced to postpone the release of their official debut album due to label politics, but in June 2000 they released Fantastic, Vol. 2
Fantastic, Vol. 2
Fantastic, Vol. 2 is the second album from Detroit's Slum Village, released in 2000. During the time of its release the group was still composed of its earliest members T3, Baatin and Jay Dee....
on GoodVibe Recordings. Also that year they released an album called Best Kept Secret
Best Kept Secret (Slum Village album)
Best Kept Secret is an album by J-88 . Released prior to Jay Dee's departure from Slum Village, the album is the missing link between Fantastic 1 and Fantastic 2, along with a few remixes by producers Madlib, and IG Culture. Although much of the material was previously unreleased, two of the...
, under the alias J-88, which featured remixes and leftover material from Fantastic, Vol. 1.
Baatin era
Titus Glover (March 8, 1974–July 31, 2009), also known as Baatin, was an American rapper who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
part of the rap group Slum Village.
Baatin got his start on the mic in 1986. In the early ’90s, he befriended the now deceased rapper Proof
Proof (rapper)
DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...
(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 would accompany him to hip-hop nights at Stanley’s Café and 1515 Broadway. In 1991, Baatin’s hip-hop group, Ssenepod (dopeness spelled backward), changed its name to Slum Village, which at the time, was made up of J Dilla, Baatin and T3. It was then that Glover first christened himself Scandalous-T.
He remained as an active member of the group until the early 2000's. In the year 2002, shortly after the release of the group's third album
Trinity (Past, Present and Future)
Trinity is the third studio album by Slum Village, released on August 24, 2002.- Overview :Trinity marked the group's first shift away from its original lineup, due to J Dilla's departure following Fantastic, Vol. 2, to pursue a solo career...
, Baatin began to experience health problems, which interfered with the group's music and touring performances. In regard to his health problems, he said:
He soon went to the hospital and a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Following this, he was no longer part of the group. He stated that he was "kicked out while in hospital", receiving a termination letter that was signed by both T3 and Elzhi
Elzhi
Jason Powers is a hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. Many Underground fans know him as "Detroit's Best Kept Secret". As a former member of Slum Village he now records as a solo artist...
, while in the hospital. He also held the group's label responsible. In several interviews he stated:
After leaving the group, he began recording as a solo artist. During this period, he went by the name "Baatin the Slumlord." In 2008, the dispute was resolved and Baatin reunited with T3 and Elzhi, and worked on the group's sixth album Villa Manifesto
Villa Manifesto
Villa Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village. It was released on July 27, 2010, via E1 Records. It has been stated that it is their final studio album.-Background:...
.
Elzhi era
For the 2002 release of Trinity (Past, Present and Future)Trinity (Past, Present and Future)
Trinity is the third studio album by Slum Village, released on August 24, 2002.- Overview :Trinity marked the group's first shift away from its original lineup, due to J Dilla's departure following Fantastic, Vol. 2, to pursue a solo career...
on Barak/Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, T3 brought in Elzhi
Elzhi
Jason Powers is a hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. Many Underground fans know him as "Detroit's Best Kept Secret". As a former member of Slum Village he now records as a solo artist...
to join the group as J Dilla left to focus on his solo career. The album was a moderate success and contained the single "Tainted", produced by Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins is a jazz drummer, hip hop producer, dj, and sometime rapper. He is a former member of the Ray Brown Trio and Mulgrew Miller trio and currently appears in the Diana Krall quartet....
and featuring Dwele
Dwele
Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
. Also in 2002, Dirty District, a compilation of songs by Detroit rappers largely produced by T3 and "RJ" Rice, was released.
The group then became a duo consisting of T3 and Elzhi, when Baatin became sick touring in France shortly before the release of their 2004 album, Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
Detroit Deli is Slum Village's fourth album, released on June 29, 2004. It was released shortly after Baatin left the group, leaving only T3 and Elzhi.- Overview :...
and departed to seek treatment. The album included the hit single, "Selfish", produced by Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
and featuring John Legend
John Legend
John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
. The song samples a part of the intro to the hit song "Call Me" by Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
. After parting ways with Capitol Records in 2005, they released Prequel to a Classic, a mixtape of mostly previously unreleased material, followed by a self-titled release in October of the same year.
Former member J Dilla died on February 10, 2006 after being diagnosed with TTP
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic thromboses to form in small blood vessels throughout the body...
and Lupus
Lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus is a category for a collection of diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity . Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs...
.
T3 has said in an interview that Slum Village has reunited with Baatin and has added Illa J (J Dilla's Brother) to bring a Dilla effect. He is quoted "Slum Village is totally not that at all," T3 adds. "I’m incorporating Baatin, and I’m putting Illa J in — not to take Dilla’s place, but just to have that essence of Dilla on this new project. I’m pulling together all the producers that we’ve used before — Black Milk, Wajeed, Karriem Riggins, Pete Rock and all the people who have been down with SV from day one."
Future projects by Slum Village include an album made with unused J Dilla beats, and an album produced mostly by Black Milk.
Baatin died on July 31, 2009 at the age of 35. He was found in his home on 14000 Anglin Street in northeast Detroit. Medical examiners have said that there were no visible signs of trauma
Physical trauma
Trauma refers to "a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident." It can also be described as "a physical wound or injury, such as a fracture or blow." Major trauma can result in secondary complications such as circulatory shock, respiratory failure and death...
or foul play
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
. The cause of death currently remains unknown. His death deeply affected the Detroit hip-hop scene.
In July 2010, Elzhi claimed he was removed from the group, by the "poison" of Slum Village, RJ Rice.
Villa Manifesto
Villa Manifesto
Villa Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village. It was released on July 27, 2010, via E1 Records. It has been stated that it is their final studio album.-Background:...
was released under Koch Records on July 27, 2010, featuring the late Baatin.
Solo work
After his leaving the group circa 2000, J Dilla had a successful solo career before his death in 2006.Elzhi has released four mixtapes: Witness My Growth, Europass, The Leftovers: Unmixed tape and Elmatic and one album, The Preface, which was released on Fat Beats Records in August 2008. A demo tape with Dwele
Dwele
Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
titled The Breakfast Club has also circulated.
Baatin's album Titus: Chapter 10, Verse 13 was to be released on the label Operation Unknown but has not yet seen official released.
T3 released a mixtape in 2006 titled Olio.
J Dilla's brother, Illa J, released an album titled Yancey Boys for Delicious Vinyl
Delicious Vinyl
Delicious Vinyl is an American independent record label founded by Matt Dike and Michael Ross in 1987 and based in Los Angeles. Throughout its history, the label has had distribution deals with [Island Records/[PolyGram]], Warner Music Group, EMI, Red Ant, Rhino and Universal Music Group.-Early...
in 2008.
Collaborated with Robert Strauss on track 'Girl' in 2007 released on Robert's Album 'Mr Feelings' (BBE)
Studio Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US R&B 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... |
<>US Ind Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2000 | Fantastic, Vol. 2 Fantastic, Vol. 2 Fantastic, Vol. 2 is the second album from Detroit's Slum Village, released in 2000. During the time of its release the group was still composed of its earliest members T3, Baatin and Jay Dee....
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| 2002 | Trinity (Past, Present and Future) Trinity (Past, Present and Future) Trinity is the third studio album by Slum Village, released on August 24, 2002.- Overview :Trinity marked the group's first shift away from its original lineup, due to J Dilla's departure following Fantastic, Vol. 2, to pursue a solo career... Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
20 | 5 | — |
| 2004 | Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) Detroit Deli is Slum Village's fourth album, released on June 29, 2004. It was released shortly after Baatin left the group, leaving only T3 and Elzhi.- Overview :... Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
37 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) Fan-Tas-Tic , is the first album by Detroit group Slum Village. It comprises songs from their demo album, which was recorded in 1996 and 1997, but not officially released until 8 years later. It was nonetheless leaked onto the underground circuit and caused "quite a stir" in 1997. The whole... |
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| Slum Village Slum Village (album) Slum Village is Slum Village's fifth album, released on October 25, 2005. The release includes a bonus DVD which includes footage on the making of the album as well as an interview with T3 and Elzhi on the group's history. The DVD also features Slum Village's first two music videos "Climax " and... |
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| 2010 | Villa Manifesto Villa Manifesto Villa Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village. It was released on July 27, 2010, via E1 Records. It has been stated that it is their final studio album.-Background:... |
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EPs
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Villa Manifesto EP
|
Compilations
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US R&B 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... |
US Ind Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
||
| 2000 | Best Kept Secret Best Kept Secret (Slum Village album) Best Kept Secret is an album by J-88 . Released prior to Jay Dee's departure from Slum Village, the album is the missing link between Fantastic 1 and Fantastic 2, along with a few remixes by producers Madlib, and IG Culture. Although much of the material was previously unreleased, two of the... (under the alias as J-88)
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| 2002 | Dirty District
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| 2005 | Prequel to a Classic
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Singles
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center; {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;!rowspan="2"|Year
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!width="30"|US
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...
!width="30"|US
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,...
!width="30"|US Rap
Hot Rap Tracks
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...
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||1999
|align="left"|"Get Dis Money
Get Dis Money
"Get Dis Money" is a single by Slum Village. It was released off the soundtrack of the film Office Space, through Interscope Records, and later added to their album Fantastic, Vol. 2...
"
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| —
|rowspan="4"| Fantastic, Vol. 2
|-
|rowspan="3"|2000
|align="left"| "Climax"
| —
| —
| —
|-
|align="left"| "Raise It Up
Raise It Up
"Raise It Up" is a single by Slum Village. It was the last single to be released from their album, Fantastic, Vol. 2.- Structure :The song uses a sample from the song "Extra Dry" by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk...
"
| —
| —
| —
|-
|align="left"| "Players"
| —
| —
| 32
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
|align="left"| "Tainted" (featuring Dwele
Dwele
Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
)
| 87
| 31
| 20
|rowspan="2"| Trinity (Past, Present and Future)
|-
|align="left"| "Disco"
| —
| 93
| —
|-
|rowspan="2"|2004
|align="left"| "Selfish" (featuring Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
and John Legend
John Legend
John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
)
| 55
| 20
| 15
|rowspan="2"| Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
|-
|align="left"| "Do You"
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2005
|align="left"| "EZ Up"
| —
| —
| —
| Slum Village
|-
|rowspan="3"|2009
|align="left"| "Dope Man"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="2"|Villa Manifesto EP
|-
|align="left"| "Cloud 9"
| —
| —
| —
|-
|align="left"| "Actin' Normal"
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
||2010
|align="left"| "Faster" (featuring Colin Munroe
Colin Munroe
Colin Munroe is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer originally from North Gower, Ontario, who now resides in Toronto.-Biography:...
)
| —
| —
| —
| Villa Manifesto
|}
Appearances
- 2000: "One-4-Teen (Funky For You)" (from the BahamadiaBahamadiaBahamadia is a Philadelphia-born hip hop artist born in 1970, and a DJ who later became an MC. As a member of Gang Starr Foundation, she released her critically acclaimed debut album entitled Kollage in 1996. The album featured production by Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr...
album BB Queen) - 2000: "Thelonius" (from the CommonCommon (rapper)Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....
album Like Water For ChocolateLike Water for ChocolateLike Water for Chocolate is a popular novel published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel.The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita who longs her entire life to marry her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition...
) - 2001: "LTAH" (from the Hi-TekHi-TekTony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
album Hi-TeknologyHi-TeknologyHi-Teknology is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek...
) - 2003: "Wolves" (from the Phat KatPhat KatPhat Kat , is a rapper from the east side of Detroit, Michigan. His career began in the mid 90's as part of 1st Down, which consisted of Phat Kat on vocals and Jay Dee on production...
album The Undeniable LPThe Undeniable LPThe Undeniable LP is the debut album by Detroit rapper and close Slum Village affiliate Phat Kat. It was released twice, both on Barak Records...
) - 2004: "Da Villa" (from the Pete RockPete RockPeter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
album Soul Survivor IISoul Survivor IISoul Survivor II is a 2004 album from hip hop producer Pete Rock. The album features guest appearances from a large number of hip hop artists, including Pharoahe Monch, Little Brother, Skillz, RZA, GZA, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Slum Village, Jay Dee and former partner CL Smooth.Pete, who dropped...
) - 2004: "Aerodynamic (Slum Village Remix)" (from the Daft PunkDaft PunkDaft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
Album Daft ClubDaft ClubDaft Club is an album by Daft Punk featuring numerous remixes of tracks from their 2001 album Discovery and one from Homework. It was released in 2003 .-History:...
) - 2005: "Keep On" (from the DweleDweleAndwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
album Some Kinda...Some Kinda...Some Kinda... is the second studio album from R&B artist Dwele, released on Virgin Records.-Track listing:...
) - 2006: "Time Has Come" (from the ExileExile (producer)Aleksander Manfredi , better known by his stage name Exile, is an American hip hop DJ, producer and occasional rapper. His first record appearances came as a member of hip hop duo Emanon alongside rapper Aloe Blacc. They released various mixtapes, beginning with 1995's "Stretch Marx" before...
album Dirty Science) - 2007: "Cuz I'm Jazzy" (from the GuruGuru (rapper)Keith Edward Elam , better known by his stage name Guru, was an American emcee and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts...
album Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the FutureGuru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger: Back To The Future is the fourth entry in the Jazzmatazz series from Guru of Gang Starr. There's an official video of the song "State Of Clarity" which features clips from the movie Fritz The Cat....
) - 2007: "Action" (from the Black MilkBlack MilkCurtis 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...
album Popular DemandPopular DemandPopular Demand is the second solo album by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. It was released on March 13, 2007, which may be a reference to Detroit's area code, 313...
) - 2007: "Gangsta Boogie" (from the Pete RockPete RockPeter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
album NY's FinestNY's FinestNY's Finest is a studio album by hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock. The album was Rock's first studio album since 2004's Soul Survivor II, and was released on February 26, 2008 through the Nature Sounds record label. The album's cover art was created by Fuse Green and inspired by the cover of...
) - 2007: "Got Me Goin' (Hip Hop)" (from the Statik SelektahStatik SelektahPatrick Baril better known as Statik Selektah, is an East Coast-based DJ, Producer and CEO of Showoff Records.-Biography:...
album Spell My Name Right: The Album) - 2008: "Brandy" (from the DweleDweleAndwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
album Sketches of a ManSketches of a ManSketches of a Man is the third album from Dwele. It was released on June 24, 2008 on his new record label with Koch Records.-Track listing:...
) - 2008: "To Be Determined" (from the Evidence album The Layover EPThe Layover EPThe Layover EP is the first EP by Dilated Peoples member Evidence, released on November 25, 2008 by Decon.- Background :The idea for The Layover EP originally came about while he was on tour with Little Brother. It was originally going to be a 5 track release produced entirely by North Carolina...
) - 2010: "How I Deal" (from the DweleDweleAndwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
album W.ants W.orld W.omenW.ants W.orld W.omen-Best Buy Edition:The Best Buy Edition has three more songs: "She A Star", "Kissing Game" and "You Don't Love Me"....
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