Still da Baddest
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Still Da Baddest is the fourth studio album
by American
rapper Trina
. It was released on April 1, 2008.
". The track initially featured Christina Milian
, but Trina later replaced Milian's vocals with her own. According to Trina, she and the song's producers experimenting in the studio and decided the version featuring Trina was hot enough to stand on its own without Milian's vocals. This was the single to make history again for Trina as it had potential to make it in the Billboard Hot 100 as her single "Here We Go" featuring Kelly Rowland
reached number #17.
"I Got a Thang For You
", featuring R&B singer Keyshia Cole
, was released as the album's second single. It was successful on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Billboard Chart, charting at number #59.
"Look Back At Me", featuring Killer Mike
and produced by Hard Hat Productions, was released after the second single as a "buzz single". While the song didn't reach the Billboard Charts, it was very successful in clubs.
chart. It sold 47,000 copies in its first week.
"Single Again
" was released as the first single in October 2008, and it had moderate success. The second single released was "I Got a Thang for You
" and featured R&B singer Keyshia Cole
.
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! # !! style="width:300px;"|Title !! Length
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| 1. || "Intro" || 1:00
|-
| 2. || "Still da Baddest" || 2:52
|-
| 3. || "Killing You Hoes" || 3:32
|-
| 4. || "Single Again
" || 3:23
|-
| 5. || "Look Back at Me" (featuring Killer Mike
)|| 4:13
|-
| 6. || "I Got a Thang for You
" (featuring Keyshia Cole
)|| 3:34
|-
| 7. || "I Got a Bottle" (featuring Missy Elliott
)|| 3:32
|-
| 8. || "Wish I Never Met You" (featuring Shonie)|| 4:06
|-
| 9. || "Clear It Out" || 3:26
|-
| 10. || "Stop Traffic" (featuring Pitbull
)|| 3:27
|-
| 11. || "Phone Sexx" (featuring Qwote)|| 4:07
|-
| 12. || "Hot Commodity" (featuring Rick Ross
)|| 3:54
|-
!Chart (2008)
!Peak
position
|-
|US Billboard 200
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|US Billboard Top Rap Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}
|-
!Chart (2008)
!Position
|-
| U.S. BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|50
|-
| U.S. BillboardTop Rap Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|}
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 American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper Trina
Trina
Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...
. It was released on April 1, 2008.
Singles
According to Trina, "Wish I Never Met You" was to be released as the album's lead official single. For unknown reasons it was replaced in October 2008 by "Single AgainSingle Again (Trina song)
"Single Again" is the first official single from Miami rapper Trina's fourth album Still da Baddest. Trina confirmed on Myspace, that the first single will be "Single Again".-New direction:...
". The track initially featured Christina Milian
Christina Milian
Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
, but Trina later replaced Milian's vocals with her own. According to Trina, she and the song's producers experimenting in the studio and decided the version featuring Trina was hot enough to stand on its own without Milian's vocals. This was the single to make history again for Trina as it had potential to make it in the Billboard Hot 100 as her single "Here We Go" featuring Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
reached number #17.
"I Got a Thang For You
I Got a Thang for You
"I Got a Thang for You" is the second single off Trina's fourth album Still da Baddest. The song features R&B singer Keyshia Cole. It was chosen after much speculation and talk about the second single...
", featuring R&B singer Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Myeshia Cole Gibson born October 15, 1981) is an American singer–songwriter and actress. She gained nationwide acclaim when her 2005 debut album, The Way It Is went platinum. Her sophomore album Just Like You went into production shortly after that and was released in September 2007...
, was released as the album's second single. It was successful on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Billboard Chart, charting at number #59.
"Look Back At Me", featuring Killer Mike
Killer Mike
Michael Render , better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution...
and produced by Hard Hat Productions, was released after the second single as a "buzz single". While the song didn't reach the Billboard Charts, it was very successful in clubs.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard Rap and R&B chart and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200Billboard 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...
chart. It sold 47,000 copies in its first week.
"Single Again
Single Again (Trina song)
"Single Again" is the first official single from Miami rapper Trina's fourth album Still da Baddest. Trina confirmed on Myspace, that the first single will be "Single Again".-New direction:...
" was released as the first single in October 2008, and it had moderate success. The second single released was "I Got a Thang for You
I Got a Thang for You
"I Got a Thang for You" is the second single off Trina's fourth album Still da Baddest. The song features R&B singer Keyshia Cole. It was chosen after much speculation and talk about the second single...
" and featured R&B singer Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Myeshia Cole Gibson born October 15, 1981) is an American singer–songwriter and actress. She gained nationwide acclaim when her 2005 debut album, The Way It Is went platinum. Her sophomore album Just Like You went into production shortly after that and was released in September 2007...
.
Track listing
{| class="wikitable"|- "
! # !! style="width:300px;"|Title !! Length
|-
| 1. || "Intro" || 1:00
|-
| 2. || "Still da Baddest" || 2:52
|-
| 3. || "Killing You Hoes" || 3:32
|-
| 4. || "Single Again
Single Again (Trina song)
"Single Again" is the first official single from Miami rapper Trina's fourth album Still da Baddest. Trina confirmed on Myspace, that the first single will be "Single Again".-New direction:...
" || 3:23
|-
| 5. || "Look Back at Me" (featuring Killer Mike
Killer Mike
Michael Render , better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, signed to Grind Time Official through the SMC/Fontana Distribution...
)|| 4:13
|-
| 6. || "I Got a Thang for You
I Got a Thang for You
"I Got a Thang for You" is the second single off Trina's fourth album Still da Baddest. The song features R&B singer Keyshia Cole. It was chosen after much speculation and talk about the second single...
" (featuring Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Myeshia Cole Gibson born October 15, 1981) is an American singer–songwriter and actress. She gained nationwide acclaim when her 2005 debut album, The Way It Is went platinum. Her sophomore album Just Like You went into production shortly after that and was released in September 2007...
)|| 3:34
|-
| 7. || "I Got a Bottle" (featuring Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
)|| 3:32
|-
| 8. || "Wish I Never Met You" (featuring Shonie)|| 4:06
|-
| 9. || "Clear It Out" || 3:26
|-
| 10. || "Stop Traffic" (featuring Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
)|| 3:27
|-
| 11. || "Phone Sexx" (featuring Qwote)|| 4:07
|-
| 12. || "Hot Commodity" (featuring Rick Ross
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
)|| 3:54
- The US iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
version of the album includes the bonus track "You Ain't Nothing". - The Best Buy version of the album includes the 3 bonus tracks "Crash My Party", "I Got A Problem" (featuring Plies and Chris J) and "Lame".
- The Wal-Mart version of the album includes the bonus digital download "Don't Go" (featuring Qwote).
Personnel
Credits for Still Da Badesst adapted from Allmusic- Musa "Milk" Adeoye:A&R
- Josh "Redd" Burke:A&R, Executive Producer
- Dru Castro:Engineer
- Krishna Das:Mixing
- Seth Firkins:Mixing
- Matthew Zeek Harris:Engineer
- Eldwardo "Eddie Mix" Hernandez Engineer
- Jim Jonsin:Producer
- Jonathan Mannion:Photography
- A. Martin:Composer
- Steve Obas:Engineer, Producer
- A.C. Perez:Composer
- Lili Picou:Art Direction, Design
- James Scheffer:Composer
- Ray Seay:Mixing
- Katrina "Trina" Taylor :Executive Producer
- Max Unruh:Mixing Assistant
- Nadine Vendryes:Make-Up
Chart position
{|class="wikitable sortable"|-
!Chart (2008)
!Peak
position
|-
|US 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...
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|US 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...
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|US 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....
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}
End Year Charts
{| class="wikitable sortable"|-
!Chart (2008)
!Position
|-
| U.S. BillboardTop 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...
| style="text-align:center;"|50
|-
| U.S. BillboardTop 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....
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|}