The Beginning of the End (UTP album)
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The Beginning of the End is the debut studio album by UTP
, released on May 18, 2004 through Rap-a-Lot Records
.
) and 2003 (Street Stories). Instead of using the UTP name, the trio was instead billed as Juvenile, Wacko & Skip in order to build off Juvenile's popularity. The album is best known for its lead single "Nolia Clap
". The single peaked at 31 on the Billboard Hot 100
and 9 on both the R&B and rap charts. It would be the only top 40 hit that UTP would get, classifying them as one-hit wonders. The success of the single eventually led the album to reach No. 122 on the Billboard 200
, the group's only album to do so. It also peaked at 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
, which eas their highest peak position on that chart. The Beginning of the End stayed on the Billboard 200 for four weeks and on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for 17 weeks.
Production was handled be several prominent southern hip hop producers including Derek "Grizz" Edwards, Slice Tee and Donal "XL" Robertson. Mike Dean
both mixed and mastered the album.
UTP (group)
UTP was an American rap group composed of New Orleans rappers Juvenile, Wacko and Skip.The group was formed by Juvenile after he left Cash Money Records in 2002 and originally consisted of Juvenile, Wacko, Skip, Corey Cee, Soulja Slim and Young Buck. The group's first release was The Compilation,...
, released on May 18, 2004 through Rap-a-Lot Records
Rap-A-Lot Records
Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...
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Background
The Beginning of the End marked UTP's first studio album after having previously releasing two compilation albums in 2002 (The CompilationThe Compilation (UTP album)
The Compilation is a compilation album by UTP, released on October 8, 2002 through Orpheus Records.- Background :Juvenile had left popular hip hop label Cash Money Records earlier in 2002 after three consecutive top 10 albums to form his own collective UTP...
) and 2003 (Street Stories). Instead of using the UTP name, the trio was instead billed as Juvenile, Wacko & Skip in order to build off Juvenile's popularity. The album is best known for its lead single "Nolia Clap
Nolia Clap
"Nolia Clap" is a single by UTP , produced by Donald XL Robertson and recorded in Los Angeles, California, from the album The Beginning of the End....
". The single peaked at 31 on the Billboard Hot 100
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...
and 9 on both the R&B and rap charts. It would be the only top 40 hit that UTP would get, classifying them as one-hit wonders. The success of the single eventually led the album to reach No. 122 on the 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...
, the group's only album to do so. It also peaked at 17 on the 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...
, which eas their highest peak position on that chart. The Beginning of the End stayed on the Billboard 200 for four weeks and on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for 17 weeks.
Production was handled be several prominent southern hip hop producers including Derek "Grizz" Edwards, Slice Tee and Donal "XL" Robertson. Mike Dean
Mike Dean (producer)
Mike Dean is an American hip-hop producer. He is known for pioneering the "Dirty South" sound in the 1990s, particularly in work for artists from Rap-A-Lot Records. Dean has most notably worked alongside Scarface of the Geto Boys, 2Pac, Do or Die, Tha Dogg Pound, Yukmouth of the Luniz, Outlawz,...
both mixed and mastered the album.
Track listing
- "Nolia Clap"- 4:30
- "Don't Start"- 3:47
- "What's Up"- 3:52
- "Who the Fuck Is This"- 4:00
- "Juvie, Wacko, Skip (3 Bad Brothers)"- 3:28
- "Solja"- 4:19
- "What's Your Brains Like"- 5:21
- "War Shit"- 4:22
- "That's All That I Know"- 4:09
- "At U Bitches"- 3:00
- "The Best Years"- 4:20
- "Nolia Clap" (Remix)- 4:30
- "What's Up" (Remix)- 3:45
- "Ride Tonight"- 4:48
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | 122 |
| Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop | 17 |
Personnel
- Ad Future - Producer
- Mike Dean Mastering, Mixing
- Aubrey Francis - Project Coordinator
- Paul Francis - Project Administrator
- Mike Frost - Photography
- Terius Gray - Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, A&R
- Grizz - Producer
- Mark Hayes - Art Direction, Design
- Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings - A&R
- Dave Junco - Engineer, Mixing
- John "JP" Pegram - Engineer
- J. Prince - Executive Producer
- Donald "XL" Robertson - Producer
- Slice Tee - Producer