Hearts of Hoodlums is the second full length album by the punk band Whole Wheat Bread

Whole Wheat Bread

Whole Wheat Bread is a punk band from Jacksonville, Florida. They formed in 2003 and have so far released two albums and one EP, under the Orlando based record label Fighting Records.-History:...

. It was released on January 20, 2009, though it became available to download on iTunes

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 on January 6, 2009. This album is said to have received help from Lil Jon

Lil Jon

Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...

, Tim Armstrong

Tim Armstrong

Timothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Downfall, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records.-Personal life:Armstrong was born November 25, 1965 and was...

, Murs, and Mike McColgan

Mike McColgan

Michael "Mike" McColgan is best known as the original lead singer of the Irish American outfit Dropkick Murphys and the current lead singer of the Street Dogs....

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Track listing

1. "Bombs Away" 3:38
2. "Throw Your Sets Up" 3:41
3. "Girlfriend Like This " 3:29
4. "Lower Class Man " 2:00
5. "I Can’t Think" 3:35
6. "Ode 2 Father " 2:57
7. "Staying True" 3:22
8. "Bloodstains & Bitemarks" 4:09
9. "Every Man for Himself" 2:43
10. "New Age Southern Baptist Nigga from da Hood" 1:14
11. "Catch 22" 2:57
12. "Stuck in da Dark" 3:08

For some fans that purchased the album ahead of time online there was a problem with shipping the disc. Those fans were offered a free download from the Fighting Records website. That version of the album featured 13 tracks. The fourth track was Ghost Muzik, featuring Lil Jon. All the other tracks remained the same.

Personnel

• Aaron Abraham – guitar
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  , vocals
• Will Frazier – bass
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  , vocals
• Joseph Largen – drum
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Additional musicians

• Mike McColgan
  Mike McColgan
  Michael "Mike" McColgan is best known as the original lead singer of the Irish American outfit Dropkick Murphys and the current lead singer of the Street Dogs....
  
   – vocals "Bombs Away"
• Murs – vocals "Stuck In Da Dark"