War Music is the debut mixtape by American rapper Slim the Mobster, hosted by DJ Whoo Kid

DJ Whoo Kid

DJ Whoo Kid is a hip hop DJ and of Haitian descent raised in Queens Village, New York but with strong roots to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. He is currently signed to G-Unit Records and its subsidiary label, Shady Ville Entertainment...

. The album is Slim's debut on Aftermath Entertainment

Aftermath Entertainment

Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records. Current acts include Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent and Slim da Mobster, with former acts including Busta Rhymes, Game, Raekwon,...

 with Gang Module, and is due out for release on November 9th, 2011. It was originally due out on the 25 October, but was delayed until the 8th of November. On the 7th of November, Slim confirmed it had been pushed back an extra day so that Dr. Dre could finish mastering the song he featured on. Confirmed features include Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

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, Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

, Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar , formerly known by his stage name K. Dot, is an American rapper, and songwriter. He first gained major attention after the release of his 2010 mixtape O D. In 2011, his album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip-hop releases...

, 50 Cent

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

, Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...

, Nikki Grier and Sly. With production coming from Jake One

Jake One

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, Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

, Sha Money XL

Sha Money XL

-Dream Big Ventures:With Distribution from The Orchard, Sha Money founded a new record label, Dream Big Ventures. Quickly upon its creation, Sha Money signed close Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit affiliates DJ Whoo Kid and Stat Quo, as well as former Young Money artist, Kidd Kidd. Sha is currently trying to...

, Nottz

Nottz

Dominick Lamb better known by his stage name, Nottz is a music producer, writer and rapper from Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. He sometimes extends his executive name to Nottz Raw.-History:...

, Siege Monstrosity, DJ Silk, Boi-1da

Boi-1da

Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...

 and Sid Roams among others.

Slim released the singles and accompanying videos to Gun Play and Work For It (Price On Ya Head) onto his official YouTube channel on the 6 September and 20 September. Followed by the upload of Doom Freestyle. He later released What Goes Up onto his official facebook page on October 5. DJ Whoo Kid

DJ Whoo Kid

DJ Whoo Kid is a hip hop DJ and of Haitian descent raised in Queens Village, New York but with strong roots to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. He is currently signed to G-Unit Records and its subsidiary label, Shady Ville Entertainment...

 previewed the Dr. Dre featured track Back Against The Wall on Shade45 Radio on the 6th of November.

Track Listing

Original production

• "Dreaming" takes its instrumental
  Hip hop production
  Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
  
   from "50's My Favorite" as performed by 50 Cent
  50 Cent
  Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
  
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• "Back Against the Wall" takes its instrumental from "Salute" as performed by T.I.
  T.I.
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• "Whose House?" takes its instrumental from "My House" as performed by Big Sean
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Personnel

• Executive producers: Sha Money XL
• A&R: Brandon "Villa Nova" Lamela
• Marketing: Cashmere Agency
• Photo: Travis Shinn
• Styling: Kieu Couture
• Video & Art Design: Efrain "Eif" Rivera for ERG Designs
• Hosted by DJ Whoo Kid
• Recorded by Charlie Red
• Mixed by Pat Viala
• Mastered by Mark Christensen