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2003 studio album by Benzino
Redemption
Released January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14 ) Recorded 2002
Genre Length 1 :06 :23
Label
Elektra , ZNO Records
Producer
"
Rock the Party " Released: September 3, 2002
"Would You" Released: March 29, 2003
Redemption is the second solo studio album by American rapper and record producer
Benzino . It was released January 14, 2003 via
Elektra Records and ZNO Records.
Production was primarily handled by Benzino's production team
Hangmen 3 , as well as
Mario Winans , Gary "Gizzo" Smith,
L.E.S. ,
L.T. Hutton , Paul "Little Bo Peezy" Hemphill, Sean "Inferno" Dunnigan, That Nigga Moel, Tone Capone and
Trackmasters . It features guest appearances from
Mario Winans , Mass Murderer Mike,
Black Child ,
Caddillac Tah ,
Daz Dillinger ,
Hussein Fatal ,
Jadakiss ,
Jewell , Kid Javi,
Lil' Kim ,
LisaRaye ,
Petey Pablo ,
Scarface and
Wyclef Jean .
The album peaked at number 65 on the
Billboard 200 and at number 31 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . It featured two singles: "
Rock the Party " and "Would You", both produced by Mario Winans. "Rock the Party" made it to number 82 on the
Billboard Hot 100 , and also appeared on the US version of
The Transporter : Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture , was featured in the 2002 film
I-SPY and in the 2003 video game
NBA Street Vol. 2 .
The song "Pull Your Skirt Up" is a direct
diss track aimed at
Shady /
Aftermath artists
D12 ,
G-Unit ,
Dr. Dre and
Obie Trice , initially released as B-side of UK versions of "Rock the Party" single during ongoing Benzino and
Eminem feud. While Benzino was recording the album, he made sure to work with people who were beefing with
50 Cent at the time, such as Black Child and Cadillac Tah from
Murder Inc Records , Fatal and Lil' Kim.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Stayin 4eva" That Nigga Moel 3:57 2. "Call My Name" (featuring
Jadakiss )
L.E.S. 3:33 3. "
Rock the Party " (featuring
Mario Winans )
Mario "Yellowman" Winans 3:47 4. "Would You" (featuring Mario Winans and
LisaRaye ) Scott Winans M. Jones Frank Romano Mario "Yellowman" Winans 3:55 5. "Make You Wanna Holla"
Hangmen 3 2:51 6. "Neva Shuvin' " (featuring
Wyclef Jean and Mass Murderer Mike) Hangmen 3 4:43 7. "Gangsta's Touch" (featuring
Caddillac Tah and
Black Child ) Hangmen 3 4:16 8. "Redemption (Rosary)" (featuring
Fatal Hussein and Kid Javi) Tone Capone 4:28 9. "X-Tra Hot" (featuring
Daz Dillinger and
Jewell )
L.T. Hutton 3:37 10. "I Remember" (featuring Mario Winans) Scott Winans Neal Bynoe Charles B. Simmons Joseph Banks Jefferson Richard William Roebuck Hangmen 3 3:26 11. "Get It On" Scott Paul Hemphill S. Owens Mario "Yellowman" Winans Paul "Little Bo Peezy" Hemphill Sean "Inferno" Dunnigan 3:30 12. "44 Cal. Killa" (featuring
Scarface and Mass Murderer Mike) Scott
Brad Jordan McNeil Jean-Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes
Trackmasters 3:52 13. "Hoola Hoop" Scott Gary Smith C. Peart O. Holland Gary "Gizzo" Smith 4:03 14. "Different Kind of Lady" Hangmen 3 3:19 15. "Pull Your Skirt Up" Tone Capone 3:51 16. "
Rock the Party (Young Heff Remix)" (featuring Mario Winans,
Lil' Kim and
Petey Pablo ) Mario "Yellowman" Winans 3:47 17. "Love" (featuring Young Lo) Hassan 5:47 Total length: 1:06:23
Notes
Track 1 features backing vocals by Famil
Track 14 features backing vocals by
LovHer
Sample credits
Track 1 contains a sample of "Blue Sky and Silver Bird" by
Lamont Dozier
Track 5 contains samples from "Tear It Down" by
Blue Magic
Track 7 contains elements from "Aâlach Tloumouni" by
Khaled
Track 10 contains elements from "Maybe It's Love This Time" by
The Stylistics
Track 14 contains elements of "She's Lonely" written by
Bill Withers
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"Benzino Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
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"Benzino Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
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