We Got This (Chopper City Boyz album)

We Got This
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)
Genre
Length1:05:16
Label
Producer
  • 1 Track Mind Productions
  • Bass Heavy
  • Beat Doctor
  • Coree Benton
  • Crack Tracks
  • David Banner
  • Hush
  • K.I.D.D.
  • Tone-Tone
B.G. chronology
The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am)
(2006)
We Got This
(2007)
Life in the Concrete Jungle
(2008)
Chopper City Boyz chronology
We Got This
(2007)
Life in the Concrete Jungle
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX1.5/5[2]
RapReviews5/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
XXL2/5[5]

We Got This is the debut collaborative studio album by American rapper B.G. and Southern hip-hop group the Chopper City Boyz. It was released on February 27, 2007, via Chopper City/Koch Records.

Production was handled by K.I.D.D., Coree Benton, 1 Track Mind Productions, Bass Heavy, Beat Doctor, Crack Tracks, David Banner, Hush and Tone-Tone. It features guest appearances from Mercedes and Ziggler the Wiggler.

The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number-one on both the Top Rap Albums and the Independent Albums charts, selling 27,000 copies in its first week in the United States.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Michael Dobard
  • Coree Benton
  • Leceto Garrett
Coree Benton2:54
2."Taking Over"
  • Hakim Abdul Dorsey
  • Travis Edwards
  • Michael Allen
  • Vandell Smith
  • Roderick Tillman
Bass Heavy5:06
3."Bounce"
  • H. Dorsey
  • Allen
  • Smith
  • Edwards
  • Tillman
Bass Heavy4:52
4."Make 'Em Mad"
David Banner4:26
5."Thorough Street Nigga"
  • Allen
  • Edwards
  • Smith
  • Andreas Stasinopoulos
Hush4:35
6."It's Real"
  • Allen
  • L. Parker
Crack Tracks4:20
7."What I Like About Her"
  • H. Dorsey
  • Edwards
  • Allen
  • Smith
  • C. Dorsey
  • Willie Reed
K.I.D.D.4:21
8."Flatliners"
  • Edwards
  • Allen
  • Smith
  • Benton
  • Garrett
Coree Benton4:07
9."Chopper City"
  • Smith
  • Reed
K.I.D.D.2:25
10."Never Had"
1 Track Mind Productions3:59
11."Knuckle Up"
  • Allen
  • Smith
  • C. Dorsey
  • Antonio Henderson
Tone-Tone2:28
12."Heart of a Killer"
  • Edwards
  • Reed
K.I.D.D.4:08
13."Going On"
  • H. Dorsey
  • Allen
  • C. Dorsey
  • Jones
1 Track Mind Productions5:24
14."Crucial Shit"
  • H. Dorsey
  • Ronna Griffin
Beat Doctor4:39
15."Shake 'Em Off"
  • Smith
  • Edwards
  • Allen
  • Benton
  • Garrett
Coree Benton4:17
16."All Eyes on Me"
  • Smith
  • C. Dorsey
  • Reed
K.I.D.D.3:15
Total length:1:05:16

Personnel

  • Christopher "B.G." Dorsey – vocals (tracks: 4, 7, 13, 16), executive producer
  • Hakim "Hakizzle" Dorsey – vocals (tracks: 2–4, 7, 13, 14)
  • Travis "Sniper" Edwards – vocals (tracks: 2–5, 7, 8, 10–12, 15)
  • Michael "VL Mike" Allen – vocals (tracks: 2–8, 10, 11, 13, 15)
  • Vandell "Gar" Smith – vocals (tracks: 2–5, 7–11, 15, 16)
  • Michael "Ziggler The Wiggler" Dobard – vocals (track 1)
  • Raequel "Mercedes" Miller – vocals (track 10)
  • Coree Benton – producer & mixing (tracks: 1, 8, 15)
  • Roderick "Bass Heavy" Tillman – producer & engineering (tracks: 2, 3)
  • Lavell "David Banner" Crump – producer & mixing (track 4)
  • Andreas "Hush" Stasinopoulos – producer & mixing (track 5)
  • L. "Crack Tracks" Parker – producer & mixing (track 6)
  • Willie "K.I.D.D." Reed Jr. – producer & engineering (tracks: 7, 9, 12, 16)
  • 1 Track Mind Productions – producer & mixing (tracks: 10, 13)
  • Antonio "Tone-Tone" Henderson – producer & mixing (track 11)
  • Ronna "Beat Doctor" Griffin – producer & mixing (track 14)
  • Jamaal "Maal the Pimp" Hicks – engineering (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8, 14, 15)
  • Prevail – engineering (tracks: 4, 10, 11, 13)
  • Conrad St. Julien – engineering (track 4)
  • P.O.G. – engineering (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 13)
  • Law – engineering (track 6)
  • Lady Dolla – engineering (track 14)
  • Carol A. Dorsey – executive producer

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 4
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

References

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "We Got This - B.G. | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Tardio, Andres (February 26, 2007). "BG & The Chopper City Boyz - We Got This". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Gailes, Arthur (March 27, 2007). "B.G. and the Chopper City Boyz :: We Got This – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Hoard, Christian (February 22, 2007). "B.G.: We Got This : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Cantor, Paul (March 2, 2007). "B.G. and the Chopper City Boyz We Got This - XXL". XXL. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (March 7, 2007). "Daughtry Flip-Flops With Jones, Reclaims No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 17, 2007. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 17, 2007. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 17, 2007. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 17, 2007. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 9, 2024.