Give It 2 'Em Raw is the debut studio album by American rapper Soulja Slim, released on May 19, 1998 on No Limit Records and Priority. The album was a success, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] It also debuted at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2]

Give It 2 'Em Raw
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
RecordedMarch–May 1998
Genre
Length73:49
Label
Producer
Soulja Slim chronology
Dark Side
(1995)
Give It 2 'Em Raw
(1998)
The Streets Made Me
(2001)
Singles from Give It 2 'Em Raw
  1. "From What I Was Told"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Street Life"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic link

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies in the United States.[3] Tapp was serving time in prison as a result of a violation of his probation shortly after the release of this album.[4]

Track listing edit

Give It 2 'Em Raw
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."From What I Was Told"James TappCarlos Stephens3:26
2."Street Life" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Master P & O'Dell)James Tapp, Vyshonne Miller, Percy MillerDJ Daryl4:26
3."Wright Me" (featuring O'Dell)James TappCarlos Stephens4:18
4."At The Same Time" (featuring Snoop Dogg)James Tapp, Cordozar BroadusKLC3:13
5."Only Real Niggas"James TappKLC3:52
6."Pray For Your Baby" (featuring Master P & Tre-Nitty)James Tapp, Percy Miller, TrenittyCraig B.2:45
7."Head Buster" (featuring Big Ed & Mr. Serv-On)James Tapp, Edward Knight, Corey SmithCarlos Stephens3:36
8."Me & My Cousin" (featuring Full Blooded)James Tapp, Full BloodedCarlos Stephens3:11
9."You Got It" (featuring Mia X)James Tapp, Mia YoungKLC4:57
10."You Ain't Never Seen" (featuring Master P)James Tapp, Percy MillerCraig B.3:47
11."Anything" (featuring Mia X)James Tapp, Mia YoungCraig B.2:35
12."Imagine" (featuring C-Murder & Mac)James Tapp, Corey Miller, McKinley Phipps jrCraig B.3:48
13."Takin' Hits"James TappO'Dell3:29
14."Wootay"James TappKLC3:31
15."Get High With Me" (featuring Tre-Nitty & Mystikal)James Tapp, Trenitty, Michael TylerCarlos Stephens4:04
16."Law Brekaz"James TappMo B. Dick4:00
17."What's Up, What's Happening"James TappKLC2:39
18."Hustlin' Is A Habit" (featuring Steady Mobb'n)James Tapp, Crooked Eye, Billy BathgateO'Dell3:29
19."Getting Real" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Fiend & Full Blooded)James Tapp, Ricky Jones, Full Blooded, Vyshonne MillerKLC3:52
20."N.L. Party" (featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Full Blooded, Tre-Nitty, Gambino Family, Big Ed, Prime Suspects, Mac, Kane & Abel, Magic & Snoop Dogg)James Tapp, Percy Miller, Vyshonne Miller, Full Blooded, Trenitty, Gotti, P'heno, Edward Knight, Glock, New-9, Uzi, McKinley Phipps, Daniel Garcia, David Garcia, Awood Johnson jr, Cordozar BroadusMo B. Dick4:51

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  2. ^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  3. ^ "Rapper DMX and City of Angels Top the Albums Chart". MTV.
  4. ^ "Rapper Soulja Slim kept it real, to his death".
  5. ^ "Soulja Slim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Soulja Slim Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Retrieved May 14, 2021.