Recorded 1998 − 2000 Back for the First Time
(2000) Word of Mouf
(2001) Release date 17 October 2000 | Length 56:32 Artist Ludacris Label Def Jam South | |
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Released October 17, 2000 (U.S.) Producer Ludacris, Mike Johnson, Infamous 2-0, Fate Wilson, Bangladesh, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes, Sessy Melia, Timbaland, Organized Noize Genres Hip hop music, Southern hip hop, Dirty rap Nominations Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Similar Ludacris albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
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Back for the First Time is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Ludacris. The album, which serves as his major label debut, was released on October 17, 2000, under Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam.
Contents
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Background
Most of the tracks are taken from his first album, the independently released Incognegro (1999), except for "Stick 'Em Up", "Southern Hospitality", a remix of "What's Your Fantasy", and "Phat Rabbit".
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, and sold 133,000 copies in its first-week of sales. As of November 2009, the album has sold 3.1 million copies in the United States to date. The album was eventually certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 3 million copies.
Track listing
Sample credits Phat Rabbit
1st & 10
What's Your Fantasy
Songs
1U Got a Problem?4:55
2Game Got Switched4:09
31st & 10I-20 - Fate Wilson3:42