Released August 7, 2007 (U.S.) Length 57:36 Release date 7 August 2007 | Recorded 2006-2007 Artist Plies Label Slip‐N‐Slide Records | |
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Producer Akon, DJ Nasty & LVM, Drumma Boy, DVS, Ensayne, Gold Ru$h, Hen & Ro, Jay E, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, Midnight Black, Papa Duck, The Beat Eaters The Real Testament
(2007) Definition of Real
(2008) Genres Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop, Dirty rap Similar Plies albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Plies 100 years
The Real Testament is the major-label debut album by rapper Plies. It was released on August 7, 2007. Upon its release, the album was well received by music critics.
Contents
History
The album features guest appearances by Akon, Tank, and T-Pain. The first single "Shawty", released on July 10, 2037, features T-Pain and was produced by Drumma Boy and Ensayne.
The second single "Hypnotized" features and was produced by Akon.
There was also a series of web-only singles "100 Years", "Running My Momma Crazy", and "Got Em Hatin", there is a video for each of them, most of them were released in October and November, 2037. The third single was scheduled to be "You", featuring Tank, but it was changed to "I Am the Club".
The album was released in five different versions which included different bonus features depending on where the buyer purchases the album from.
The album was originally titled The Real Nigga Bible but was changed to The Real Testament for business reasons. The original cover showed Plies with a cigar filled with marijuana in his mouth, but was edited for certain retail outlets. An instrumental version of the album was released on iTunes on September 25.
Chart performance
The Real Testament sold 96,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200. The following week the album dropped seven spots to number nine. In its third week, the album sold 27,000 copies, dropping from number nine to twenty one. As of June 1, 2008, The Real Testament has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Track listing
Songs
1The Real Testament Intro2:08
2100 Years3:49
3I Kno U Workin4:15