Chopper City in the Ghetto

Chopper City In The Ghetto

Studio album by B.G.

Released

April 20, 1999

Recorded

1998–1999

Genre

Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop

Length

1:07:09

Label

Cash Money, Universal

Producer

Mannie Fresh, Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)

B.G. chronology

It's All on U, Vol. 2
(1997)

Chopper City In The Ghetto
(1999)

Checkmate
(2000)

Singles from Chopper City in the Ghetto

"Bling Bling"
Released: March 30, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
Spin	(7/10)^[4]

Chopper City in the Ghetto is the fifth studio album by American rapper B.G. released April 20, 1999, on Cash Money Records and Universal. It spawned the top 40 hit "Bling Bling". The album features production by Mannie Fresh and appearances by the Hot Boys, Big Tymers, Lil Wayne and other Cash Money representatives.

Commercial Performance

It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 for first week sales of over 140,000 copies, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 23, 1999 with over one million copies sold in the United States, making it B.G.'s best selling album of his solo career, and with Cash Money Records. The album has sold over 1.2 million copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro (Big Tymers) (feat. Big Tymers)"	1:52
2.	"Trigga Play"	4:08
3.	"Cash Money Is An Army"	3:46
4.	"Play'n It Raw (feat. Hot Boys)"	4:30
5.	"With Tha B.G. (feat. Big Tymers)"	3:40
6.	"Made Man (feat. Baby)"	4:39
7.	"Bling Bling (feat. Cash Money Millionaires)"	5:12
8.	"Knockout (feat. Turk & Juvenile)"	3:24
9.	"Real Niggaz"	4:22
10.	"Dog Ass (feat. Juvenile)"	3:53
11.	"Cash Money Roll"	5:15
12.	"Niggaz In Trouble (feat. Lil Wayne & Juvenile)"	5:35
13.	"Thug'n"	4:32
14.	"Hard Times"	4:05
15.	"Uptown My Home"	3:50
16.	"Bout My Paper"	4:15

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 68. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
↑ Album reviews at CD Universe

B.G.

Discography

Studio albums	Chopper City It's All on U, Vol. 1 It's All on U, Vol. 2 Chopper City in the Ghetto Checkmate Livin' Legend Life After Cash Money The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 1 The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am) Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood

Collaboration albums	True Story We Got This Life in the Concrete Jungle

Songs	"Tha Block Is Hot " "Bling Bling " "Top Back" "For a Minute" " Bubblegum" "My Hood"

Related	Hot Boys Chopper City Records Ca$hville Records Cash Money Records Grand Hustle Records

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