Jibbs Featuring Jibbs

Jibbs featuring Jibbs
Studio album by Jibbs
Released	October 24, 2006
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	42:44
Label	Geffen/Interscope
Producer	Da Beatstaz (exec.), Zaytoven, David Banner, Polow da Don, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Dr. Luke
Singles from Jibbs Featuring Jibbs
"Chain Hang Low" Released: June 20, 2006 (US) / December 23, 2006 (Europe) / January 19, 2007 (UK) "King Kong" Released: December 27, 2006 (US) / March 26, 2007 (UK) "Go Too Far" Released: January 13, 2007 "Smile" Released: March 8, 2007

Jibbs featuring Jibbs is the debut album by St. Louis, Missouri, rapper Jibbs. It was released on October 24, 2006. The album is produced by Da Beatstaz, David Banner, Polow da Don, and Maestro, and includes performances by Chamillionaire, Melody Thornton of Pussycat Dolls and Fabo of D4L. The first single was "Chain Hang Low," the second was "King Kong," the third was "Go Too Far", and the fourth and final single was "Smile".

The album was met with mixed reception from music critics. It debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200, with about 47,000 copies sold in its first week.^[1] It also debuted at numbers 8 and 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts respectively. The album went on to sell over 125,000 copies in the United States.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[4]
Prefix	(1.0/10.0)[5]
RapReviews	(6/10)[6]

David Jeffries of AllMusic noticed the similarities to fellow St. Louis rappers Nelly and Chingy but found the album to be styled like "an LL Cool J release for the '80s." He concluded with: "Good flow, good beats, and overall, a good time."^[3] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews found his performance to be average with rhymes that were "acceptable albeit entirely generic and run of the mill." He also said that the production from Da Beatstaz helped saved the album and that it should be retitled "Da Beatstaz Feat. Jibbs." He concluded with: "Jibbs Feat. Jibbs is not an altogether bad album, but really does nothing to put Jibbs on the map. You could easily substitute any one of a dozen rappers in or outside St. Louis over these tracks and get the same result - anybody from Ali to Cool Breeze to Bubba Sparxxx."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Yeah Boii"	David Banner	3:59
2.	"Smile" (featuring Fabo)	Da Beatstaz	3:27
3.	"Chain Hang Low"	Da Beatstaz	3:31
4.	"Big Big Kid"	Da Beatstaz	3:27
5.	"Let's Be Real" (featuring J. Valentine)	Polow Da Don, Elvis Williams (co.)	3:52
6.	"King Kong" (featuring Chamillionaire)	Da Beatstaz, Pretty Boy & Bradd Young (co.)	4:35
7.	"Hood"	Da Beatstaz	2:57
8.	"Go Gurl"	Da Beatstaz	2:42
9.	"Go Too Far" (featuring Melody Thornton)	Da Beatstaz	3:55
10.	"I'm a Rhino"	Da Beatstaz	4:33
11.	"Bring It Back"	Da Beatstaz	3:22
12.	"Firr Az That Thang"	Dr. Luke, Da Beatstaz (co.)	3:24

 • (co.) Co-producer

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	8
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[9]	4

Personnel

#	Title	Notes
1	"Yeah Boii"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Lavell Crump, Jimmy Webb Intro vocals: David Banner Recording: Sean Tallman (The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA) Mixing: Leslie Braithwaite (Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineer: Kori Anders Project coordinator: Liz Garner Sample: "Orange Air" by The 5th Dimension
2	"Smile"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Lafabian Williams, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Recording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO) Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
3	"Chain Hang Low"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson, Antwain Elliott, Lamont McLendon Recording: Chris Robinson (Phat Buddah Studios, St. Louis, MO) Mixing: Phil Tan (Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
4	"Big Big Kid"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Recording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO) Mixing: Phil Tan (Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
5	"Let's Be Real"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Jamal Jones, Elvis Williams Additional vocals: Jay Valentine Guitar: Mike Hartnett Keyboards: Elvis Williams Recording: Ethan Willoughby (The Lair, Los Angeles, CA), Tony Terrebone (Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA), Jason Schweitzer (Zac, Los Angeles, CA) Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
6	"King Kong"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson, Orlando Watson, Bradford Ray Recording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Closet, Los Angeles, CA) Chamillionaire vocals: Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA Mixing: Leslie Braithwaite (Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineer: Kori Anders
7	"Hood"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Recording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St Louis, MO) Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
8	"Go Gurl"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Recording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO) Mixing: Kevin "KD" Davis (The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA) Additional engineering: Sean Tallman
9	"Go Too Far"	Songwriters: Terry Lewis, James Harris III, Janet Jackson, Melanie Andrews, Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Recording: Howard "Ross" Vanderslice (Phat Buddah Studios, St. Louis, MO) Melody's vocals: Sean Tallman (The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA) Assistant: Miguel Vasquez Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA) Sample: "Let's Wait Awhile" by Janet Jackson
10	"I'm A Rhino"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Recording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO) Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
11	"Bring It Back"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Jamal Jones Guitar: Mike Hartnett Keyboards: Elvis Williams Recording: Ethan Willoughby (The Lair, Los Angeles, CA), Tony Terrebone (Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA), Jason Schweitzer (Zac, Los Angeles, CA) Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA) Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton
12	"Firr Az That Thang"	Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Lukasz Gottwald, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson Mixing: Serban Ghenea Engineering: Aniela Gottwald Background vocals: Helen White All instruments and Programming: Dr. Luke Mixing: MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA Additional protools engineer: John Hanes Assistant: Tim Roberts

Source:^[10]

References

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2. Gay, Malcolm (March 14, 2007). "Local rappers ink major-label contracts, only to be left wondering: Deal or no deal?". The Riverfront Times. Village Voice Media. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
3. Jeffries, David. "Jibbs Featuring Jibbs - Jibbs". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
4. Endelman, Michael (October 27, 2006). "Jibbs Feat. Jibbs Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
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6. Juon, Steve (October 24, 2006). "Feature for October 24, 2006 - Jibbs' "Jibbs Feat. Jibbs"". RapReviews. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
7. "Jibbs – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jibbs. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
8. "Jibbs – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Jibbs. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
9. "Jibbs – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for Jibbs. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
10. Jibbs Featuring Jibbs (liner notes). Jibbs. Geffen. 2006.