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2005 studio album by Slum Village
Slum Village is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Slum Village . It was released on October 25, 2005 via Barak Records. Recording sessions took place at R.J. Rice Studios in Southfield, Michigan . Production was handled by B.R. Gunna , MoSS and T3 . It features guest appearances from Black Milk , Dwele , J Isaac, Melanie Rutherford, Phat Kat and Que D.
The release includes a bonus DVD which includes footage on the making of the album as well as an interview with T3 and Elzhi on the group's history. The DVD also features Slum Village's first two music videos "Climax (Girl Shit) " and "Raise It Up " from the album Fantastic, Vol. 2 .
The first single from the album was "EZ Up". The song was notable for appearing in a commercial to promote the 2006 Chevrolet HHR and 2006 Chevrolet Impala , albeit with different lyrics.[ 5]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Giant" R.L. Altman III Jason Powers Ralph James Rice Jr. Carl Andrew Broaden 3:17 2. "Set It" 2:49 3. "Can I Be Me" Altman III Powers Rice Jr. Cross 3:34 4. "Call Me" (featuring Dwele ) 3:51 5. "05" 6:22 6. "1, 2" 3:57 7. "Multiply" (featuring Melanie Rutherford) 3:29 8. "1-800-S-L-U-M" 1:55 9. "Hear This" (featuring Black Milk and Phat Kat ) 3:29 10. "Def Do Us" 3:46 11. "Hell Naw!" (featuring Black Milk and Que D.) Altman III Powers Cross Ernest Toney 3:14 12. "Ez Up" (featuring J. Isaac) Altman III Powers Rice Jr. Cross Gardner 3:32 13. "Fantastic" 4:31 Total length: 47:46
Sample credits
R.L. "T3 " Altman III – vocals, producer
Jason "eLZhi " Powers – vocals
Samiyyah Dixon – background vocals (track 1)
Andwele "Dwele " Gardner – vocals (track 4)
Melanie Rutherford – background vocals (track 7)
Curtis "Black Milk " Cross – vocals (tracks: 9, 11) , producer
Ron "Phat Kat " Watts – vocals (track 9)
Ernest "Que D." Toney – vocals (track 11)
J. Isaac Moore – vocals (track 12)
Carl Broaden – keyboards, co-producer
Alvin Moore – keyboards
Tony Womack – horns
DJ Dez – drums, turntables
Ralph J. "Young RJ" Rice Jr. – producer, recording, mixing, executive producer
Jason "MoSS " Connoy – producer
Sterling Sound – mastering
Jesper Skou Boelling – photography
Motorcity – art direction, design
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^ Slum Village - Chevrolet Commercial on YouTube
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