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| Georgia rapper's rousing debut album. Game Got Switched, 1st & 10 (w/Infamous 2D & Fate Wilson), Get Off Me (w/Pastor Troy) and many more. |
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| 1 U Got a Problem? |
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| 2 Game Got Switched |
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| 3 1st & 10 |
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| 4 What's Your Fantasy |
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| 5 Come on Over (Skit) |
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| 6 Hood Stuck |
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| 7 Get Off Me |
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| 8 Mouthing Off |
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| 9 Stick 'Em Up |
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| 10 Ho (Skit) |
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| 11 Ho |
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| 12 Tickets Sold Out (Skit) |
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| 13 Catch Up |
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| 14 Southern Hospitality |
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| 15 What's Your Fantasy |
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| 16 Phat Rabbit |
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Album Review
When Def Jam signed Ludacris in 2000, the Atlanta rapper had already released a regionally successful independent release ("Incognegro") with a hot single ("What'S Your Fantasy"), so all the powerhouse label did was repackage the album, re-release the single nationally, and throw in four big-name collaborations. It was a wise decision, as "Incognegro" certainly sounds like a major-label release, produced largely by talented newcomer Shondrae and to a lesser extent by top Southern rap producers Organized Noize. Plus, the four new tracks -- the Neptunes-produced club-banger "Southern Hospitality," the previously released Timbaland-produced "Phat Rabbit," the rowdy U.G.K.-featuring "Stick 'Em Up," and the provocative Trina- and Foxy Brown-featuring "What'S Your Fantasy" remix -- are album highlights, the sort of good-time collaborations that would become Ludacris' specialty hereafter. Elsewhere, though, "Back for the First Time" is a major-label album with an underground aesthetic. Producer Shondrae crafts Dirty South-style beats with a unique touch that resembles no other major-label producer circa 2000, and the sporadic guests -- I-20, Fat Wilson, Shawna, Pastor Troy, and 4-Ize -- are hungry underground rappers from the Atlanta scene. This array of Def Jam-payrolled big-name collaborations and previously released underground tracks ensures that "Back for the First Time" appeals to all, from the already-down Southern scene to the lucrative national mass market, and also makes it a little edgier at times than later efforts, which are sometimes marred by their pop-crossover ambitions. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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