M.O.B.: The Album

M.O.B.: The Album is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective ByrdGang. It was released through Asylum Records digitally on June 17, 2008, and the physical copies were in stores on July 1, 2008. Production was handled by Chink Santana, Joe Black, Noyz, AblazeDaArchitek, Chad Beats, DJ Green Lantern, Majik, M. Rell, Oneya and Young Los, with Black Flag Boo Boo, Dorielle and Nardo serving as co-producers. It features contributions from Jim Jones, NOE, Mel Matrix, Chink Santana, Sandman, Juelz Santana, Sen City, the late Stack Bundles, Hell Rell and Oshy. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Top Rap Albums.

M.O.B.: The Album
Studio album by
Jim Jones & ByrdGang
ReleasedJune 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)
Recorded2007–08
Studio
GenreHip hop
LabelAsylum
Producer
Jim Jones chronology
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
(2006)		 M.O.B.: The Album
(2008)		 Pray IV Reign
(2009)
Singles from M.O.B.: The Album
  1. "Splash"
    Released: May 23, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters3/10[2]
RapReviews6/10[3]
UGO NetworksC[4]
XXL4/5 (XL)[5]

The album's first single was "Splash" performed by Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, NOE and Chink Santana.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm the Man"
  • Joe Black
  • Noyz
3:46
2."Mobbin'"
DJ Green Lantern4:01
3."Only 17"
Chink Santana4:26
4."Blasphemy"
  • J. Jones
  • R. Elliot
  • J. Jones
  • S. Lockwood
  • J. Wharton
  • K. Griffen
  • Joe Black
  • Noyz
4:53
5."Money Right"
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • S. Lockwood
  • Q. Johnson
Majik4:50
6."Throwin' BG's"
  • D. Bridgeford
  • G. Daquin
  • A. Parker
  • A. Jackson
AblazeDaArchitek4:18
7."She So Gangsta/Freakin You"
  • A. Parker
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • T. Byrd
  • C. Lecky
  • Chink Santana
  • Dorielle (co.)
10:58
8."Splash"
  • J. Jones
  • L. James
  • D. Bridgeford
  • A. Parker
Chink Santana4:23
9."Hustle"
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • E. Morrell
M. Rell3:40
10."Oopsy Daisy"
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • A. Parker
  • Chink Santana
  • Black Flag Boo Boo (co.)
5:40
11."Heartbreak"
Oneya3:56
12."Byrdgang Money"
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • C. Burnette
  • M. Clervoix
Chad Beatz4:31
13."Gizzang"
  • J. Jones
  • A. Parker
Chink Santana6:27
14."We Flying"
  • J. Jones
  • D. Bridgeford
  • J. Jones
  • C. Taylor III
Young Los5:06
15."So Cold"
  • A. Parker
  • J. Jones
  • G. Daquin
  • Chink Santana
  • Nardo (co.)
4:24
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Religion"4:43
17."Pipe Smoke"5:07
18."Keep Watching"4:26

Personnel
  • Joseph "Jimmy" Jones – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-18), executive producer
  • Duane "NOE" Bridgeford – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5-12, 14, 17, 18)
  • Jamel "Mel Matrix" Jones – vocals (tracks: 1-4, 10, 12, 14)
  • Guy Connel "Sandman" DaQuin Jr. – vocals (tracks: 2, 6, 15)
  • LaRon "Juelz Santana" James – vocals (tracks: 2, 8)
  • Rayquon "Stack Bundles" Elliott – vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
  • Seneca "Sen City" Lockwood – vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
  • Andre "Chink Santana" Parker – vocals (tracks: 6-8, 13, 15), producer (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15)
  • Thomas "Oshy" Byrd – vocals (track 7)
  • Chris "Luck" Lecky – additional vocals (track 7), A&R
  • Rowena – additional vocals (track 7)
  • Durell "Hell Rell" Mohammed – vocals (track 11)
  • Joe "Joe Black" Wharton – producer (tracks: 1, 4)
  • K. "Noyz" Griffen – producer (tracks: 1, 4)
  • James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 2)
  • Quinton "Majik" Johnson – producer (track 5)
  • Antwan "AblazeDaArchitek" Jackson – producer (track 6)
  • Eduardo "M. Rell" Morrell III – producer (track 9)
  • Vanja Oneya Ulepić – producer (track 11)
  • Chad Dexter "Chad Beat" Burnette – producer (track 12)
  • Carlos "Young Los" Taylor III – producer (track 14)
  • Dorielle – co-producer (track 7)
  • Black Flag Boo Boo – co-producer (track 10)
  • Nardo – co-producer (track 15)
  • Eric Jensen – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9-15), mixing (tracks: 1-7, 9-12, 14, 15)
  • Eric "Ibo" Butler – recording (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 13), mixing (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 12, 13)
  • Narima Miller – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 1-7, 9-12, 14, 15)
  • Michael Makowski – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 8, 13)
  • Will Quinnell – mastering
  • Cey Adams – art direction, design
  • Gasper Chiaramonte – art direction, design
  • Crawford Morgan – photography
  • Daniel Garriga – additional photography
  • Yandielle "Yandi" Smith – management
  • Pamela Simon – packaging management
  • Theo Sedlmayr – legal
  • Kimberly Mason – marketing
  • Riz – vocals (tracks: 17, 18)

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 6
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[8] 5

References
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