Chicken-n-Beer

Chicken-n-Beer
Studio album by Ludacris
Released October 7, 2003
Recorded 2002-2003
Genre Hip hop
Length 60:22
Label DTP, Def Jam
Producer Christopher Bridges (exec.), Chaka Zulu (exec.), Kanye West, The Neptunes, Ruh Anubis Yazid, DJ Nasty & LVM, Icedrake, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Zukhan Bey, Erick Sermon, Black Key, Terrence "T-Storm" Battle, Jook
Ludacris chronology
Word of Mouf
(2001)		 Chicken-n-Beer
(2003)		 The Red Light District
(2004)
Singles from Chicken-n-Beer
  1. "P-Poppin"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Stand Up"
    Released: August 19, 2003
  3. "Splash Waterfalls"
    Released: February 17, 2004
  4. "Diamond in the Back"
    Released: May 11, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The A.V. Club (favorable)[2]
Blender [3]
Chicago Sun-Times [4]
Robert Christgau (B+)[5]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[6]
Los Angeles Times [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
USA Today [9]
The Washington Post (favorable)[10]

Chicken-n-Beer is the third studio album by rapper Ludacris.[11] It peaked at number one in the United States with 429,000 copies sold in the first week. Def Jam released the album early when the album's tracks leaked on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The album features the single "Stand Up" (produced by Kanye West), as well as the singles "Pussy-Poppin'", "Splash Waterfalls" and "Diamond in the Back". The album has sold over 2.7 million copies to date.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Samples Time
1 "Southern Fried Intro" DJ Nasty & L.V.M. 3:55
2 "Blow It Out" Ron Browz 4:05
3 "Stand Up" (featuring Shawnna) Kanye West, Ludacris (co) 3:33
4 "Rob Quarters" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 1:04
5 "Splash Waterfalls" Icedrake 4:50
6 "Hard Times" (featuring 8Ball & MJG & Carl Thomas) DJ Nasty & L.V.M. 5:15
7 "Diamond in the Back" DJ Paul & Juicy J 4:12
8 "Screwed Up" (featuring Lil' Flip) Ruh Anubis Yazid 4:52
9 "T Baggin'" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 0:53
10 "Pussy-Poppin" (featuring Shawnna & Lil' Fate) Zukhan Bey, The Neptunes (co) 4:50
11 "Hip Hop Quotables" Erick Sermon 3:09
12 "Black Man's Struggle" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 0:35
13 "Hoes in My Room" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Ruh Anubis Yazid 4:40
14 "Teamwork" Black Key 3:46
15 "Interactive" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 1:03
16 "We Got" (featuring Chingy, I-20 & Tity Boi) DJ Paul & Juicy J 4:21
17 "Eyebrows Down" (featuring Tity Boi & Dolla Boy) Jook 5:20
18* "Act a Fool" Keith Mack 4:30
19* "Southern Hospitality" (Remix) (featuring Ms. Dynamite & Maxwell D) (Bonus) Ron Browz 4:03
20* "Blow It Out" (Remix) (featuring 50 Cent) (Bonus) Ron Browz 4:03

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1
Canadian Albums Chart 5

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rabin, Nathan (2011-08-01). "The A.V. Club review". Avclub.com. http://www.avclub.com/articles/ludacris-chickennbeer,11735/. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  3. ^ Blender review
  4. ^ Vrabel, Jeff. "Review: Chicken-n-Beer". Chicago Sun-Times: 9. October 12, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=ludacris. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  6. ^ Reviewed by Neil Drumming (2003-10-24). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,519560,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Times review". Articles.latimes.com. 1986-12-28. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/oct/12/entertainment/ca-rack12. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/294229/ludacris?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  9. ^ "USA Today review". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2003-10-07. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/420056051.html?dids=420056051:420056051&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+07%2C+2003&author=Steve+Jones%3B+Elysa+Gardner%3B+Brian+Mansfield&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Shelby+Lynne+reaffirms+her+'Identity'&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  10. ^ 10:05:46) (2003-11-05). "The Washington Post review". Politicalpalace.yuku.com. http://politicalpalace.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/9490. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
  11. ^ "Chicken N Beer: Ludacris: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-N-Beer-Ludacris/dp/B0000AQS1A/. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
Preceded by
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 19, 2003 - October 25, 2003		 Succeeded by
Measure of a Man by Clay Aiken
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