Boss of All Bosses

For the Mafia term, see capo di tutti capi.
Boss of All Bosses
Studio album by Slim Thug
Released March 24, 2009
Recorded 2007-2009
Genre Hip hop, gangsta rap
Length 57:03
Label Boss Hogg Outlawz/E1 Music
Producer Terry "T.A." Allen, [Mr. Lee], Jim Jonsin, Mannie Fresh, Mr. Rogers, Bigg Tyme, J-Moses
Slim Thug chronology

Already Platinum
(2005)		 Boss of All Bosses
(2009)		 Tha Thug Show
(2010)
Singles from Boss of All Bosses
  1. "I Run"
    Released: November 11, 2008
  2. "Thug"
    Released: November 17, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
RapReviews.com (8.5/10)[2]
AllHipHop [3]
ARTISTdirect [4]
Houston Press (favorable)[5]
Okayplayer (82/100)[6]
Rhapsody (favorable)[7]
The Message Blog [8]
The Smoking Section [9]
DJBooth.net [10]

Boss of All Bosses is the second studio album by American rapper Slim Thug. Most songs were recorded from 2008 to 2009 by Mr. Lee, J. Lacy, and was mixed by Grammy Award-winning mix engineer/producer Mike Dean. The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics and publications upon its release. The album also debuted at number fifteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with 32,000 copies sold in the first week released.[11] No song on the album has a beats-per-minute (tempo) value of more than 90 bpm.[12]

Singles

The first single from the album was "I Run", produced by Jim Jonsin, and features Yelawolf. This song's chorus is based on "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls, with different lyrics ("I run the streets all night and day"). The second single from the album was "Thug" produced by Mr Lee (producer), and contains elements of the Eazy-E song "Eazy-Duz-It".

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Boss of All Bosses"  Terry "T.A." Allen 3:16
2. "I'm Back" (featuring Devin the Dude)[Mr. Lee] 3:40
3. "I Run" (featuring Yelawolf)Jim Jonsin 3:55
4. "Show Me Love" (featuring Mannie Fresh)Mannie Fresh 3:53
5. "Smile" (Additional vocals by J. Lacy)Jim Jonsin 3:12
6. "Top Drop" (featuring Paul Wall)Mr. Rogers 4:13
7. "Thug"  [Mr. Lee] 3:50
8. "Leanin'" (featuring UGK)[Mr. Lee] 4:46
9. "My Bitch"  [Mr. Lee] 4:00
10. "She Like That" (featuring Killa Kyleon)[Mr. Lee] 4:41
11. "Associates" (featuring Z-Ro & J-Dawg)Bigg Tyme, J-Dawg 4:33
12. "Hard" (featuring Scarface & J-Dawg)[Mr. Lee] 4:07
13. "Welcome 2 Houston" (featuring Chamillionaire, Mike Jones, Bun B & Paul Wall, Yung Redd, Lil' Keke, Z-Ro, Mike D, Big Pokey, Rob G, Trae tha Truth, Lil' O & Pimp C[13])[Mr. Lee] 8:57
Sample credits

Chart positions

Chart Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks # 49
Hot Rap Tracks # 20
Rhythmic Top 40 # 30

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ RapReviews.com review
  3. ↑ AllHipHop review
  4. ↑ ARTISTdirect review
  5. ↑ Houston Press review
  6. ↑ Okayplayer review
  7. ↑ Rhapsody review
  8. ↑ The Message Blog review
  9. ↑ The Smoking Section review
  10. ↑ DJBooth.net Review
  11. ↑ "Record 12 Albums Debut In The Top 20 Of The Billboard 200". Billboard.biz. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  12. ↑ "Dissecting Slim Thug – “Welcome 2 Houston”". BeatFuse.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  13. ↑ Mar 19, 2009, 10:07am Pigeons and Planes (2009-03-19). "Slim Thug - "Welcome 2 Houston" ft. Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Pimp C, Bun B, Lil Keke, Z-Ro, Trae...and others - Pigeons and Planes - Elbows Music Blog Aggregator". Elbo.ws. Retrieved 2012-01-17.

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