The Million Dollar Backpack
| The Million Dollar Backpack | ||||
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| Studio album by Skillz | ||||
| Released | July 22, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 61:49 | |||
| Label | Big Kidz Entertainment/Koch Records | |||
| Producer | Questlove, Bink, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fusion Unlimited, Jake One, Jimmy "Slim" Rose, Khari Ferrari, Kwame, Usef Deniro | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDx |    link |
| Okayplayer | (89/100) link |
| RapReviews | link |
| UBR | link |
| DJBooth.net | link |
The Million Dollar Backpack is the third studio album by rapper Skillz, formerly known as Mad Skillz. It was released on July 22, 2008 on Koch Records and distributed by Big Kidz Entertainment. The first single off the album was "So Far So Good" featuring Common on the album version and Talib Kweli on the video version. It is the follow-up to Skillz 2005 album Confessions of a Ghostwriter.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Million Dollar Backpack (Intro)" | DJ Jazzy Jeff | ||
| 2 | "Where I Been" | Jake One | ||
| 3 | "Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know" | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | Freeway | |
| 4 | "So Far So Good" | Usef Deniro (aka Joe Money) | Common (album) & Talib Kweli (single) | |
| 5 | "Sick (The Sequel)" | Kwamé | ||
| 6 | "(For Real) He Don’t Own Me" | Bink | ||
| 7 | "My Phone" | Fusion Unlimited & E-Flat | ||
| 8 | "Yeah Ya Know It" | Khari Ferrari & Skillz | ||
| 9 | "Hold Tight " | Questlove & James Poyser | Black Thought | |
| 10 | "Crazy World" | Khari Ferrari & Skillz | ||
| 11 | "I’m Gon Make It" | Bink | ||
| 12 | "Be Alright" | Fusion Unlimited & E-Flat | ||
| 13 | "Hip Hop Died" | Khari Ferrari & Skillz | ||
| 14 | "Preaching To The Choir" | Jimmy Slim Rose | ||