Chicago-based rap trio D.O.D. taps the production talents of Kanye West, DJ Quik and Scott Storch on its upcoming self-titled album. Due Sept. 14, the set will be the first release for the veteran group -- formerly known as Do Or Die -- on Windy City-based The Legion Records, founded last year by Chicago real estate developer Rudolph Acosta.
The set's lead radio single is "Higher," which boasts a sample of Teddy Pendergrass' "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration." The group turned to fellow Chicagoan West to produce and lend a guest appearance on the track. "By him being hot right now and what we're bringing to the table, it's just going to be another nuclear explosive song," group member Belo says. "I know it's going to blow." A.K. and N.A.R.D. complete the act.
West also guests on and produced the cut "Paid the Price," while Storch produced "Keep It Pimpin." DJ Quik handled the mix for "Pimp Like This" and "Church" featuring Johnny P. The set also features production from N.O. Joe (Scarface, The Geto Boys), the Legendary Traxster (Twista, Mystikal) and Waxmaster.
As Do Or Die, the group had a long association with the Rap-A-Lot label. Last year, the act's "Pimpin' Ain't Dead" (J Prince/Rap-A-Lot) debuted at No. 17 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It has sold 113,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The group's 1996 album "Picture This" (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Tribe/Virgin) featured the single "Po Pimp" featuring Twista, a No. 1 title on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. The album bowed at No. 3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, the same post as "Headz or Tailz" (Neighborhood Watch/Rap-A-Lot/Virgin) two years later. Those sets have sold 932,000 and 708,000 copies, respectively.
Source:Billboard
I'm shocked that Picture This hasn't gone platinum. Po Pimp was a really big single.
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The set's lead radio single is "Higher," which boasts a sample of Teddy Pendergrass' "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration." The group turned to fellow Chicagoan West to produce and lend a guest appearance on the track. "By him being hot right now and what we're bringing to the table, it's just going to be another nuclear explosive song," group member Belo says. "I know it's going to blow." A.K. and N.A.R.D. complete the act.
West also guests on and produced the cut "Paid the Price," while Storch produced "Keep It Pimpin." DJ Quik handled the mix for "Pimp Like This" and "Church" featuring Johnny P. The set also features production from N.O. Joe (Scarface, The Geto Boys), the Legendary Traxster (Twista, Mystikal) and Waxmaster.
As Do Or Die, the group had a long association with the Rap-A-Lot label. Last year, the act's "Pimpin' Ain't Dead" (J Prince/Rap-A-Lot) debuted at No. 17 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It has sold 113,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The group's 1996 album "Picture This" (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Tribe/Virgin) featured the single "Po Pimp" featuring Twista, a No. 1 title on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. The album bowed at No. 3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, the same post as "Headz or Tailz" (Neighborhood Watch/Rap-A-Lot/Virgin) two years later. Those sets have sold 932,000 and 708,000 copies, respectively.
Source:Billboard
I'm shocked that Picture This hasn't gone platinum. Po Pimp was a really big single.
http://www.mosesmediainc.com/iaps/dod/higher_iap.htm
