''Exodus'' is a 2005

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

album by rapper

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. He had released an album every year since 1999, but in 2005, with no new album planned, The Inc. released this greatest hits album featuring songs such as " Mesmerize" and " Wonderful".

Irv Gotti Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (June 26, 1970 – February 5, 2025), professionally known as Irv Gotti or DJ Irv, was an American record producer and music executive. Gotti started off as a New York hip-hop DJ in the 1980s, then becoming an A&R t ...

was forced to release one more album from Ja and Ashanti to honor his contract with Def Jam. Universal did not want to support a full LP by either artist, so two greatest hits sets were released. The version of "It's Murda" on this album is shortened and not the original. The album was also made in an edited version, which lacks some censorship in songs due to different times the songs were edited. The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 107 and peaked at number 50 on the UK albums chart.

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Notes * signifies a co-producer. Sample credits * "Exodus (Intro)" contains samples from "Lyin'", written by Anthony Hawkins, Charles Hawkins, and Veesee Veasey, performed by Black Merda. * "I Cry" contains a sample from "Cry Together", written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, performed by

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. * "Livin' It Up" contains excerpts from " Do I Do", written by

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. * "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" contains a portion of "

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", written by

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and Osten Harvey, Jr., performed by Craig Mack. * "Thug Lovin'" contains interpolations from "

Knocks Me Off My Feet "Knocks Me Off My Feet" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album ''Songs in the Key of Life''. It was not released as a single, though it was released as a B-side to "I Ain't Gonna Stand for I ...

", written by Stevie Wonder. * "Mesmerize" contains interpolations from " Stop, Look, Listen", written by

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. * "New York" contains interpolations from "100 Guns", written by Lawrence Parker. * "Daddy's Little Baby" contains an interpolation of "Voyage To Atlantis", written by

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, O'Kelly Isley Jr.,

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