''Ghetty Green'' is the debut studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on September 14, 1999, through

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, and

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. The recording sessions took place at Hypnotize Minds Studio and Cotton Row Recording Studio in

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. The

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was primarily handled by

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and

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, who also served as executive producers. It features

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s from

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and

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. The album's title is a Memphis slang term for money. According to Project Pat, earning money was the main theme of the album. He wrote half of the album while he was in jail. Jim Farber of ''

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'' highlighted the album's "tough street themes" and its "sinister", bass-heavy sound. In an interview with

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of ''

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'', Project Pat explained that he was aiming for "fat,

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-distorted bass" that will grab listener's attention before they can hear lyrics. ''Ghetty Green'' peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 9 on the

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chart in the United States. The album spawned two

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s: "Represent It" and "Ballers". "Ballers", the album's lead single, reached number 75 on the US ''

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Patrick Houston – main artist * Jordan Houston – featured artist, producer, executive producer * Paul Beauregard – featured artist, producer, executive producer * Darnell Carlton – featured artist * Ricky Dunigan – featured artist * Lola Mitchell – featured artist * Anthony Henderson – featured artist * Victor Santiago Jr. – featured artist * Byron Thomas – featured artist, producer * Bryan Christopher Brooks – featured artist * Christopher Noel Dorsey – featured artist * Terius Gray – featured artist *

– featured artists *Kirk Clayton – programming *Lil' Pat – mixing & recording (tracks: 1, 3–6, 8, 9, 11, 13–19) *Niko Lyras – mixing & recording (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 12, 20) *L. Nix & Company Inc. – mastering *

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– artwork, design *Steve Roberts – photography

Chart history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1999 debut albums Project Pat albums Loud Records albums Albums produced by DJ Paul Albums produced by Juicy J Albums produced by Mannie Fresh