''Pimpalation'' is the second studio album by American rapper

Pimp C Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK). ...

from

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. It was released on July 11, 2006, by Rap-A-Lot,

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, making it the rapper's last solo album to be released during his lifetime. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits, at M.A.D. Studios and Studio 7303 in

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and at PatchWerk Recording Studios in

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was handled by several

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s, including Mr. Lee, Mike Dean,

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and

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. The

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version of the album was mixed by DJ

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. The album features a large number of guest performers, such as

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, ABN,

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Bun B Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the Southern rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work wi ...

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, J. Prince,

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, Mike Jones, Scarface,

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among others. The album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 87,288 copies in its first week of release in the United States, it charted at number one on the

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charts. As of March 8, 2007, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for selling 500,000 copies in the United States. The album spawned three singles: "I'm Free", "Pourin' Up", and " Knockin' Doorz Down". The DVD, titled ''Pimpalation: Return of the Trill'', shot and edited by filmmaker REL of REL Entertainment, was released on April 11, 2006. The 1-hour documentary shows Pimp C celebrating his release from prison on December 30, 2005, and his return to the recording studio and stage, working on music and music videos with a host of stars, including Scarface,

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, Webbie, James Prince, Bun B,

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, although the latter of the two didn't appear on the album.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 2 contains a sample from "

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. *Track 7 contains a portion of "Take It Off" as performed by

. *Track 10 contains a portion of "Get Ready for the Get Down" as performed by

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. *Track 13 contains a sample from "Havin Thangs" as performed by

. *Track 15 contains a sample from "Don't Say Shit" as performed by UGK. *Track 16 contains a sample from " I Miss You" as performed by Aaron Hall.

Personnel

*Design – Kevin "Mr.Soul" Harp *Edited By crewed & Chopped– Michael "5000" Watts (tracks: 2-1 to 2-16) *Engineer – Avery, Chemist, Cory Mo, Kori Anders, Mike Dean, Mike Mo *Executive-Producer – J. Prince, Pimp C *Mastered By – Mike Dean *Mixed By – Mike Dean (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-10, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16) *Photography By – Jack Thompson *Producer – Jazze Pha (tracks: 1-6, 1-14, 2-6, 2-14), Mike Dean (tracks: 1-1, 1-9, 2-1, 2-9), Mr. Lee (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 1-10, 1-15, 2-4, 2-7, 2-10, 2-15), Pimp C (tracks: 1-13, 1-17, 2-13, 2-17) *Written-By – Chad Butler

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Pimp C albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums Albums produced by Jazze Pha Albums produced by Mannie Fresh Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)