''Silverback Gorilla 2'' is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper
Sheek Louch
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. It was released on December 4, 2015, via
D-Block Records
The Lox (stylized The LOX or The L.O.X.) is an American hip hop trio composed of East Coast rappers Sheek Louch, Styles P and Jadakiss. Each hailing from Yonkers, New York, the group formed in 1994 and signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Recor ...
and
Tommy Boy Entertainment
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.
Production
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was handled by Jimmy Dukes & Smiley's People, Dayzel The Machine, Shroom,
Termanology
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, Black Saun, C-Sharp, DJ Haze, Joe Milly, L5, Pav Bundy, Shortfyuz, Sir Bob Nash, Supastyles,
Tone Mason
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and Sheek Louch himself. It features
guest appearance
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s from Dyce Payne,
ASAP Ferg
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,
Billy Danze
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,
Fabolous
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,
Ghostface Killah
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,
Joell Ortiz
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,
Pusha T
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,
Raheem DeVaughn
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,
Swizz Beatz
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,
Trae tha Truth
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, and his
the L.O.X. groupmates
Jadakiss
Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss (, ), is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994. The group signed w ...
and
Styles P
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.
The album serves as a sequel to 2008's ''
Silverback Gorilla
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''.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2015 albums
Sequel albums
Sheek Louch albums
Tommy Boy Records albums
Albums produced by Tone Mason