''Slum Village'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group

Slum Village Slum Village is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. The group was formerly composed of the rappers Baatin (1974–2009), T3, and rapper / producer J Dilla (1974–2006). J Dilla left in 2001 to pursue a solo career with MCA Record ...

. It was released on October 25, 2005, via Barak Records. The recording sessions took place at R.J. Rice Studios in

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. The album was produced by B.R. Gunna,

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, and T3. It features

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s from

Black Milk Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Career In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-D ...

Dwele Andwele Gardner (born February 14, 1978), known professionally as Dwele, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He is best known for his guest appearance on Kanye West's 2007 single " Flashing ...

, J Isaac, Melanie Rutherford,

Phat Kat Ronald Christopher Watts (born August 26, 1971), better known by his stage name Phat Kat, is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan, best known as a favorite collaborator of the late J Dilla. Biography His career began in the mid-1990s as part of 1st ...

, and Que D. The release includes a bonus

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which includes footage on the making of the album as well as an interview with T3 and

Elzhi Jason Powers (born May 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Elzhi (stylized as eLZhi), is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is a former member of Slum Village and now records as a solo artist. In his youth, he made numerous visi ...

on the group's history. The DVD also features Slum Village's first two music videos " Climax (Girl Shit)" and " Raise It Up" from the album '' Fantastic, Vol. 2''. The first single from the album was "EZ Up". The song was notable for appearing in a commercial to promote the 2006

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and 2006

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, albeit with different lyrics.

Track listing

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" as performed by

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. * Track 7 contains a sample of "

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" as performed by

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Personnel

* R.L. " T3" Altman III – vocals, producer * Jason "

eLZhi Jason Powers (born May 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Elzhi (stylized as eLZhi), is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is a former member of Slum Village and now records as a solo artist. In his youth, he made numerous visi ...

" Powers – vocals * Samiyyah Dixon – background vocals (track 1) * Andwele "

" Gardner – vocals (track 4) * Melanie Rutherford – background vocals (track 7) * Curtis "

" Cross – vocals (tracks: 9, 11), producer * Ron "

" Watts – vocals (track 9) * Ernest "Que D." Toney – vocals (track 11) * J. Isaac Moore – vocals (track 12) * Carl Broaden – keyboards, co-producer * Alvin Moore – keyboards * Tony Womack – horns * DJ Dez – drums, turntables * Ralph J. "Young RJ" Rice Jr. – producer, recording, mixing, executive producer * Jason "

" Connoy – producer * Sterling Sound – mastering * Jesper Skou Boelling – photography * Motorcity – art direction, design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2005 albums Slum Village albums Albums produced by MoSS Albums produced by Black Milk