''So So Def Bass All-Stars'' is a compilation album of

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by American record label

So So Def Recordings So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by producer Jermaine Dupri in 1993. Specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music, the label has signed musical acts such as Bow Wow, Kris Kross, Xsca ...

. It was released on May 22, 1996, through

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with distribution via

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. Production was handled by Black Market Entertainment,

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, Danny D, DJ Herb, DJ Kizzy Rock,

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, Kidd Money, Kool Kollie, Playa Poncho, The Dynamik Duo and Zae', with

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serving as executive producer. It features contributions from Big Ace,

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, Edward J,

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, Kidd Money, L.A. Sno,

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, Mr. Collipark, Playa Poncho, Raheem the Dream, T'Baby, The City Boyz, Trigga Man, Zae' and Bass Allstars. The album made it to number 32 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It was certified Gold by the

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on September 19, 1996, for selling 500,000 copies in the United States. Its

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, "Whatz Up, Whatz Up", peaked at No. 63 on the US ''Billboard''

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, while its second single, " My Boo", was a success charting at No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 3 in New Zealand, No. 26 in Australia and No. 157 in France, as well as receiving Gold certification by the

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. ''So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II'', the album's sequel, was released the following year. ''So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. III'', the third and final compilation of 'So So Def Bass All-Stars' series was released in 1998.

Track listing

Personnel

*Edward J. Landrum – vocals (tracks: 1, 14) *Virgo Williams – vocals (track 2) *John R. "Zae'" Gilliam – vocals & producer (track 3) *Gerald "Playa Poncho" McCrary – vocals (tracks: 4, 7, 13), producer (tracks: 6, 7) *Ira "L.A. Sno" Brown – vocals (track 4) *Kervin "Trigga Man" Paul – vocals (track 5) *Sean "Kidd Money" Chavis – vocals & producer (track 5) *Micaiah " Raheem the Dream" Raheem – vocals (track 6) *The City Boyz – vocals (track 8) *Tarecha "T'Baby" Strachan – vocals (track 9) *Charles "Big Ace" Ellison Jr. – vocals (track 9) *Jason Andrew "

" Williams – vocals (track 10) *Michael " Mr. Collipark" Crooms – voice (track 11) *Peter "

" Jones – voice (track 11) *Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 10), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 10) *Carlos "DJ Kizzy Rock" Young – producer (track 4) *Jonathan "

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were inst ...

" Smith – producer (tracks: 6, 13), arranger (tracks: 1, 14), mixing (tracks: 1–4, 9, 10, 13), sequencing *Youtha Anthony "

" Fowler – producer (track 7) *Herbert "DJ Herb" Hawkins – producer (track 8) *Danny "D" Lee Spohn – producer (track 9), mixing (tracks: 9, 12), re-mixing (track 12) *Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone – producer & mixing (track 13) *Paul Lewis – producer & mixing (track 13) *Dwayne "Emperor" Searcy – producer (track 14) *Robert "R.O.B." McDowell – producer (track 14) *King James – mixing (track 1) *Zach Solem – mixing (track 3) *Richard Wells – mixing (track 5), recording (track 8) *Oscar Jimenez – mixing (tracks: 7, 10) *Carlos Santos – mixing (tracks: 9, 12) *Taj Mahal – mixing (track 13) *Rodney Fuller – mastering *Hans Gutknecht – sequencing *

– executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 compilation albums Albums produced by Lil Jon Record label compilation albums Columbia Records compilation albums So So Def Recordings compilation albums