''The Compilation'' is a

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by UTP, released on October 8, 2002 through Orpheus Records.

Background

Juvenile had left popular hip hop label

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earlier in 2002 after three consecutive albums to form his own collective UTP. In addition to Juvenile, UTP also featured Wacko, Skip, Corey Cee,

Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for writing Juvenile (rapper), Juvenile's 2004 single "Slow Motion ...

and

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He signed with Birdman's Cash Money Records in 1997, formed the hip hop collective UTP with Juvenile and Soulja Slim in 2000, and j ...

though Corey Cee would leave the group shortly after ''The Compilation''. Most of the songs on the album were performed by the entire group, though some songs were performed by a lone member of the group. Production for the album was handled entirely by Juvenile himself.

Reception

Gregory McIntosh of

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gave the album 2.5 stars out of a possible of five. In his review he stated "...For the most part, the beats are pretty ordinary, although the collective does pull out some clever hooks like on the anthem "Less Than a Playa," with its drowsy, lurching undercurrent of samples". The album was not heavily promoted, but it became a local success and managed to make it to No. 60 on the ''Billboard''

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Track listing

Charts

References

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