''The Foundation'' is the seventh and final studio album by American hip hop group
Geto Boys. It was released on January 25, 2005 through
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life. Recording sessions took place at Noddfactor Studios, Dean's List House of Hits, M.A.D.D. Studios and The Garage in
Houston
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. Production was handled by Tone Capone,
Mike Dean, Cory Mo,
Mr. Mixx, and members
Scarface and
Willie D, with
J. Prince serving as executive producer. It features
guest appearances from
Z-Ro and Willy Hen.
The album peaked at number 19 on the
''Billboard'' 200, number 3 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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and number 2 on the
Top Rap Albums charts in the United States. It was supported with three singles: "I Tried", "G-Code" and "Yes, Yes, Y'All", but none of them went on charted. The instrumental to "G-Code" was used in a
Chrysler 300 commercial featuring
Ndamukong Suh, while "Yes, Yes, Y'All" was used in video games ''
Fight Night Round 2'' and ''
25 to Life''.
Track listing
;Sample credits
*Track 6 contains a portion of "Each Day I Cry a Little" performed by
Eddie Kendricks.
*Track 7 contains a portion of "Hang Out and Hustle" performed by
Sweet Charles.
*Track 10 contains a portion of "If You Move I'll Fall" performed by
the Soul Children.
Personnel
*Brad "
Scarface" Jordan – vocals, producer
(tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12)
*William "
Willie D." Dennis – vocals, producer
(track 11)
*Richard "
Bushwick Bill" Shaw – vocals
*Joseph "
Z-Ro" McVey – vocals
(track 5)
*Willie "Willy Hen" Henderson – vocals
(track 7)
*
Mike Dean – producer
(tracks: 1, 2, 14, 15), mixing, mastering
*Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer
(tracks: 2, 6, 7, 13)
*Cory Moore – producer
(tracks: 5, 11)
*David "
Mr. Mixx" Hobbs – producer
(track 10)
*James "
J. Prince" Smith – executive producer
*Stacey Wade – design, layout
*Anzel "Int'l Red" Jennings – A&R
*Tony "Big Chief" Randle – A&R
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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2005 albums
Geto Boys albums
Rap-A-Lot Records albums
Albums produced by Mr. Mixx
Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)