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{{Infobox album
| name = Back for the First Time
| type = studio
| artist = [[Ludacris]]
| cover = Ludaback4firsttime-2000.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|10|17}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Southern hip-hop]]|[[dirty rap]]}}
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=30}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Disturbing tha Peace]]|[[Def Jam South]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]]|[[I-20 (rapper)|I-20]]|[[Jermaine Dupri]]|Lil' Fate|[[Ludacris]]|Mike Johnson|[[Organized Noize]]|[[Timbaland]]|[[The Neptunes]]}}
| prev_title = [[Incognegro]]
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Word of Mouf]]
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Back for the First Time
| type = studio
| single1 = [[What's Your Fantasy]]
| single1date = September 12, 2000
| single2 = [[Southern Hospitality (song)|Southern Hospitality]]
| single2date = January 2, 2001
| single3 = Ho
| single3date = July 15, 2001
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |title=Back for the First Time - Ludacris {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-for-the-first-time-mw0000619927 |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Robert Christgau|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |title=Consumer Guide |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Ludacris |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B+<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seymour |first=Craig |author-link=Craig Seymour |date=November 10, 2000 |title=Back for the First Time |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/10/back-first-time/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bardowell |first=Derek A |date=September 12, 2005 |title=Ludacris: Back For The First Time |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-3356-336296 |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''RapReviews''
| rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=October 30, 2000 |title=Ludacris :: Back for the First Time – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2000/10/ludacris-back-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=RapReviews |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ex |first=Kris |date=December 7, 2000 |title=Recordings |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311033251/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/259444/back_for_the_first_time |access-date=March 11, 2007 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |page=110 |issue=855}}</ref>
}}
'''''Back for the First Time''''' is the second studio album by American rapper [[Ludacris]]. It was released on October 17, 2000, via [[Disturbing tha Peace]] and [[Def Jam South]], marking his major label debut.

[[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]], [[I-20 (rapper)|I-20]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], Lil' Fate, Mike Johnson, [[Organized Noize]], [[Timbaland]], [[The Neptunes]], and Ludacris himself. It features [[guest appearance]]s from I-20, Lil' Fate, [[Shawnna]], 4-Ize, [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[Pastor Troy]], [[Trina]], [[UGK]] and [[Pharrell Williams]].

The album debuted at number 4 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 2 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts, with 133,000 copies sold in its first week in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 25, 2000 |title=Limp Bizkit's Sales Record |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114143&page=1#.UAeJuVGa_mI |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref> It was certified triple platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on May 7, 2002 for selling over 3 million units in the US and also received a gold certification by [[Music Canada]] on April 19, 2001 for shipments of more than 50,000 copies in Canada.

Its [[lead single]], "[[What's Your Fantasy]]", which was previously released on ''[[Incognegro]]'', made it to No. 21 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 10 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] in the US and number 19 on the [[UK singles chart]]. On November 30, 2022, it was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The second single off of the album, "[[Southern Hospitality (song)|Southern Hospitality]]", peaked at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the US and number 25 on the UK singles chart. The album's third and final single, "Ho", was also previously appeared on ''Incognegro'', and reached No. 103 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = U Got a Problem?
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[Bangladesh (record producer)|Bangladesh]]
| length1 = 4:55
| title2 = Game Got Switched
| writer2 =
| extra2 = [[Organized Noize]]
| length2 = 4:09
| title3 = 1st & 10
| note3 = featuring [[I-20 (rapper)|Infamous 2-0]] and Fate Wilson
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Bangladesh
| length3 = 3:43
| title4 = [[What's Your Fantasy]]
| note4 = featuring [[Shawnna]]
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Bangladesh
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = Come on Over
| note5 = Skit
| writer5 =
| extra5 = {{hlist|[[Ludacris]]|[[I-20 (rapper)|Infamous 2-0]]}}
| length5 = 1:03
| title6 = Hood Stuck
| writer6 =
| extra6 = Ludacris
| length6 = 4:21
| title7 = Get Off Me
| note7 = featuring [[Pastor Troy]]
| writer7 =
| extra7 = [[Jermaine Dupri]]
| length7 = 2:45
| title8 = Mouthing Off
| note8 = featuring 4-Ize
| writer8 =
| extra8 = Ludacris
| length8 = 3:01
| title9 = Stick 'Em Up
| note9 = featuring [[UGK]]
| writer9 =
| extra9 = Bangladesh
| length9 = 5:05
| title10 = Ho
| note10 = Skit
| writer10 =
| extra10 = {{hlist|Ludacris|Infamous 2-0}}
| length10 = 0:42 (Remove From The Clean Version)
| title11 = Ho
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Bangladesh
| length11 = 2:50 (Remove From The Clean Version)
| title12 = Tickets Sold Out
| note12 = Skit
| writer12 =
| extra12 = Mike Johnson
| length12 = 0:32
| title13 = Catch Up
| note13 = featuring Infamous 2-0 and Fate Wilson
| writer13 =
| extra13 = {{hlist|Ludacris|Fate Wilson}}
| length13 = 4:14
| title14 = [[Southern Hospitality (song)|Southern Hospitality]]
| note14 = featuring [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]]
| writer14 =
| extra14 = [[The Neptunes]]
| length14 = 5:00
| title15 = [[What's Your Fantasy]] (Remix)
| note15 = featuring [[Trina]], Shawnna and [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]]
| writer15 =
| extra15 = Bangladesh
| length15 = 4:37
| title16 = Phat Rabbit
| writer16 =
| extra16 = [[Timbaland]]
| length16 = 4:58
| total_length = 56:30
}}

;Notes
*Tracks 1 to 8 and 10 to 13 were taken from ''[[Incognegro]]''.
*Track 16 was taken from ''[[Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment|Tim's Bio: From the Motion Picture – Life from da Bassment]]''.

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|UK|160|artist=Ludacris|title=Back For The First Time|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|28|artist=Ludacris|title=Back For The First Time|date=20010527|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Ludacris|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Ludacris|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2024}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Back for the First Time''
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
| 96
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|archivedate= November 6, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
|193
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000500/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html|date=January 8, 2002|archive-date=November 22, 2002|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=January 22, 2023}}</ref>
|42
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000815/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_rap.html|date=January 8, 2002|archive-date=November 22, 2002|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2001 in Canada|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
|20
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
| 29
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
| 11
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Ludacris|title=Back for the First Time|award=Gold|relyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Ludacris|title=Back for the First Time|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Discogs master|3487|Ludacris – Back For The First Time}}

{{Ludacris}}

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[[Category:2000 albums]]
[[Category:Ludacris albums]]
[[Category:Def Jam South albums]]
[[Category:Disturbing tha Peace albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Timbaland]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Neptunes]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Organized Noize]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer)]]

Back for the First Time - Revision history

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