Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Template:Music ratings Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. is the second compilation album by The Inc. It was released on July 2, 2002 through The Island Def Jam Music Group and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. Production was primarily handled by Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album), as well as Chink Santana, 7 Aurelius, DL and Buck 3000. It featured contributions from Murder Inc. roster, such as Caddillac Tah, Black Child, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita, and guest appearances from Jennifer Lopez, Eastwood and Crooked I.
The album spawned two singles: "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" and "Down 4 U", both made it to the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number one and six, respectively. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 193,000 copies sold in the first week,[1] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 14, 2002 with sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[2]
The songs Hold On and Gangstafied were included in the 2002 action film Half Past Dead, which starred Ja Rule.
Track listing
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Notes
- Track 1 to 14, 16: Produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
- Track 5, 8: Co-Produced for Top Dawg Productions
- Track 1 to 14, 16: Recorded at Crack House Studios, NYC
- Track 1, 16: Mixed at Sound Castle Studios, CA
- Track 2, 4 to 12, 14: Mixed at Enterprise Studios, CA
- Track 3, 13: Mixed at Right Track Studios, NYC
- Track 1, 2, 4 to 13, 14, 16: Mixed for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
- Mastered at Sterling Sound
- Eastwood and Crooked I appear courtesy of The Row Records.
- Jennifer Lopez appears courtesy of Columbia Records.
Sample credits
- "Down 4 U" contains interpolations from the composition "I Want To Be Your Man" written by Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman and publishing by Saja Music and Sony/ATV (BMI).
- "O.G." contains excerpts from "Brother's Gonna Work It Out", written by Willie Hutch, published by Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Performed by Willie Hutch. Used courtesy of Motown Records LLP, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
- Ain't It Funny (Remix) contains a portion of the composition "Flava In Ya Ear" written by Craig Mack & Osten Harvey Jr., published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP). Performed by Craig Mack and used courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. on behalf of Bad Boy Records.
Personnel
- A&R [Direction] – Chris Gotti
- Art Direction – Rick Patrick
- Coordinator [A & R] – Tara Podolsky
- Coordinator [Recording Administration] – Andrew Huggins
- Design – Dawud West
- Executive-Producer – Irv Gotti
- Executive-Producer [Executive In Charge Of Production] – Darcell Lawrence
- Featuring – Ashanti (tracks: 3, 4, 6), Black Child (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 12, 14), Caddillac Tah (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 7, 11, 13, 14), Charli Baltimore (tracks: 3, 4, 11), Chink Santana (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 14, 16), D.O. (tracks: 5, 7, 11), Irv Gotti (tracks: 1, 10), Ja Rule (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 13), Jody Mack (tracks: 7, 9, 11), O-1 (tracks: 7, 9, 11), Ronnie Bumps (tracks: 2, 7, 10 to 12, 14), Vita (tracks: 3, 10), Merc* (tracks: 7, 11, 12)
- Management – Murda Management
- Management [Business Affairs] – Brian Robinson, Randy McMillan
- Management [Consigliere] – John Branca
- Management [Marketing] – Dan Tan, Deidre L. Graham
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Mixed By – Brian Springer (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 12, 14, 16), Irv Gotti (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 14, 16)
- Photography By – Jonathan "Murda" Mannion*
- Producer – Chink Santana (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 14, 16), Irv Gotti (tracks: 1 to 14, 16)
- Recorded By – Milwaukee Buck (tracks: 1 to 14, 16)
- Recorded By [Assisted By] – Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert (tracks: 1 to 14, 16)
- Written-By – A. Parker (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 16), A. Douglas (tracks: 3, 4, 6), C. Bristole (tracks: 7, 9, 11), G. Fields (tracks: 5, 7, 11, 14), I. Lorenzo (tracks: 1 to 14, 16), J. Crocker (tracks: 7, 11, 12), J. Atkins (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 13), O. Miller (tracks: 9, 11), R. Gill (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 12), R. Lane (tracks: 2, 7, 12), T. Crocker (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 7, 10, 11, 13, 14), T. Lane (tracks: 3, 4, 11)
- Written-By, Producer – 7 Aurelius (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9, 13)
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