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| Studio album by D12 | |||||
| Released | April 27, 2004 | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Horrorcore, gangsta rap | ||||
| Length | 77:49 | ||||
| Label | Shady/Interscope | ||||
| Producer | Eminem, Mr. Porter, Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo, Kanye West, Hi-Tek, Red Spyda, Trackboyz, Witt & Rep, Luis Resto, | ||||
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D12 World is the second studio album by Detroit rap group D12, released on April 27, 2004. There is a rare bonus CD containing the tracks "Slow Your Roll", and "Barbershop".
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Making of the album
D12 member Eminem was the executive producer of the album recruiting Dr. Dre as producing tracks himself, Kanye West appeared in the D12 World credits as Kayne West. The album also features guest appearances by Obie Trice and B-Real. Unlike their previous album, it contains no intro. The album's first single "My Band" is a humorous take on the widespread, if incorrect, view that the band is solely a creation of Eminem rather than a rap crew that has been together since 1996. The tracks "Good Die Young" and "Bugz 97" on D12 World are also in the memory of Bugz, a former member shot in 1999. The album contains some diss-oriented lyrics aimed at other rappers or people. The album features a great deal of adult content and the Bizarre's track "Just Like U" had to be left off the edited version of the album. Also, the song "Bitch" is listed as "*****" on the edited version of the album, The edited/clean version of the album cuts all violent references, drug content, sexual content, and almost all the swearing by blanking, on the skits they put a DJ swish over swearing and backmask. The track "Get My Gun" is featured on the Scarface: The World is Yours soundtrack, tells a hilarious parody of what happens when Eminem and his crew get angry. It tells the theme of a man repeatedly and obnoxiously asking Eminem for an autograph on a bad day, and Eminem proceeding to get his gun and murder the man, although Kon Artis attempts to calm him down in the beginning skit. In the middle of the song, Eminem comes back and pulls his gun on the man in public, but it jams. Eminem gets the pistol to shoot, injuring the autograph seeker, his girlfriend, and his friend. The other band members also perform scenarios of their own.
Chart Success
D12 World debuted at the top of the US, UK and Australian album charts and number 2 in Germany, selling over half a million records in its first week of release in the US alonecitation needed. "My Band", the first single, also has been successful reaching number one in Australia and the US rhythmic top 40, top 5 in the UK and Germany and top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Producer(s) | Recording Engineer(s) | Mixer(s) | Note(s) |
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| 1 | "Git Up" | 4:03 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 2 | "Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice) | 5:54 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 3 | "Just Like U" | 3:31 | Hi-Tek, Eminem, Luis Resto | Hi-Tek, Steve King | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 4 | "I'll Be Damned" | 4:21 | Mr. Porter, Luis Resto | Mike "Dat Nigga Chav" Chavarria, Mike Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 5 | "Dude" [skit] | 1:14 | Eminem | |||
| 6 | "My Band" | 4:58 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 7 | "U R The One" | 4:19 | Mr. Porter | Mike "Dat Nigga Chav" Chavarria | Steve Baughman | Inspired by: Veronica...
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| 8 | "6 In The Morning" | 4:38 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 9 | "How Come" | 4:09 | Witt & Pep | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 10 | "Leave Dat Boy Alone" | 5:23 | Red Spyda, Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 11 | "Get My Gun" | 4:34 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King, Michael Strange |
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| 12 | "Bizarre" [skit] | 1:21 | Eminem | |||
| 13 | "Bitch" | 4:56 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 14 | "Steve's Coffee House" [skit] | 0:51 | Eminem | |||
| 15 | "D12 World" | 3:10 | Kanye West | Steve King, Michael Strange | Steve King, Michael Strange | |
| 16 | "40 Oz." | 4:02 | Trackboyz | The Trackboyz, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King | |
| 17 | "Commercial Break" | 1:12 | Mr. Porter | |||
| 18 | "American Psycho II" (featuring B-Real) | 3:44 | Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo | Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Steve King | Dr. Dre |
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| 19 | "Bugz 97" [skit] | 1:05 | Eminem | |||
| 20 | "Good Die Young" | 5:56 | Mr. Porter | Mike "Dat Nigga Chav" Chavarria, Michael Strange | Eminem, Steve King |
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| 21 | "Keep Talkin" [bonus track] | 4:28 | Eminem, Luis Resto | Steve King, Michael Strange | Michael Strange |
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Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
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| Swedish Album Chart | 6 |
External links
| Preceded by Confessions by Usher |
Billboard 200 number-one album May 9, 2004 – May 15, 2004 |
Succeeded by Confessions by Usher |
| Preceded by Greatest Hits by Guns N' Roses |
UK number one album May 8, 2004 – May 14, 2004 |
Succeeded by Greatest Hits by Guns N' Roses |
| Preceded by Anastacia by Anastacia |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album May 3, 2004 – May 9, 2004 |
Succeeded by Michael Bublé by Michael Bublé |
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