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Statlanta

2010 studio album by Stat Quo

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Statlanta is the debut studio album by Atlanta rapper Stat Quo. First recorded and set to be released in 2003, under Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records with mentors Eminem and Dr. Dre as executive producers, it was reworked in seven years not featuring any of the original material recordings, and was released on July 13, 2010 under Sha Money XL's Dream Big Ventures label after many push-backs.

Statlanta debuted at #85 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

01Background

In a 2017 interview with HipHopDX, Stat Quo said that Statlanta was not released through Shady/Aftermath due to an argument he had with Eminem over a song called "Dance on It". Eminem had written a chorus for Stat Quo to perform, but Stat Quo did not think it was good and told Eminem that he would only release the song in exchange for a million dollars. He said this made Eminem "mad as shit". While Stat Quo apologized the next day and the two recorded "Syllables" with Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Cashis, their relationship did not recover: "We did that song right after my long apology. I was like, 'Oh, we cool; he put me on a song with Jay-Z.' But no, he was not cool [with me after that]."

02Production and guests

Statlanta features production from Sha Money XL, Needlz, S1, Boi-1da, Stat Quo himself, among others. Featured guests include Marsha Ambrosius, Antonio McLendon, Brevi, Esthero, Raheem DeVaughn, Devin the Dude, and Talib Kweli. Former mentor Dr. Dre was involved since the recording process, and served as production consultant-supervisor, he helped Stat Quo along with Aftermath producer Mike Chav to materialize the album.

Two leftover tracks featuring Eminem, titled "Atlanta On Fire" (also known as "The Next One") and "Classic Shit" (also known as "Testify") have been leaked to the internet.

03Singles

The first single from the album was "Ghetto USA" featuring Antonio McLendon, who is also Stat Quo's songwriting labelmate on Aftermath Entertainment, which was released on December 8, 2009 via Amazon.com. A Video was released for the single on November 13, 2010.

The second and final single from the album was "Success", which was released on May 18, 2010 via Amazon.com. A video was released for the single on March 2, 2010.

04Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Beginning" 3:13
2."Welcome Back" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
  • Benton
  • Marsha Ambrosius
Che Vicious4:39
3."Ghetto USA" (featuring Antonio McLendon) Sha Money XL3:22
4."Dedicated"BentonKey Kat Productions3:33
5."Success"
  • Benton
  • Ernest Vaughn
Phonix Beats3:37
6."Catch Me" 3:38
7."Cry" (featuring Brevi)
  • Benton
  • Joshua Bocanegra
Lyr1kz3:40
8."Space Ship" (featuring Esthero) Che Vicious3:42
9."Lie to You" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn and Devin the Dude) Che Vicious4:14
10."Alright" (featuring Talib Kweli)
  • S1
  • Caleb McCampbell
5:02
11."What I Like"Benton
  • Stat Quo
  • Louis Keyz (co.)
3:40
12."Penthouse Condo"
  • Benton
  • Samuels
  • Michael Chavarria
  • Boi-1da
  • Mike Chav
3:47

05Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 85
Watch videos about StatlantaExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

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