Hustla's Handbook | ||||
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Studio album by Mack 10 | ||||
Released | September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Hoo Bangin Studios | |||
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Length | 58:07 | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
RapReviews | 7/10 |
Hustla's Handbook is the seventh solo studio album by American rapper Mack 10. It was released on September 27, 2005 via Hoo-Bangin'/Capitol Records. Production was handled by Bruce Waynne, Dirty Swift, DL, Fredwreck, J Classic, Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar, Lil' Sin, MD Productions, MyGuyMars, Rance, Young Soprano (p.k.a. Deviossi), and Young Tre. It features guest appearances from Wanted, Butch Cassidy, Bigga Brown, B-Real, Bre Perry, Chingy, DJ, DL, Kanary Diamonds, Nate Dogg, Pastor Steven Hamilton, Red Café, Ruka Puff and Traci Nelson. The album debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single, "Like This", was an underground success and was also used in the soundtrack for Vondie Curtis-Hall's 2006 film Waist Deep.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Like This" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| Music Doctorz Productions | 3:50 |
2. | "Da Bizness" |
| Young Soprano | 4:10 |
3. | "Pop" (featuring Red Café and Wanted) |
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| 4:12 |
4. | "Dome Shot" (featuring Young Soprano) |
| DL | 2:49 |
5. | "Don't Hate Me" (featuring DL, Wanted and Traci Nelson) |
| Ron "Neff-U" Feemster | 4:06 |
6. | "The Testimony" (featuring Young Soprano and Pastor Steven Hamilton) |
| Ron "Neff-U" Feemster | 3:59 |
7. | "Step Yo Game Up" (featuring B-Real, DJ and Traci Nelson) |
| Fredwreck | 3:42 |
8. | "So Gangsta" (featuring Butch Cassidy) |
| Midi Mafia | 3:13 |
9. | "I'm a Star" (featuring Ruka Puff and Bigga Brown) |
| Lil' Sin | 3:57 |
10. | "My Chucks" |
| J Classic | 3:20 |
11. | "Keep It Hood" (featuring Bre Perry) |
| Midi Mafia | 4:24 |
12. | "Cognac & Doja" (featuring Butch Cassidy and Young Soprano) |
| Young Tre | 3:47 |
13. | "By the Bar" (featuring Kanary Diamonds and Wanted) |
| J Classic | 3:56 |
14. | "Mack Sinatra" (Skit) |
| 0:39 | |
15. | "Livin Just to Ball" (featuring Lashann Dendy, Nikisha Grier and Traci Nelson) |
| Fredwreck | 4:23 |
16. | "Ride Out" (featuring Chingy) |
| DL | 3:40 |
Total length: | 58:07 |
- Notes
- Tracks 5, 7 and 15 features vocals from Traci Nelson
- Track 12 features backing vocals from Isaac Reese
- Track 15 features vocals from Lashann Dendy and Nikisha Grier
- Track 16 is listed as a bonus track
- Sample credits
- Track 8 contains samples from "Man's Temptation" written by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Isaac Hayes
Personnel
- Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – main performer, executive producer
- Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale – featured artist (track 1)
- Andrew "Deviossi"/"Young Soprano" Price II – featured artist (tracks: 3-6, 12, 13), producer (track 2)
- Jimmy "Skoop Delania" Tucker – featured artist (tracks: 3, 5, 13)
- Jermaine "Red Café" Denny – featured artist (track 3)
- Deshaun "DL" Taylor – featured artist (track 5), producer (tracks: 4, 16)
- Pastor Steven Hamilton – featured artist (track 6)
- Louis "B-Real" Freese – featured artist (track 7)
- DJ – featured artist (track 7)
- Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – featured artist (tracks: 8, 12)
- Byron "Ruka Puff" Waters – featured artist (track 9)
- Jay "Bigga Brown" – featured artist (track 9)
- Bre Perry – featured artist (track 11)
- Johnean "Kanary Diamonds" Jimenez – featured artist (track 13)
- Howard "Chingy" Bailey Jr. – featured artist (track 16)
- Traci Nelson – vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 15)
- Lashann Dendy – vocals (track 15)
- Nikisha Grier – vocals (track 15)
- Isaac Reese – backing vocals (track 12)
- Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – keyboards (tracks: 2, 7, 15), flute (track 7), guitar (track 15), producer (tracks: 7, 15), recording (track 1), mixing (tracks: 1-12, 15), executive producer
- Erick Todd Coomes – bass & guitar (track 7)
- The Velvet Orchestra – strings (track 7)
- Andre Taylor – producer (track 1)
- Louis Harden – producer (track 1)
- Lamar "MyGuyMars" Edwards – producer (track 3)
- Larrance "Rance" Dopson – producer (track 3)
- Theron "Neff-U" Feemster – producer (tracks: 5, 6)
- Waynne "Bruce Waynne" Nugent – producer (tracks: 8, 11)
- Kevin "Dirty Swift" Risto – producer (tracks: 8, 11)
- Sherman "Lil Sin" Houston – producer (track 9)
- Jeremy Cranon – producer (tracks: 10, 13)
- Shaheim Smith – producer (tracks: 10, 13)
- Treyvon "Young Tre" Green – producer (track 12)
- Ken Koroshetz – recording (tracks: 2-13, 15, 16), mixing (tracks: 13, 16)
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Andrew Shack – co-executive producer
- Rob Abeyta – design
- Estevan Oriol – photography
- Candyce Handley – A&R
- Kevin Faist – A&R
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 65 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 13 |
References
- Jeffries, David. "Hustla's Handbook - Mack 10 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 18, 2005). "Mack 10 :: Hustla's Handbook – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of October 15, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 15, 2005. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
External links
- Mack 10 – Hustla's Handbook at Discogs (list of releases)
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