Undaground Legend is the second solo studio album by American rapper Lil' Flip . It was released on August 27, 2002, through Sucka Free/Loud /Columbia Records . Recording sessions took place at Sucka Free Records Studio and SouthSide Studio in Houston . Production was handled by Young Sears, Ke'Noe, Bigg Tyme, Tommy Granville Jr, Chop Shop Productions, David Banner , Joe Traxx, Kojak, Mr. Mixx , Slugger, and Lil' Flip himself, who also served as executive producer together with Hump. It features guest appearances from Lil' Ron, Big T, Bizzy Bone , David Banner, Seville, Yung Redd, Big Shasta, Chamillionaire , C-Note , Juvenile and Skip.
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1] RapReviews 7.5/10[ 2]
The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 70,000 copies sold in the first week released in the United States. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 3, 2002 for selling 1,000,000 copies in the US alone. Its single "The Way We Ball" reached only No. 69 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A sequel to the album, Underground Legend Part 2 , was released in 2009 via Clover G Reords.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "What I Been Through" (featuring Yung Redd, Lil' Ron and Big T) 4:29 2. "U See It" (featuring Chamillionaire ) 4:20 3. "8 Rulez" (featuring Big Shasta) Weston 3:55 4. "I Shoulda Listened" (featuring Seville) Weston 3:34 5. "7-1-3" 4:00 6. "The Way We Ball" Weston Lil' Flip Kojack Young Sears 4:43 7. "Get Crunk" (featuring Lil' Ron, Yung Redd and David Banner ) 5:08 8. "Haters Still Mad" (featuring Lil' Ron and Big T) 3:14 9. "We Ain't Scared" (featuring Bizzy Bone ) 5:14 10. "Make Mama Proud" Weston Lil' Flip Tommy Granville Jr. 3:06 11. "I Can Do Dat (Remix)" (featuring Juvenile and Skip) Weston 4:01 12. "Tonight" (featuring Seville) 4:21 13. "What Y'all Wanna Do" (featuring David Banner and C-Note ) 4:07 14. "It's a Fact" Weston 4:28 15. "R.I.P. Screw" (featuring Bizzy Bone) Weston McCane Maurice Jordan 5:13 16. "Forget the Fame" Weston Lil' Flip Chop Shop Productions 5:05 Total length: 1:08:58
Bonus CD Title Producer(s) 17. "The Way We Ball (Remix)" (featuring Lil' Ron and Yung Redd) Lil' Flip Kojack Young Sears 4:44 18. "The Way We Ball (Screwed & Chopped)" Lil' Flip Kojack Young Sears 5:39 19. "Da Roof" 2:45 20. "Texas Boyz (Screwed & Chopped)" (featuring Yung Redd) 4:34 21. "U See It (Screwed & Chopped)" (featuring Chamillionaire) 5:19 22. "Look at Me Now" 4:43 23. "Haters Still Mad (Screwed & Chopped)" (featuring Big T and Lil' Ron) 3:50
Sample credits
Track 12 contains a portion of the composition "I Need Your Body" written by The Isley Brothers .
Wesley "Lil' Flip " Weston – vocals, producer, executive producer
Christopher "Yung Redd" Gallien – vocals (tracks: 1, 7)
Ronald "Lil' Ron" Thomas – vocals (tracks: 1, 7, 8)
Terence "Big T" Prejean – vocals (tracks: 1, 8)
Hakeem "Chamillionaire " Seriki – vocals (track 2)
Shasta B. Moore – vocals (track 3)
Seville – vocals (tracks: 4, 12)
Lavell "David Banner " Crump – vocals (tracks: 7, 13) , producer (track 13)
Bryon "Bizzy Bone " McCane – vocals (tracks: 9, 15)
Terius "Juvenile " Gray – vocals (track 11)
Clifford "Skip" Nicholas – vocals (track 11)
Courtney "C-Note " Smith – vocals (track 13)
Tommy Lee Granville, Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 10) , recording, mixing, mastering
Anthony Raydale Sears – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 14)
Maurice "Ke'Noe" Jordan – producer (tracks: 3, 8, 9)
Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson – producer (tracks: 4, 11)
David "Mr. Mixx " Hobbs – producer (track 5)
Kojack – producer (track 6)
Slugger – producer (track 12)
Joseph "Joe Traxx" Howard, Jr. – producer (track 15)
Chop Shop Productions – producer (track 16)
Mike "M.J." Johnson – recording, mixing
Estell D. "Hump" Hobbs – executive producer
Julian Alexander – art direction
Daniel Hastings – photography
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