Rockstar Mentality

Rockstar Mentality
Rockstar Mentality
Studio album by Shop Boyz
Released	June 19, 2007
Recorded	2005–07
Genre	Southern hip hop; rap rock;
Length	47:17
Label	Universal Republic Records
Producer	Cal Rip; David Banner; Fire; Jim Jonsin; Neff-U; Pit; The Original Dream Team;
Singles from Rockstar Mentality
	"Party Like a Rockstar"; Released: April 10, 2007; "They Like Me"; Released: 2007;

Rockstar Mentality is the only studio album by American Southern rap rock group Shop Boyz. It was released on June 19, 2007 through Universal Republic Records. Production was handled by Jason Pittman, Jim Jonsin, Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Cal Rip, David Banner, Richard Harris III, and The Original Dream Team, with Billy Hume serving as an additional producer on two tracks.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Now	1/5^[2]
PopMatters	4/10^[3]
RapReviews	5.5/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with 52,000 copies sold in the U.S. in its first week.^[6] Its lead single "Party Like a Rockstar" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and the follow-up single "They Like Me" made it to number 98 on the same chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Party Like a Rockstar"	Demetrius Hardin Rasheed Hightower Richard Stephens Brian Ward Jason C. Pittman	Pit	4:13
2.	"Bowen Homes"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Richard Harris III	Fire	4:37
3.	"Baby Girl"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward James Scheffer	Jim Jonsin	2:53
4.	"They Like Me"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Lavell Crump	David Banner	3:16
5.	"Next to Me"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Michael D. Hartnett Pittman	Pit	4:10
6.	"Rollin'"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward William Whedbee Pittman	Pit Billy Hume (add.)	3:48
7.	"Rockstar Mentality"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Theron Feemster	NEFF-U	3:25
8.	"Flexin'"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Scheffer	Jim Jonsin	3:22
9.	"Totally Dude"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Darrin Williams Lynell Boone Michael Macon Turinida Sylvester	The Original Dream Team	4:13
10.	"Showin' Me Love"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Feemster	NEFF-U	2:54
11.	"My Car"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Pittman	Pit	3:25
12.	"Sumthin' to Talk 'Bout"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Pittman	Pit	3:36
13.	"World on Fire"	Hardin Hightower Stephens Ward Calvin Miller	Cal Rip Billy Hume (add.)	3:25
Total length:				47:17

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Paper (M-O-N-E-Y)"	3:19

Sample credits

Track 3 contains elements of the composition "One Thing Leads to Another" written by Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, Alfie Agius and Cy Curnin.

Personnel

Shop Boyz

Brian "Bingo" Ward – vocals, executive producer
Demetrius "Meany" Hardin – vocals
Rasheed "Sheed" Hightower – vocals
Richard "Fat" Stephens – vocals

Additional musicians

William "Billy Hume" Whedbee – guitar (tracks: 1, 13), additional guitar (track 6), bass (tracks: 11, 13), additional producer (tracks: 6, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11-13)
Frank Romano – guitar (tracks: 3, 8)
Eric Live Florence – guitar (track 4)
Willie "Get Cool" Poole – keyboards (track 4)
Keaunda Thomas – backing vocals (track 5)
Mike Hartnett – guitar (tracks: 5, 6, 11, 12), bass (tracks: 6, 11, 12)
Darrin Williams – guitar & producer (track 9)
Jordan Ware – violin (track 9)

Technicals

Jason "Pit" Pittman – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12)
Richard "Fire" Harris III – producer (track 2)
James "Jim Jonsin" Scheffer – producer (tracks: 3, 8)
Lavell "David Banner" Crump – producer (track 4)
Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar – producer (tracks: 7, 10)
Lynell Boone – producer (track 9)
Michael Macon – producer (track 9)
Turinida Sylvester – producer (track 9)
Calvin "Cal Rip" Miller – producer (track 13)
Joel Mullis – mixing (track 2)
Rob Marks – mixing & recording (tracks: 3, 8)
John Frye – mixing (track 4)
Kori Anders – recording (track 4)
Gary Fly – mixing assistant (track 4)
Stephen Nowoczynski – recording (tracks: 6, 11-13)
Bob Horn – mixing & recording (tracks: 7, 10)
Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	100

References

^ Brown, Marisa. "Shop Boyz - Rockstar Mentality Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ Richards, Jason (July 12, 2007). "SHOP BOYZ - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ Huff, Quentin B (August 7, 2007). "Shop Boyz: Rockstar Mentality, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ Kim, Susan 'susiQ' (July 31, 2007). "Shop Boyz :: Rockstar Mentality – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ Sheffield, Rob (June 11, 2007). "Rockstar Mentality : Shop Boyz : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved February 21, 2009 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Hasty, Katie (June 27, 2007). "Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Shop Boyz, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ "Shop Boyz, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ "Shop Boyz, RLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

External links

Shop Boyz – Rockstar Mentality at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Brown, Marisa. "Shop Boyz - Rockstar Mentality Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[2] Richards, Jason (July 12, 2007). "SHOP BOYZ - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[3] Huff, Quentin B (August 7, 2007). "Shop Boyz: Rockstar Mentality, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[4] Kim, Susan 'susiQ' (July 31, 2007). "Shop Boyz :: Rockstar Mentality – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[5] Sheffield, Rob (June 11, 2007). "Rockstar Mentality : Shop Boyz : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved February 21, 2009 – via Wayback Machine.

[6] Hasty, Katie (June 27, 2007). "Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[7] "Shop Boyz, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

[8] "Shop Boyz, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

[9] "Shop Boyz, RLP". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

[10] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

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Rockstar Mentality

Studio album by Shop Boyz
Released	June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
Recorded	2005–07
Genre	Southern hip hop rap rock
Length	47:17
Label	Universal Republic Records
Producer	Cal Rip David Banner Fire Jim Jonsin Neff-U Pit The Original Dream Team

Singles from Rockstar Mentality
"Party Like a Rockstar" Released: April 10, 2007 "They Like Me" Released: 2007