The New Orleans Hot Boys rapper released his fourth album on April 20th, 1999 on Cash Money. Only 18 years old at its release, Baby Gangsta was already an established artist at its release, with the album debuting at number 9 on the Billboard 200 for first week sales of over 140,000 copies. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 23, 1999, with over one million copies sold in the United States.

Tracklist:

Intro (Big Tymers)

Trigga Play

Cash Money Is An Army

Play’n It Raw (Feat. Hot Boys)

With Tha B.G. (Feat. Big Tymers)

Made Man (Feat. Big Tymers)

Bling Bling (Feat. Big Tymers & Hot Boys)

Knock Out (Feat. Turk & Juvenile)

Real Niggaz

Dog Ass (Feat. Juvenile)

Cash Money Roll (Feat. Baby)

Niggaz In Trouble (Feat. Lil Wayne & Juvenile)

Thug’n

Hard Times

Uptown My Home

’bout My Paper

Discussion:

Both classics in the Cash Money catalogue, do you prefer this or Juvenile’s 400 Degreez? Or is a third album you favorite from the label?

Where does Mannie Fresh, the sole producer for most of Cash Money’s catalogue such as this album, rank in your favorite producers list for Southern Hip Hop?