Born Gangstaz

Born Gangstaz is the only studio album by American gangsta rapper Bo$$. It was released on May 25, 1993, through Def Jam Recordings' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West. The recording sessions took place at Beat Street Studios, Mad Hatter Studios, M'Bila Studios and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, at Rockin' Reel Recording Studios in Commack, at Chung King Studios in New York City, and at Ian London Studios in East Islip, New York. The album was produced by Def Jef, AMG, Erick Sermon, T-Ray, Chyskillz, Jam Master Jay, Mic Professah, Stone tha Lunatic, and Tracey Waples, who also served as executive producer together with Russell Simmons, and co-producers MC Serch, Courtney Branch and Tracy Kendrick. It features guest appearances from Def Jef, Onyx, AMG, Erick Sermon, dancehall performers Admiral D and Papa Juggy, as well as Bo$$'s parents, Lillie and Joe Laws.

The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

It features two the Billboard charted singles: "Deeper" and "Recipe of a Hoe". "I Don't Give a Fuck" b/w "Mai Sista Izza Bitch" and "Progress of Elimination" also were released as singles.

Despite the success of this album, Boss has yet to release another album. Born Gangstaz has sold around 500,000 copies. The working title of the album was They Don't Have the Body Count.

The song "I Don't Give a Fuck" featured during the closing credits of the episode "Lesbian Request Denied" from Season 1 of the Netflix TV show Orange Is the New Black.

Critical reception

USA Today said that Born Gangstaz "is so shockingly roughneck, it makes N.W.A sound like Sunday school teachers." The Guardian wrote: "The lady explains, 'Here's a bitch that don't give a fuck'. Whether or not that's true—and one suspects that Boss is more of an actress than a gangsta—it's pretty sad that she wants to compete with men in this area."

Retrospect

Track listing

Charts

Singles

^[A] Number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

References

External links

• Born Gangstaz at Discogs
• Born Gangstaz at RapGenius
• Music video "Deeper" on YouTube
• Music video "Progress of Elimination" on YouTube
• Music video "Recipe of a Hoe" on YouTube

1. Boss (rapper)
2. 3rd Bass
3. Erick Sermon production discography
4. 1993 in hip hop music
5. Onyx discography
6. Deeper (Boss song)
7. List of gangsta rap artists
8. Recipe of a Hoe
9. 1993 in music
10. Sticky Fingaz discography
11. Todd Ray
12. Def Jam Recordings discography
13. Tha Dogg Pound discography
14. Chyskillz
15. List of West Coast hip hop artists
16. Kurupt
17. Kerry Gordy
18. Diplo
19. Mobb Deep discography
20. Todd Bridges