The Real Testament
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| Studio album by Plies | |||||
| Released |  August 7, 2007 |
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| Genre | Rap/Hip-Hop Dirty Rap Miami Bass Dirty South |
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| Length | 57:36 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic, Big Gates, Slip-n-Slide | ||||
| Producer | Akon, DJ Nasty & LVM, Drumma Boy, DVS, Ensayne, Gold Ru$h, Hen & Ro, Jay E, J. R. Rotem, Midnight Black, Papa Duck, The Beat Eaters | ||||
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The Real Testament is the major-label debut from rapper Plies. It was released on August 7, 2007 in the United States.
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[edit] History
The album features guest appearances by Akon, Tank, and T-Pain.[1]
The first single, "Shawty" was released July 10, 2007. The track features T-Pain and was produced by Drumma Boy and Ensayne. The second single has been confirmed as "Hypnotized" which features and is produced by Akon.[2] There was also a series of web-only singles "I Am The Club", "100 Years", "Running My Momma Crazy", and "Got Em Hatin", there is a video for each of them, most of them were released in October and November, 2007. The third single was scheduled to be "You", featuring Tank, but it was changed to "I Am the Club".
The album will be released in five different versions which will include different bonus features depending on where the buyer purchases the album from.
The album was originally titled "The Real Nigga Bible" but was changed to "The Real Testament" for business reasons. The original cover showed Plies with a cigar filled with marijuana in his mouth, but was edited for certain retail outlets. An instrumental version of the album was released on iTunes on September 25.
The album was made in a clean version which omits most of the strong language and the sexual themes as well as racial slurs.
[edit] Chart performance
The Real Testament sold 96,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200. [3] The following week the album dropped seven spots to number nine.[4] In its third week, the album sold 27,000 copies, dropping from number nine to twenty one. As of June 1, 2008, The Real Testament has sold 504,529 copies in USA[5] It is currently certified gold.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "The Real Testament (Intro)" | Papa Duck | 2:09 | |
| 2 | "100 Years" | Midnight Black | 3:50 | |
| 3 | "I Kno U Workin'" | Hen & Ro/Hall Of Tunez, Inc. | 4:16 | |
| 4 | "On My Dick" | Gold Ru$h | 3:54 | |
| 5 | "1 Mo Time" | J. R. Rotem | 3:47 | |
| 6 | "I Am the Club" | J. R. Rotem | 3:44 | |
| 7 | "Runnin' My Momma Crazy" | DVS | 4:15 | |
| 8 | "Shawty" | Drumma Boy & Ensayne | T-Pain | 4:15 |
| 9 | "Friday" | J. R. Rotem | 3:39 | |
| 10 | "Goons Lurkin'" | Midnight Black | 3:52 | |
| 11 | "Kept It Too Real" | The Beat Eaters | 4:55 | |
| 12 | "You" | Jay E | Tank | 3:38 |
| 13 | "Money Straight" | Hen & Ro/Hall Of Tunez, Inc. | 4:23 | |
| 14 | "Hypnotized" | Akon | Akon | 3:09 |
| 15 | "Murkin' Season" | Hen & Ro/Hall Of Tunez, Inc. | 3:49 | |
| 16 | "Got 'Em Hatin' (Bonus Track)" | Nitti | 3:50 | |
| 17 | "Bid Long (Bonus Track)" | Bei Maejor | 4:08 | |
| 18 | "Water (Bonus Track)" | DJ Nasty & L.V.M | 3:21 | |
| 19 | "Ain't Slippin' (Bonus Track)" | Hen & Ro/Hall Of Tunez, Inc. | 4orty | 3:38 |
[edit] References
- ^ The Real Testament (Explicit) Pre-release. Plies Media Store. Accessed August 6, 2007.
- ^ Reign (August 7, 2007). Plies' says no beef about being taken out of Akon track. Def Sounds. Accessed August 7, 2007.
- ^ Katie Hasty (August 15, 2007). After Five-Year Absence, UGK Scores First No. 1 Album. Billboard. Accessed August 15, 2007.
- ^ The Billboard 200 – The Real Testament. Billboard. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ HipHopDX - Hip-Hop/R&B Album Sales: Week Ending 6/1/08
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