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Balls and My Word

{{Infobox album

| name = Balls and My Word

| type = compilation

| artist = Scarface

| cover = Ballsandmyword.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2003|4|8}}

| recorded = 2002–2003

| studio = {{hlist|Dean's List House of Hits (Houston, TX)|Enterprise Studios (Burbank, CA)|Larrabee Sounds (North Hollywood, CA)|Hippie House Studios (Houston, TX)}}

| genre = {{hlist|Southern hip hop|gangsta rap}}

| length = {{Duration|m=55|s=15}}

| label = Rap-A-Lot

| producer = {{hlist|7 Aurelius|Ensayne Wayne|Mike Dean|Mr. Lee|N.O. Joe|Sam Sneed|T-Mix|Tone Capone}}

| prev_title = The Fix

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = One Hunid

| next_year = 2006

| misc =

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |title=Balls and My Word - Scarface {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/balls-and-my-word-mw0000695749 |access-date=November 29, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B{{Cite magazine |last=Weiner |first=Jonah |date=April 25, 2003 |title=Music Review {{!}} Balls and My Word (2003) {{!}} Scarface |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |page=150 |issue=706-707}}

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = 4/5{{Cite web |last=Acintah |first=J |date=April 28, 2003 |title=Scarface - Balls & My Word |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.277/title.scarface-balls-my-word |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210506/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.277/title.scarface-balls-my-word |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}

| rev4 = RapReviews

| rev4score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=April 15, 2003 |title=Scarface :: Balls and My Word :: Rap-A-Lot Records |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003_04_ballsand.html |access-date=November 29, 2024 |website=www.rapreviews.com |language=en-US}}

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=May 20, 2003 |title=New CDs |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208140702/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/scarface/albums/album/271434/review/6211529/balls_and_my_word |access-date=December 8, 2007 |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=92 |publication-date=June 12, 2003 |issue=924}}

}}

Balls and My Word is a compilation album by American rapper Scarface. It was released on April 8, 2003, through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits and Hippie House Studios in Houston, Enterprise Studios in Burbank and Larrabee Sounds in North Hollywood. Production was handled by Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, T-Mix, Tone Capone, 7 Aurelius, Ensayne Wayne, Mr. Lee and Sam Sneed, with J Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Z-Ro, Aries', Bun B, Devin the Dude, Dirt Bomb, Poppa tha Powet, Tanya Herron and Tela. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Rap-A-Lot Records CEO, J Prince, organized a studio album of unreleased songs recorded by Scarface that were outtakes from previous albums. Balls and My Word was supported with two promotional singles "Recognize" and "Snitch Figga".

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Balls and My Word

| note1 = Intro

| writer1 = Collins Leysath

| extra1 =

| length1 = 1:43

| title2 = Recognize

| writer2 = {{hlist|Brad Jordan|Ferrell Miles}}

| extra2 = Ensayne Wayne

| length2 = 4:40

| title3 = On My Grind

| note3 = featuring Z-Ro

| writer3 = {{hlist|Jordan|Joseph McVey|Triston Jones}}

| extra3 = T-Mix

| length3 = 4:21

| title4 = Bitch Nigga

| note4 = featuring Z-Ro, Dirt Bomb and Bun B

| writer4 = {{hlist|Jordan|McVey|Bernard Freeman|Michael Dean}}

| extra4 = Mike Dean

| length4 = 4:35

| title5 = Stuck at a Standstill

| note5 =

| writer5 = {{hlist|Jordan|Joseph Johnson}}

| extra5 = N.O. Joe

| length5 = 3:46

| title6 = Strapped

| note6 = Interlude

| writer6 =

| extra6 =

| length6 = 0:51

| title7 = Only Your Mother

| note7 = featuring Devin the Dude and Tela

| writer7 = {{hlist|Jordan|Devin Copeland|Winston Rogers|Jones}}

| extra7 = T-Mix

| length7 = 4:37

| title8 = Make Your Peace

| note8 =

| writer8 = {{hlist|Jordan|Dean|Anthony Gilmour}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}

| length8 = 4:41

| title9 = Spend the Night

| note9 = featuring Aries'

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jordan|Marcus Vest}}

| extra9 = 7 Aurelius

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = Mary II

| note10 =

| writer10 = {{hlist|Jordan|Dean|Gilmour}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}

| length10 = 4:45

| title11 = Dirty Money

| note11 = featuring Tanya Herron

| writer11 = {{hlist|Jordan|Dean}}

| extra11 = Mike Dean

| length11 = 4:48

| title12 = Fuck'n with Face

| note12 =

| writer12 = {{hlist|Jordan|Sam Anderson}}

| extra12 = Sam Sneed

| length12 = 4:09

| title13 = Invincible

| note13 =

| writer13 = {{hlist|Jordan|Leroy Williams|Johnson}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Mr. Lee|N.O. Joe}}

| length13 = 3:28

| title14 = Real Nigga Blues

| note14 = featuring Poppa tha Powet

| writer14 =

| extra14 =

| length14 = 5:06

| total_length = 55:15

}}

Personnel

{{div col}}

  • Brad "Scarface" Jordan — vocals
  • Joseph "Z-Ro" McVey — vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
  • Dirt Bomb — vocals (track 4)
  • Bernard "Bun B" Freeman — vocals (track 4)
  • Devin "The Dude" Copeland — vocals (track 7)
  • Winston "Tela" Rogers — vocals (track 7)
  • Aries' — vocals (track 9)
  • Tanya Herron — vocals (track 11)
  • Poppa tha Powet — vocals (track 14)
  • Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles — producer (track 2)
  • Triston "T-Mix" Jones — producer (tracks: 3, 7)
  • Mike Dean — producer (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11), mixing, mastering
  • Joseph "N.O. Joe" Johnson — producer (tracks: 5, 13)
  • Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour — producer (tracks: 8, 10)
  • Marcus "7 Aurelius" Vest — producer (track 9)
  • Samuel "Sam Sneed" Anderson — producer (track 12)
  • Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams, Jr. — producer (track 13)
  • Bob Brown — mixing
  • James "J. Prince" Smith — executive producer
  • Tony Randle — A&R
  • Anzel Jennings — A&R
  • Donavin "Kid Styles" Murray — cover design

{{div col end}}

Charts

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|20|artist=Scarface|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=Scarface|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2024}}

{{col-2}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine |date= |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/ |access-date=November 29, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 72

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Discogs master|1007046|Scarface – Balls And My Word}}

{{Scarface (rapper)}}

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Category:2003 albums

Category:Rap-A-Lot Records albums

Category:Scarface (rapper) albums

Category:Albums produced by N.O. Joe

Category:Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)