Best Thang Smokin'
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{{Infobox album
| name = Best Thang Smokin'
| type = Studio
| artist = Young Dro
| cover = YoungDroBestThangSmokin.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 29, 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 60:07
| label = {{hlist|Grand Hustle|Atlantic}}
| producer = {{hlist|T.I. {{small|(exec.)}}|Lil' C|Nitti|Khao|Jazze Pha|Keith Mack|Big Reese|Develop|Chad West|P-No}}
| prev_title = I Got That Dro
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = High Times
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Best Thang Smokin'
| type = Studio
| single1 = Shoulder Lean
| single1date = May 2, 2006
| single2 = Rubberband Banks
| single2date = 2006
}}
}}
Best Thang Smokin is the second studio album by American rapper Young Dro. It was released on August 29, 2006, by Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records.{{cite web|author=David Jeffries |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/best-thang-smokin-mw0000529468 |title=Best Thang Smokin' - Young Dro | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=July 18, 2006 |accessdate=September 13, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-thang-smokin/183020596 |title=Best Thang Smokin' by Young Dro on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=June 27, 2006 |access-date=September 13, 2015}} Best Thang Smokin serves as Dro's major label debut, following his independent album, I Got That Dro (2001).
The album's production was handled by several high-profile record producers, such as Jazze Pha, Nitti and Develop, as well as Grand Hustle in-house producers Lil' C, Khao and Keith Mack. The Atlantic debut also features guest appearances from Slim Thug, T.I. and Xtaci. The album was supported by two singles, "Shoulder Lean" and "Rubberband Banks", the former of which went on to become a hit single.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title4 = They Don't Really Know Bout Dro
| writer4 = {{hlist|D'Juan Hart|Kevin Cates}}
| extra4 = Kevin "Khao" Cates
| length4 = 4:09
| title2 = Man in the Trunk
| writer2 = {{hlist|Hart|Chadron Moore}}
| extra2 = Nitti
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Presidential
| writer3 = {{hlist|Hart|Cates}}
| extra3 = Khao
| length3 = 4:05
| title1 = Shoulder Lean
| note1 = featuring T.I.
| writer1 = {{hlist|Hart|Clifford Harris|Cordale Quinn}}
| extra1 = Lil' C
| length1 = 4:20
| title5 = U Don't See Me
| note5 = featuring Slim Thug
| writer5 = {{hlist|Hart|Phalon Alexander|Stayve Thomas}}
| extra5 = Jazze Pha
| length5 = 4:38
| title6 = Rubberband Banks
| writer6 = {{hlist|Hart|Quinn}}
| extra6 = Lil' C
| length6 = 4:49
| title7 = We Lied
| writer7 = {{hlist|Hart|Keith McMasters}}
| extra7 = Keith Mack
| length7 = 4:14
| title8 = My Girl
| note8 = featuring T.I.
| writer8 = {{hlist|Hart|Quinn|Harris}}
| extra8 = Lil' C
| length8 = 5:22
| title9 = 100 Yard Dash
| note9 = featuring Xtaci
| writer9 = {{hlist|Hart|Jennifer Willis|Bola Akanni|Bigram Zayas}}
| extra9 = Develop
| length9 = 2:59
| title10 = Hear Me Cry
| writer10 = {{hlist|Hart|Chad Hamilton|Rick James}}
| extra10 = Chad West
| length10 = 4:04
| title11 = Gangsta
| writer11 = {{hlist|Hart|Quinn}}
| extra11 = Lil' C
| length11 = 4:53
| title12 = High Five
| writer12 = {{hlist|Hart|Delarmon Harold}}
| extra12 = P-No
| length12 = 3:52
| title13 = Fresh
| writer13 = {{hlist|Hart|Alexander}}
| extra13 = Jazze Pha
| length13 = 4:22
| title14 = What It Is
| writer14 = {{hlist|Hart|Alexander}}
| extra14 = Jazze Pha
| length14 = 3:47
| title15 = It Ain't Over
| writer15 = {{hlist|Hart|Maurice Sinclair}}
| extra15 = Big Reese
| length15 = 4:47
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| title16 = Cartoon
| extra16 = P-No
| length16 = 3:51
}}
Sample credits
- "Hear Me Cry" contains samples of "Hollywood", performed and written by Rick James.
Chart positions
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2006)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Young Dro}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Young Dro}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2006)
! Position |
|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 26, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center"|61 |
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References
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{{Young Dro}}
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Category:Albums produced by DJ Toomp
Category:Albums produced by Jazze Pha
Category:Grand Hustle Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Lil' C (record producer)
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