Chopper City in the Ghetto
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{{Infobox album
| name = Chopper City In The Ghetto
| type = studio
| artist = B.G.
| cover = Chopper city.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1999|4|20}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 1:07:09
| label = {{hlist|Cash Money|Universal}}
| producer = {{hlist|Mannie Fresh|Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.)|Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)}}
| prev_title = It's All on U, Vol. 2
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Checkmate
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Chopper City in the Ghetto
| type = studio
| single1 = Bling Bling
| single1date = March 30, 1999
| single2 = Cash Money Is An Army
| single2date = 1999
}}
}}
Chopper City in the Ghetto is the fourth studio album by American rapper B.G. released April 20, 1999, on Cash Money Records and Universal. It spawned the top 40 hit "Bling Bling". The album contains production by Mannie Fresh and appearances by Baby, Big Tymers, Lil Wayne and Juvenile.
Commercial performance
It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 for first week sales of over 140,000 copies,{{cite web|last1=Maduakolam|first1=Emmanuel C.|title=Mannie Fresh Says B.G.'s 'Chopper City In The Ghetto' Changed Cash Money Forever|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/mannie-fresh-bg-chopper-city-ghetto-interview/|website=XXL|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2025}} and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 23, 1999, with over one million copies sold in the United States, making it B.G.'s best-selling album of his solo career. The album has sold over 1.8 million copies in the United States.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Birchmeier|first1=Jason|title=Chopper City in the Ghetto - B.G.|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chopper-city-in-the-ghetto-mw0000668459|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 30, 2025}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Consumer Guide
|rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|cut}}{{cite book|author-last=Christgau|author-first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|date=2000|url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0/page/26/|via=Internet Archive|url-access=registration|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=0-312-24560-2|page=26}}
|rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=1 |page=332}}
|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev5 = The Source
|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Robinson|first=Eric|date=June 1999|issue=117|title=B.G. – Chopper City in the Ghetto|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|page=214|location=New York}}
|rev6 = Spin
|rev6score = 7/10{{cite magazine |last=Green|first=Tony|title=B.G. – Chopper City in the Ghetto |department=Reviews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I5x8l8IaNUMC&pg=PA134|magazine=Spin |date=July 1999 |volume=15 |issue=7 |page=134}}
}}
Chopper City in the Ghetto received positive reviews from music critics. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic named it one of the best Cash Money Records albums. The Source{{'s}} Eric Robinson called it a "display of [B.G.'s] continuous growth and versatility". He commended the album's producer Mannie Fresh, calling him "the new millennial trendsetter" who is "concocting Star Wars-meets-Beat Street rhythms". Tony Green of Spin wrote: "The Cash Money clique doesn't offer a new spin on the floss'n'shine routine, they just take it so far over the top." Rolling Stone, in their 2004 Album Guide, called Chopper City in the Ghetto a "phenomenal success", as well as B.G.'s best work.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Intro (feat. Big Tymers)
| length1 = 1:52
| title2 = Trigga Play
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = Cash Money Is an Army
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Play'n It Raw (feat. Hot Boys)
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = With tha B.G. (feat. Big Tymers)
| length5 = 3:40
| title6 = Made Man (feat. Baby)
| length6 = 4:39
| title7 = Bling Bling (feat. Big Tymers & Hot Boys)
| length7 = 5:12
| title8 = Knockout (feat. Turk and Juvenile)
| length8 = 3:24
| title9 = Real Niggaz
| length9 = 4:22
| title10 = Dog Ass (feat. Juvenile)
| length10 = 3:53
| title11 = Cash Money Roll (feat. Baby)
| length11 = 5:15
| title12 = Niggaz in Trouble (feat. Lil Wayne and Juvenile)
| length12 = 5:35
| title13 = Thug'n
| length13 = 4:32
| title14 = Hard Times
| length14 = 4:05
| title15 = Uptown My Home
| length15 = 3:50
| title16 = Bout My Paper
| length16 = 4:15
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1999-05-08|title=Billboard 200: May 8, 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=August 24, 2020}}
| 9 |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1999-05-08|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: May 8, 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=August 24, 2020}}
| 2 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=August 24, 2020}}
| 115 |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=August 24, 2020}}
| 29 |
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Certifications
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References
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Category:Cash Money Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Mannie Fresh
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