The Benzino Project
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Benzino Project
| type = Studio album
| artist = Benzino
| cover = Benzino_Project.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2001|10|30}}
| recorded = 2000–01
| studio = {{hlist|Daddy's Home (New York, NY)|Source Sound Lab|Future Recording Studios (Virginia Beach, VA)|Audio Vision Recording Studio (Miami, FL)|The Hit Factory (New York, NY)|Bogart Studio (Miami, FL)|Hit Factory (Miami, FL)}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=3|s=32}}
| label = Motown, ZNO Records
| producer = {{hlist|Benzino (exec.)|Kedar Massenburg (exec.)|Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie|Hangmen 3|Puff Daddy|Teddy Riley|Trackmasters}}
| prev_title = Classic Limited Edition
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = The Benzino Remix Project
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Benzino Project
| type = studio
| single1 = Boottee
| single1date = August 21, 2001
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|date=|title=The Benzino Project - Benzino {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-benzino-project-mw0000016106|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 9, 2021|website=AllMusic|language=en}}
| rev2 = RapReviews
}}
The Benzino Project is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Benzino. It was released on October 30, 2001 through Motown and ZNO Records. Recording sessions took place at Daddy's Home and at The Hit Factory in New York, at Source Sound Lab, at Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, at Audio Vision Recording Studio, Hit Factory and Bogart Studio in Miami. Produced primarily by Benzino's production team Hangmen 3, as well as Teddy Riley, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Sean "Puffy" Combs and Trackmasters, it features guest appearances from Bobby Brown, Black Rob, Cormega, Foxy Brown, Outlawz, Pink, Prodigy, P. Diddy, Raekwon, Ray Ray, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, Superb, and Made Men. The album peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200 and number 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its lead single, "Boottee", made it to #11 on the Hot Rap Songs.
In 2002, Benzino released a remix version of the album called The Benzino Remix Project.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer
| title1 = 617 Intro
| writer1 = {{hlist|Raymond Scott|Jeffrey Backues Neal|Bernard Edwards}}
| length1 = 1:32
| title2 = Who Is Benzino?
| note2 = featuring Puff Daddy
| writer2 = {{hlist|Scott|Sean Combs|Deric Angelettie|Mario Winans|Jamahl Rashid Rye|Kenneth Andre Cunningham}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Sean "Puffy" Combs|Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie}}
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Bang ta Dis
| writer3 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal|John Bynoe}}
| extra3 = Hangmen 3
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Feel Your Pain
| note4 = featuring Outlawz
| writer4 = {{hlist|Scott|Mutah Beale|Rufus Cooper|Katari Cox|Malcolm Greenridge|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra4 = Hangmen 3
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = We Reppin Ya'll
| note5 = featuring Made Men
| writer5 = {{hlist|Scott|Anthony Grant|Marco Ennis|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra5 = Hangmen 3
| length5 = 3:22
| title6 = Halfway
| note6 = Skit
| writer6 = {{hlist|Scott|Grant|Ennis|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra6 = Hangmen 3
| length6 = 2:03
| title7 = Figadoh
| note7 = featuring Scarface and Snoop Dogg
| writer7 = {{hlist|Scott|Brad Jordan|Calvin Broadus|Edward Theodore Riley}}
| extra7 = Teddy Riley
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Got No Weed
| note8 = Skit
| writer8 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| length8 = 1:29
| title9 = Nobody Liver
| note9 = featuring P!nk
| writer9 = {{hlist|Scott|Alecia Beth Moore|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra9 = Hangmen 3
| length9 = 2:45
| title10 = Phone
| note10 = Skit
| writer10 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| length10 = 1:45
| title11 = Picture This
| note11 = featuring Foxy Brown
| writer11 = {{hlist|Scott|Inga Marchand|Jean-Claude Olivier|Samuel Barnes}}
| extra11 = Trackmasters
| length11 = 2:16
| title12 = Any Questions
| note12 = featuring Black Rob
| writer12 = {{hlist|Scott|Robert Ross|Neal|Bynoe|Brett Williams}}
| extra12 = Hangmen 3
| length12 = 3:47
| title13 = No Parts of Us
| note13 = featuring Prodigy and Bobby Brown
| writer13 = {{hlist|Scott|Albert Johnson|Robert Brown|Neal|Bynoe|Harry Wayne Casey|B. Williams|Grant|Nikki}}
| extra13 = Hangmen 3
| length13 = 3:51
| title14 = Road Rage
| note14 = Skit
| writer14 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| length14 = 0:32
| title15 = Ghetto Child
| note15 = featuring Bobby Brown and Mr. Gzus
| writer15 = {{hlist|Grant|R. Brown|Scott|Neal|Bynoe|Patrice Rushen|Freddie Washington|Sheree Brown|Darin Anthony Little}}
| extra15 = Hangmen 3
| length15 = 4:45
| title16 = JB's Floatin{{'-}}
| note16 = Skit
| writer16 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| length16 = 0:19
| title17 = G-A-N-G-S-T-E-R
| writer17 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra17 = Hangmen 3
| length17 = 3:23
| title18 = Big Trev
| note18 = Skit
| writer18 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| length18 = 0:31
| title19 = Boottee
| note19 = featuring Teddy Riley and Mr. Gzus
| writer19 = {{hlist|Scott|Riley|James Walter Castor|Johnny L. Pruitt}}
| extra19 = Teddy Riley
| length19 = 2:55
| title20 = The Jump Up
| note20 = featuring Raekwon, Cormega and Superb
| writer20 = {{hlist|Scott|Corey Wood|Cory McKay|Jamel Cummings|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra20 = Hangmen 3
| length20 = 2:53
| title21 = Shine Like My Son
| note21 = featuring Ray Ray and Case
| writer21 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal|Bynoe|B. Williams|Little|Michael Jones}}
| extra21 = Hangmen 3
| length21 = 3:56
| title22 = I'm Fucked Up
| note22 = featuring Mike McNeil
| writer22 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| extra22 = Hangmen 3
| length22 = 1:13
| title23 = Nate's Place
| note23 = Skit
| writer23 = {{hlist|Scott|Neal}}
| length23 = 1:11
| title24 = Throw Dem 3's (Boston Niggas)
| note24 = featuring K.T., Prince, Smoke, Luv, Weirdo and O.T.
| writer24 = {{hlist|Scott|S. Williams|L. Lindsey|R. James|A. Mosley|J.K. Lee|J. Prince|Neal|Bynoe}}
| extra24 = Hangmen 3
| length24 = 4:20
| total_length = 1:03:32
}}
;Notes
- Track 15 is actually a duet between Bobby Brown and Wiseguys/Made Men member Mr. Gzus; Benzino appears on the track as part of production team Hangmen 3
;Sample credits
- Track 13 contains a sample from "You Treat Me Good" written by Harry Wayne Casey
- Track 15 contains a sample from "Settle for My Love" written by Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington and Sheree Brown and performed by Patrice Rushen
- Track 19 contains samples from "The Bertha Butt Boogie" written by Jimmy Castor and John Pruitt
- Track 21 contains a sample from "Back to Love" written by Michael Jones and performed by Evelyn "Champagne" King
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|84|artist=Benzino|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|24|artist=Benzino|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|174602|The Benzino Project}}
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