M.O.B.: The Album

M.O.B.: The Album is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective ByrdGang. It was released through Asylum Records digitally on June 17, 2008, and the physical copies were in stores on July 1, 2008. Production was handled by Chink Santana, Joe Black, Noyz, AblazeDaArchitek, Chad Beats, DJ Green Lantern, Majik, M. Rell, Oneya and Young Los, with Black Flag Boo Boo, Dorielle and Nardo serving as co-producers. It features contributions from Jim Jones, NOE, Mel Matrix, Chink Santana, Sandman, Juelz Santana, Sen City, the late Stack Bundles, Hell Rell and Oshy. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Top Rap Albums.

M.O.B.: The Album
Studio album by Jim Jones & ByrdGang
Released	June 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)
Recorded	2007–08
Studio	Quad Recording Studios (New York, NY) Chung King Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Asylum
Producer	Jim Jones (exec.) AblazeDaArchitek Chad Beat Chink Santana DJ Green Lantern Joe Black Majik M. Rell Noyz Oneya Young Los
Jim Jones chronology
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006) M.O.B.: The Album (2008) Pray IV Reign (2009)
Singles from M.O.B.: The Album
"Splash" Released: May 23, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
PopMatters	3/10^[2]
RapReviews	6/10^[3]
UGO Networks	C^[4]
XXL	4/5 (XL)^[5]

The album's first single was "Splash" performed by Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, NOE and Chink Santana.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm the Man"	J. Jones D. Bridgeford J. Wharton K. Griffen	Joe Black Noyz	3:46
2.	"Mobbin'"	D. Bridgeford J. Jones L. James J. D'agostino	DJ Green Lantern	4:01
3.	"Only 17"	J. Jones R. Elliot J. Jones A. Parker	Chink Santana	4:26
4.	"Blasphemy"	J. Jones R. Elliot J. Jones S. Lockwood J. Wharton K. Griffen	Joe Black Noyz	4:53
5.	"Money Right"	J. Jones D. Bridgeford S. Lockwood Q. Johnson	Majik	4:50
6.	"Throwin' BG's"	D. Bridgeford G. Daquin A. Parker A. Jackson	AblazeDaArchitek	4:18
7.	"She So Gangsta/Freakin You"	A. Parker J. Jones D. Bridgeford T. Byrd C. Lecky	Chink Santana Dorielle (co.)	10:58
8.	"Splash"	J. Jones L. James D. Bridgeford A. Parker	Chink Santana	4:23
9.	"Hustle"	D. Bridgeford J. Jones E. Morrell	M. Rell	3:40
10.	"Oopsy Daisy"	J. Jones D. Bridgeford J. Jones A. Parker	Chink Santana Black Flag Boo Boo (co.)	5:40
11.	"Heartbreak"	J. Jones D. Bridgeford D. Mohammed O. Ulepić	Oneya	3:56
12.	"Byrdgang Money"	J. Jones D. Bridgeford J. Jones C. Burnette M. Clervoix	Chad Beatz	4:31
13.	"Gizzang"	J. Jones A. Parker	Chink Santana	6:27
14.	"We Flying"	J. Jones D. Bridgeford J. Jones C. Taylor III	Young Los	5:06
15.	"So Cold"	A. Parker J. Jones G. Daquin	Chink Santana Nardo (co.)	4:24

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Religion"	4:43
17.	"Pipe Smoke"	5:07
18.	"Keep Watching"	4:26

Personnel

• Joseph "Jimmy" Jones – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-18), executive producer
• Duane "NOE" Bridgeford – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5-12, 14, 17, 18)
• Jamel "Mel Matrix" Jones – vocals (tracks: 1-4, 10, 12, 14)
• Guy Connel "Sandman" DaQuin Jr. – vocals (tracks: 2, 6, 15)
• LaRon "Juelz Santana" James – vocals (tracks: 2, 8)
• Rayquon "Stack Bundles" Elliott – vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
• Seneca "Sen City" Lockwood – vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
• Andre "Chink Santana" Parker – vocals (tracks: 6-8, 13, 15), producer (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15)
• Thomas "Oshy" Byrd – vocals (track 7)
• Chris "Luck" Lecky – additional vocals (track 7), A&R
• Rowena – additional vocals (track 7)
• Durell "Hell Rell" Mohammed – vocals (track 11)
• Joe "Joe Black" Wharton – producer (tracks: 1, 4)
• K. "Noyz" Griffen – producer (tracks: 1, 4)
• James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 2)
• Quinton "Majik" Johnson – producer (track 5)
• Antwan "AblazeDaArchitek" Jackson – producer (track 6)
• Eduardo "M. Rell" Morrell III – producer (track 9)
• Vanja Oneya Ulepić – producer (track 11)
• Chad Dexter "Chad Beat" Burnette – producer (track 12)
• Carlos "Young Los" Taylor III – producer (track 14)
• Dorielle – co-producer (track 7)
• Black Flag Boo Boo – co-producer (track 10)
• Nardo – co-producer (track 15)
• Eric Jensen – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9-15), mixing (tracks: 1-7, 9-12, 14, 15)
• Eric "Ibo" Butler – recording (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 13), mixing (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 12, 13)
• Narima Miller – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 1-7, 9-12, 14, 15)
• Michael Makowski – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 8, 13)
• Will Quinnell – mastering
• Cey Adams – art direction, design
• Gasper Chiaramonte – art direction, design
• Crawford Morgan – photography
• Daniel Garriga – additional photography
• Yandielle "Yandi" Smith – management
• Pamela Simon – packaging management
• Theo Sedlmayr – legal
• Kimberly Mason – marketing
• Riz – vocals (tracks: 17, 18)

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	6
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[8]	5

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Jim Jones, ByrdGang - M.O.B.: The Album Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
2. Catania, Chris (December 18, 2008). "Jim Jones & ByrdGang: M.O.B. (Members of ByrdGang), PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
3. Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (August 25, 2008). "Jim Jones & ByrdGang :: M.O.B.: The Album – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
4. Heinzelman, Bill (June 16, 2011). . UGO Networks. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
5. Harden, Thomas (July 11, 2008). "Jim Jones & Byrdgang M.O.B.–The Album - XXL". XXL. from the original on March 20, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
6. "Jim Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
7. "Jim Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
8. "Jim Jones Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

External links

• Jim Jones & Byrdgang – M.O.B. The Album at Discogs (list of releases)