Silverback Gorilla

This article is about the rap album. For the animal, see silverback.

Silverback Gorilla is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sheek Louch. It was released on March 18, 2008, via Koch Records. Production was handled by Vinny Idol, Mr. Devine, Red Spyda, Soul G., Dame Grease, DJ Montay, Doc Little, J. Cardim, Marcus D'Tray, StreetRunner and The Knocks. It features guest appearances from The Lox, Bun B, Fat Joe, Hell Rell, Jim Jones, Mike Smith, The Bully, The Game and Unk.

Silverback Gorilla
Studio album by Sheek Louch
Released	March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	59:32
Label	Koch
Producer	Dame Grease DJ Montay Doc Little J. Cardim Marcus D'Tray Mr. Devine Red Spyda Soul G. StreetRunner The Knocks Vinny Idol
Sheek Louch chronology
After Taxes (2005) Silverback Gorilla (2008) Life on D-Block (2009)
Singles from Silverback Gorilla
"Good Love" Released: February 5, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[3]
PopMatters	7/10^[4]
RapReviews	7/10^[5]

In the United States, the album debuted at number 41 on the Billboard 200, number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Top Rap Albums and number 3 on the Independent Albums, selling 17,818 copies in its first week.^[6] The following week it dropped to No. 86 with 7,900 copies sold.^[7]

Its lead single "Good Love" made it to number 66 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and number 21 on both the Hot Rap Songs and Rap Airplay charts.

A sequel to the album entitled Silverback Gorilla 2 was released in 2015.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lottery" (Skit)	Sean Jacobs		0:31
2.	"Think We Got a Problem" (featuring Bun B and The Game)	Jacobs Bernard J. Freeman Jayceon Taylor Ben Ruttner	The Knocks	3:36
3.	"Keep Pushin'" (featuring Mike Smith)	Jacobs Michael R. Smith Joshua Marcus	Marcus D'Tray	3:42
4.	"Good Love"	Jacobs Andy Thelusma	Red Spyda	3:18
5.	"D-Block/Dipset" (performed by The Lox, Hell Rell and Jim Jones)	Jacobs David Styles Jason Phillips Durell Mohammed Joseph Jones Loren Lunnon	Mr. Devine	4:00
6.	"We at War"	Jacobs Nicholas Warwar	StreetRunner	4:07
7.	"Scrap to This"	Jacobs Randy Ousley	Vinny Idol	3:19
8.	"Don't Be Them"	Jacobs Gerald Stevens Michael R. Little	Soul G. Doc Little	3:40
9.	"Gettin' Stronger" (performed by The Lox)	Jacobs Styles Phillips Stevens Lamonte Quarles James Looby	Soul G. Lamonte & Butch (co.)	3:37
10.	"That's a Soldier"	Jacobs Ousley	Vinny Idol	3:12
11.	"What What" (featuring The Bully)	Jacobs Donnelle Little Damon Blackman	Dame Grease	3:42
12.	"We Comin'" (featuring Unk)	Jacobs Anthony Platt Montay Humphrey	DJ Montay	4:31
13.	"Crowd" (Skit)	Jacobs		0:43
14.	"We Spray Crowds"	Jacobs Lunnon	Mr. Devine	3:44
15.	"Rubber Grip" (featuring Fat Joe and Styles P)	Jacobs Joseph Cartagena Styles Jonas Cardim	J. Cardim	3:32
16.	"2 Turntables & a Mic"	Jacobs Thelusma	Red Spyda	2:56
17.	"Mic Check"	Jacobs Ousley	Vinny Idol	3:51
18.	"Go Hoodlums"	Jacobs Ousley	Vinny Idol	3:31
Total length:				59:32

Sample credits

• Track 4 contains a sample of the composition "Tonight Is the Night" by Betty Wright.
• Track 6 contains elements of the composition "Danger Zone" written by Antonio Bentivegna and Giovanni D'Orazio.
• Track 7 contains elements of the composition "The Great Pretender" by The Platters.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	41
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	8
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[10]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[11]	3

References

1. Thomas, Adam (March 24, 2008). . AllHipHop. Retrieved March 28, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
2. Jeffries, David. "Silverback Gorilla - Sheek Louch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
3. Cooper, Roman; Kuperstein, Slava (March 24, 2008). "Sheek Louch - Silverback Gorilla". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
4. Henriques, Anthony (April 24, 2008). "Sheek Louch: Silverback Gorilla, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 25, 2008). "Sheek Louch :: Silverback Gorilla :: Koch Records". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
6. Ewing, Aliya (March 26, 2008). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 3/23/08". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
7. Ewing, Aliya (April 2, 2008). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 3/30/08". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
8. "Sheek Louch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
9. "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
10. "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
11. "Sheek Louch Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2024.