Tha Smokin' Nephew is the third solo studio album by American rapper Baby Bash. It was released on September 23, 2003, through Universal Records, making it his first commercial album as well as his first album released under the stage name 'Baby Bash' (the previous two albums were recorded by him as 'Baby Beesh').
Recording sessions took place at Digital Services, The Clinic and Dope House Records in Houston, at R&D Studios in Albuquerque, at Lydkjøkkenet in Oslo. Production was handled by Happy Perez, Big Ice, Mario Ayala, Mike Cee, Oral Bee and Shadow, with Charles Chavez and Baby Bash serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Russell Lee, Grimm, Frankie J, Angel Dust, A-Wax, Chingo Bling, Doom, Happy Perez, Jay Tee, Low G, Lucky Luciano, Major Riley, Max Minelli, Merciless, Oral Bee, Perla Cruz, Powda and David Wade.
The album debuted at number 48 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 19, 2004, and reached Platinum certification on March 9, 2023. It also peaked at number 22 in New Zealand, number 80 in France and number 92 in Germany.
The album's lead single "Suga Suga" became Baby Bash's highest-charting song on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number seven, and it appeared on several international rankings, including the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it peaked at number one. It has received sales certifications in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States. The second single, "Shorty Doowop" featuring Russell Lee and Tiffany Villarreal, peaked at No. 31 in Germany, No. 36 in Switzerland and No. 57 in Austria.
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave the album high praise for Happy Perez's Hispanic-influenced production and Bash's smooth, laid-back delivery, concluding that "Bash may be a long-time veteran of hip-hop and latin rap, but he represents the newest trends and emerging dopeness of regionally recognized hispanic hip-hop to the best and fullest. Easily one of 2003's "must cop" albums, Tha Smokin' Nephew will open many eyes and please just as many ears".[5]AllMusic's David Jeffries also praised Perez's production for being energetic and cohesive, and Bash's lyrical content for containing different topics, concluding that "At 17 tracks it runs a little long, but there are only a few seeds and sticks to pick out of Baby Bash's fat bag".[2] Nick Flanagan of Now wrote: "Baby Bash raps in a mellow style over smooth, almost easy-listening beats with a smattering of Ginuwine-esque R&B choruses. The song titles are entertaining – Image Of Pimp, Don't Disrespect My Mind – but 17 songs are a lot, especially when half aren't that great, although it gets better as it goes along".[4] Jonah Weiner of Blender panned the album for its lady-focused lyrical content being mediocrely delivered over subpar production. He added that the single "Suga Suga" was the only noteworthy track on the album.[3]
^"Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 2003. p. 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 2003. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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Tha Smokin Nephew is the third solo studio album by American rapper Baby Bash It was released on September 23 2003 through Universal Records making it his first commercial album as well as his first album released under the stage name Baby Bash the previous two albums were recorded by him as Baby Beesh Tha Smokin NephewStudio album by Baby BashReleasedSeptember 23 2003 2003 09 23 Recorded2001 03StudioDigital Services Houston TX The Clinic Houston TX Dope House Records Houston TX R amp D Studios Albuquerque NM Lydkjokkenet Oslo Norway GenreHip hopLength1 10 25LabelUniversalProducerBaby Bash exec Charles Chavez exec Big IceHappy PerezMario AyalaMike CeeOral BeeShadow RamirezBaby Bash chronologyOn Tha Cool 2002 Tha Smokin Nephew 2003 Super Saucy 2005 Singles from Tha Smokin Nephew Suga Suga Released August 15 2003 Shorty Doowop Released February 17 2004 1 Recording sessions took place at Digital Services The Clinic and Dope House Records in Houston at R amp D Studios in Albuquerque at Lydkjokkenet in Oslo Production was handled by Happy Perez Big Ice Mario Ayala Mike Cee Oral Bee and Shadow with Charles Chavez and Baby Bash serving as executive producer It features guest appearances from Russell Lee Grimm Frankie J Angel Dust A Wax Chingo Bling Doom Happy Perez Jay Tee Low G Lucky Luciano Major Riley Max Minelli Merciless Oral Bee Perla Cruz Powda and David Wade The album debuted at number 48 on the Billboard 200 in the United States It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 19 2004 and reached Platinum certification on March 9 2023 It also peaked at number 22 in New Zealand number 80 in France and number 92 in Germany The album s lead single Suga Suga became Baby Bash s highest charting song on the US Billboard Hot 100 reaching number seven and it appeared on several international rankings including the New Zealand Singles Chart where it peaked at number one It has received sales certifications in Australia Germany New Zealand and the United States The second single Shorty Doowop featuring Russell Lee and Tiffany Villarreal peaked at No 31 in Germany No 36 in Switzerland and No 57 in Austria Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Now2 5 4 RapReviews8 10 5 Steve Flash Juon of RapReviews gave the album high praise for Happy Perez s Hispanic influenced production and Bash s smooth laid back delivery concluding that Bash may be a long time veteran of hip hop and latin rap but he represents the newest trends and emerging dopeness of regionally recognized hispanic hip hop to the best and fullest Easily one of 2003 s must cop albums Tha Smokin Nephew will open many eyes and please just as many ears 5 AllMusic s David Jeffries also praised Perez s production for being energetic and cohesive and Bash s lyrical content for containing different topics concluding that At 17 tracks it runs a little long but there are only a few seeds and sticks to pick out of Baby Bash s fat bag 2 Nick Flanagan of Now wrote Baby Bash raps in a mellow style over smooth almost easy listening beats with a smattering of Ginuwine esque R amp B choruses The song titles are entertaining Image Of Pimp Don t Disrespect My Mind but 17 songs are a lot especially when half aren t that great although it gets better as it goes along 4 Jonah Weiner of Blender panned the album for its lady focused lyrical content being mediocrely delivered over subpar production He added that the single Suga Suga was the only noteworthy track on the album 3 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Suga Suga featuring Frankie J Ronald Ray BryantFrancisco BautistaHappy Perez3 592 Yeh Suh featuring Max Minelli BryantChad RousselHappy Perez4 043 Weed Hand featuring Grimm and Lucky Luciano BryantPaul RamirezChristian GarciaShadow4 194 Shorty Doowop featuring Russell Lee and Perla Cruz BryantRussell AtkinsHappy Perez3 185 On tha Curb featuring David Wade BryantMike Cee3 536 Sexy Eyes Da Da Da Da featuring Russell Lee BryantAtkinsHappy Perez4 297 Image of Pimp featuring Oral Bee BryantAnders SmedstadAndreas Wille PaulsenGarciaBig IceOral Bee4 018 Early in the Morning BryantMario Ayala4 469 Feeling Me featuring Russell Lee BryantAtkinsHappy Perez3 5310 Oh Wow featuring Merciless and Happy Perez BryantMarco PradaHappy Perez3 5511 Changed My Life featuring Grimm BryantRamirezHappy Perez3 5112 Stay Perkin featuring Angel Dust Chingo Bling and Doom BryantAngel LaFaele NoePedro Eugene HerreraFrank Zuniga IIIHappy Perez4 3113 Pollution featuring Russell Lee Grimm and Rasheed BryantAtkinsRamirezAlfonso CookHappy Perez4 4814 Menage a Trois featuring Frankie J and Powda BryantBautistaAngela PerezHappy Perez4 1515 Tha Chop featuring A Wax and Jay Tee BryantAaron DoppieJames TrujilloHappy Perez4 0716 Don t Disrespect My Mind featuring Low G BryantWilson FloresHappy Perez4 1117 Suga Suga Remix featuring Major Riley BryantBautistaJoe Russell MayHappy Perez4 05Total length 1 10 25Charts EditChart 2003 04 PeakpositionFrench Albums SNEP 6 80German Albums Offizielle Top 100 7 92New Zealand Albums RMNZ 8 22US Billboard 200 9 48US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 10 32Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 11 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit Going for Adds PDF Radio amp Records No 1542 February 13 2004 p 25 Retrieved July 10 2022 a b Jeffries David Tha Smokin Nephew Baby Bash AllMusic Retrieved August 9 2011 a b Weiner Jonah Tha Smokin Nephew Blender Alpha Media Group Archived from the original on May 3 2010 Retrieved October 3 2016 a b Flanagan Nick January 1 2004 Baby Bash NOW Magazine NOW Toronto Retrieved April 15 2023 a b Juon Steve Flash October 21 2003 Baby Bash Tha Smokin Nephew Universal Records www rapreviews com Retrieved August 9 2011 Lescharts com Baby Bash Tha Smokin Nephew Hung Medien Retrieved March 31 2016 Offiziellecharts de Baby Bash Tha Smokin Nephew in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved April 15 2023 Charts nz Baby Bash Tha Smokin Nephew Hung Medien Retrieved March 31 2016 Billboard 200 Billboard Vol 115 no 41 Nielsen Business Media Inc October 11 2003 p 86 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved April 15 2023 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Vol 115 no 41 Nielsen Business Media Inc October 11 2003 p 55 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved April 15 2023 American album certifications Baby Bash Tha Smokin Nephew Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved March 10 2023 External links EditTha Smokin Nephew at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tha Smokin 27 Nephew amp oldid 1178989516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
