Fast Money (album)
2005 studio album by Birdman
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Fast Money is the second studio album by American rapper Birdman. It was released on June 21, 2005, by Cash Money Records and Universal Records. Recording sessions took place at Cash Money Studios in New Orleans, M&M Studios in Spring Hill and Hit Factory Criteria in Miami. Produced by Deezle, Batman, O.G., Mannie Fresh, T-Mix, and Birdman himself, it features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, 6 Shot, Tateeze, Bun B, Curren$y, Lil' Carl, Lil' Mo, Mack Maine, Magnolia Chop, as well as his Big Tymers partner Mannie Fresh.
- Cash Money Studios (New Orleans, LA)
- M&M Studios (Spring Hill, FL)
- Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, FL)
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| Released | June 21, 2005 | |||
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Preceded by three singles, "Shyne On", "Neck of the Woods" and "We Got That", the album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 2 on the Top Rap Albums charts with first-week sales of 65,000 copies in the United States.[6] The first two singles off of the album reached the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at No. 65 and 71, respectively.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Deezle | 2:11 | |
| 2. | "My Territory" |
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| 4:22 |
| 3. | "Neck of the Woods" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
| Batman | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Ghetto Life" (featuring Bun B and 6 Shot) |
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| 4:21 |
| 5. | "Hug da Block" |
| Mannie Fresh | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Cash Money Niggaz" (featuring Lil' Carl) |
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| 4:43 |
| 7. | "Shovlin' Snow" (featuring Currensy, Main and Lil' Wayne) |
| Deezle | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Pressure's On" |
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| 4:20 |
| 9. | "Get It All Together" (featuring Lil' Wayne) |
| Deezle | 5:04 |
| 10. | "We Got That" (featuring 6 Shot) |
| Deezle | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Smoke Out" (featuring Ta and 6 Shot) |
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| 4:39 |
| 12. | "Big Pimpin'" |
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| 4:44 |
| 13. | "Out the Ghetto" (featuring Magnolia Chop) |
| Deezle | 2:28 |
| 14. | "Around the World" |
| Deezle | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Solid Chic" (featuring Lil' Mo) |
| Mannie Fresh | 5:12 |
| 16. | "We Getting It On" (performed by Big Tymers featuring Ta) |
| Mannie Fresh | 3:34 |
| 17. | "Get Your Shine On" (featuring Lil' Wayne) |
| Mannie Fresh | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 1:12:59 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 14 contains samples from the composition "Ghetto Life" written and performed by Rick James.
Personnel
- Bryan "Baby/Birdman" Williams – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 12), executive producer
- Dwayne "Lil' Wayne" Carter – vocals (tracks: 3, 7, 9, 17)
- Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 4)
- Jermaine "Six Shot" Tucker – vocals (tracks: 4, 10, 11)
- Lil' Carl – vocals (track 6)
- Shante "Curren$y" Franklin – vocals (track 7)
- Jermaine "Mack Maine" Preyan – vocals (track 7)
- Marinna "Tateeze" Teal – vocals (tracks: 11, 16)
- Russell "Magnolia Chop" Veals – vocals (track 13)
- Cynthia "Lil' Mo" Loving – vocals (track 15)
- Byron "Mannie Fresh" Thomas – vocals (track 16), producer (tracks: 5, 15–17)
- Dennis Moorehead – additional keyboards (track 15)
- Darius "Deezle" Harrison – producer (tracks: 1, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14), recording (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 10)
- Batman – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8, 11)
- Tristan "T-Mix" Jones – producer (track 4)
- O.G. – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 11, 12)
- Fabian Marasciullo – recording, mixing
- Stephanie Gonzalez – recording (track 4), engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13–16)
- Javier Valverde – recording (track 15)
- Tommy Mara – engineering assistant (track 2)
- James Wisner – engineering assistant (track 17)
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Ronald "Slim" Williams – executive producer
- Russel Neblett – A&R coordinator
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 9 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[9] | 2 |