Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers

Irv Gotti Presents... The Murderers
Compilation album by
The Murderers
ReleasedMarch 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
Genre
Length1:19:29
Label
Producer
The Murderers chronology
Irv Gotti Presents... The Murderers
(2000) 		Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
(2002)
Singles from Irv Gotti Presents... The Murderers
  1. "Vita, Vita, Vita"
    Released: February 29, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME7/10[2]
The Source[3]

Irv Gotti Presents... The Murderers is a compilation album by American record producer Irv Gotti and hip hop group The Murderers. Originally scheduled for a January 25, 2000 release, it was released on March 21, 2000, by Murder Inc. Records and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Quad Studios, at Battery Studios, at The Hit Factory, at Sound On Sound, at Right Track Studios, and at Electric Lady Studios in New York, and at Enterprise Studios, and at Westlake Audio in Los Angeles. Production was primarily handled by Irv Gotti, as well as Lil' Rob, Dat Nigga Reb, Mr. Fingaz, Damizza, DL, JB Money and Ty Fyffe. Beside Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah, Vita, O-1 and Chris Black, it features contributions by the rest of Murder Inc. roster, such as Ronnie Bumps, and Murder Inc., as well as guest appearances from Dave Bing, Shade Sheist, Busta Rhymes, Lil' Mo and Memphis Bleek.

The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States and at number 74 in Germany. The album sold 80,000 copies in its first week. [4] The album has sold 360,000 units.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
2:10
2."Murderers" (featuring Ja Rule, Black Child and Tah Murdah)
4:05
3."Dem Niggaz" (featuring Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita)
  • J.B. Money
  • Irv Gotti
2:31
4."We Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita)
  • Lil' Rob
  • Irv Gotti
3:47
5."Clowns" (Skit)  0:49
6."Shit Gets Ugly" (featuring Ja Rule, Black Child, Tah Murdah and Vita)
  • Atkins
  • Gill
  • Crocker
  • Raynor
  • Mays
  • Lorenzo
  • Lil' Rob
  • Irv Gotti
3:50
7."We Murderers Baby" (featuring Ja Rule and Vita)
  • Dat Nigga Reb
  • Irv Gotti
3:35
8."Interview With Vita" (Skit)  0:57
9."Vita, Vita, Vita" (featuring Vita)
  • Raynor
  • Taiwan Green
  • Lorenzo
  • Crocker
  • Mr. Fingaz
  • Irv Gotti
4:14
10."How Many Wanna Die" (featuring Ja Rule)
  • Atkins
  • Wilson
  • Lorenzo
  • Mays
  • Dat Nigga Reb
  • Irv Gotti
  • Lil' Rob (co.)
4:29
11."Fuck Parole" (Skit)  0:43
12."We Getting High Tonight" (featuring Black Child)
  • Dat Nigga Reb
  • Irv Gotti
5:04
13."Tales from the Darkside" (featuring DMX)
  • Lil' Rob
  • Irv Gotti
3:18
14."I Love the Yankees" (Skit)  2:12
15."Get It Right" (featuring Tah Murdah)
  • Lil' Rob
  • Irv Gotti
4:15
16."We Different" (featuring Tah Murdah, Black Child and Ja Rule)
  • Crocker
  • Gill
  • Atkins
  • Mays
  • Lorenzo
  • Lil' Rob
  • Irv Gotti
4:17
17."Remo" (Skit)  1:09
18."Rebels Symphony" (featuring Ja Rule, Vita, Tah Murdah, O-1, BJ and Black Child)
  • Dat Nigga Reb
  • Irv Gotti
3:45
19."Black or White" (featuring Black Child)
  • Gill
  • Larry Ogletree
  • Lorenzo
  • DL
  • Irv Gotti
3:29
20."The 187 Murda Baptist Church Picnic" (Skit)  2:12
21."If You Were My Bitch" (featuring Tah Murdah, Ja Rule, Black Child and Shade Sheist)
Damizza4:29
22."96R-0709" (featuring Chris Black)Christopher Bristole 2:01
23."Crime Scene" (featuring Dave Bing, Black Child, Ronnie Bumps, Tah Murdah and O-1)
  • Dat Nigga Reb
  • Irv Gotti
4:20
24."Somebody's Gonna Die Tonight" (featuring Dave Bing and Lil' Mo)
  • Lil' Rob
  • Irv Gotti
4:37
25."Holla Holla (Remix)" (featuring Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Vita, Black Child, Tah Murdah, Memphis Bleek and Busta Rhymes)
  • Atkins
  • Green
  • Lorenzo
  • Mr. Fingaz
  • Irv Gotti
3:12
Total length:1:19:29
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo – mixing (tracks: 2-4, 6-7, 9, 15-16, 18-19, 21, 23-25), producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 23-25), re-mixing (track 25), executive producer

The Murderers

  • Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 6-7, 10, 16, 18, 21, 25)
  • Ramel "Black Child" Gill – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 6, 12, 16, 18-19, 21, 23, 25)
  • Tiheem "Caddillac Tah" Crocker – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 6, 15-16, 18, 21, 23, 25)
  • LaVita "Vita" Raynor – vocals (tracks: 3, 6-9, 18, 25)
  • Otha "O-1" Miller – vocals (tracks: 18, 23)
  • Christopher "Jody Mack" Bristole – vocals (track 22)

Guest musicians

  • Earl "DMX" Simmons – vocals (track 13)
  • BJ – vocals (track 18)
  • Tramayne "Shade Sheist" Thompson – vocals (track 21)
  • Ronnie "Ronnie Bumps" Lane – vocals (track 23)
  • Dave "Dave Bing" Parks – vocals (tracks: 23-24)
  • Cynthia "Lil' Mo" Loving – vocals (track 24)
  • Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – vocals (track 25)
  • Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – vocals (track 25)
  • Malik "Memphis Bleek" Cox – vocals (track 25)
  • Taiwan "Mr. Fingaz" Green – organ (track 12), producer (tracks: 9, 25)
  • Steve Hunter – guitar (track 21)
  • Carl "Butch" Small – percussion (track 21)

Techncals

  • Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe – producer (track 2)
  • Joe Bythewood – producer (track 3)
  • Robert "Lil Rob" Mays – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 13, 15, 16, 24), co-producer (track 10), additional programming (tracks: 12, 23)
  • Richard "Dat Nigga Reb" Wilson – producer (tracks: 7, 10, 12, 18, 23)
  • Larry "DL" Ogletree – producer (track 19)
  • Damian "Damizza" Young – producer (track 21)
  • Ken "Supa Engineer DURO" Ifill – mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25), re-mixing (track 25)
  • Brian Springer – mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 9)
  • Michael Schlesinger – mixing (track 21)
  • Patrick Viala – mixing (track 24), recording (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 23-25)
  • Carlisle Young – recording (tracks: 6, 7, 19)
  • Rich Keller – recording (track 13)
  • Vachik Aghaniantz – recording (track 21)
  • Brandon "B-Dawg" Rivera – midi editing (track 21)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Markus Swaby – project coordinator
  • Jason Noto – art direction
  • Scott Sandler – design
  • Jonathan Mannion – photography
  • Darcell Lawrence – A&R
  • Susan Sneider – management
  • Deidre L. Graham – marketing
  • Davis, Shapiro & Lewit – legal

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 74
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6] 19
US Billboard 200[7] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 2

References

  1. ^ Conaway, Matt. "Irv Gotti Presents...Murderers - The Murderers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Irv Gotti Presents..." NME. April 1, 2000. p. 33. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Rivera, Frank "Nitti" (March 2000). "Record Report: The Murderers – Irv Gotti Presents...". The Source. No. 126. p. 246.
  4. ^ "JA RULE TALKS MURDERERS, NEXT LP, FILM PROJECT". MTV. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Murderers – Irv Gotti Presents The Murderders" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of April 8, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 2000. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 12, 2020.