Yukmouth Featuring The Realest Dru Down – Apple Bottom Anthem
Description
Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment.
Career
Yukmouth is a member of the rap duo Luniz, along with Numskull. Luniz recorded the weed anthem, “I Got 5 on It“. Yukmouth signed a solo record deal at J-Prince’s Rap-a-Lot Records, releasing four albums. His double album debut on the label, entitled Thugged Out: The Albulation, went gold. Under his own label, Smoke-a-Lot Records, he has released DVDs and compilation albums, such as the United Ghettos of America series.
Smoke-A-Lot
Yukmouth is CEO of Smoke-A-Lot, which is distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records. The label is home to established artists such as Luniz, Dru Down, Thug Lordz (Yukmouth, C-Bo and Spice 1), The Regime, and Yukmouth himself.
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| Released | February 12, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | |||
| Label | Smoke-a-Lot Rap-a-Lot Asylum Warner Bros. |
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| Producer | Mike Dean, Traxamillion, Mr. Lee | |||
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Million Dollar Mouthpiece is the fourth studio album by rapper Yukmouth, released February 12, 2008 on Rap-A-Lot, Smoke-A-Lot Records, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records. Shortly after this release, Yukmouth left Rap-A-Lot Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “West Coast Don” | Mike Dean | 2:37 |
| 2. | “Drug Dealer” | Traxamillion | 4:10 |
| 3. | “Shine Like Me” | Young L | 4:44 |
| 4. | “Hey Boy” (featuring Matt Blaque) | 3:24 | |
| 5. | “My Turf” | Nan Dogg | 4:10 |
| 6. | “Wake They Game Up” (featuring Crooked I) | Baby-C-Style | 3:36 |
| 7. | “Hate Me” | 4:14 | |
| 8. | “Playboi” (featuring Danice “The Morning Star”) | Mr. Lee | 4:30 |
| 9. | “Corner Store” (featuring Matt Blaque) | 3:37 | |
| 10. | “The Best Thing Goin'” (featuring Richie Rich, Too $hort, Danice “The Morning Star” & Devin The Dude) | Enigma | 4:22 |
| 11. | “I’m Doin’ My Thang” | Traxamillion | 3:30 |
| 12. | “West Side” (featuring C-Bo & Glasses Malone) | P. Killer Trackz | 5:23 |
| 13. | “Star In The Sky” (featuring Devin The Dude) | Enigma | 5:22 |
| 14. | “Can’t Sell Dope 4Eva” (featuring MC Eiht & Trae) | Cozmo | 4:23 |
| 15. | “East Oakland” (featuring Bart, Beeda Weeda, The Delinquents, Dru Down, Kafani, Richie Rich, Tajai, The Team & Tuffy The Goon) | Droop-E | 4:22 |
| 16. | “M.O.E. Money” | Mike Dean | 4:08 |
| 17. | “Make It Rain” | Scorp Dezel | 4:47 |
| 18. | “Mobsta Mobsta” (featuring Ampichino, Dorasel, Freeze, Monsta Gunjah, Tech N9ne & Tha Realest) | Kado |
Million Dollar Mouthpiece Review by Jason Birchmeier
Originally scheduled for release as early as 2005, Yukmouth’s Million Dollar Mouthpiece album finally saw the light of day in 2008, featuring production work from Mike Dean, Traxamillion, the Slapboyz, and Nan Dogg. Highlights include “Hey Boy,” “The Best Thing Goin” (featuring Too Short and Devin the Dude), and “East Oakland” (a Droop-E production featuring numerous rappers). Overall, Million Dollar Mouthpiece is unimpressive; in fact, it seems tossed together, as if Rap-a-Lot were cleaning out its closet and decided to finally issue this long-shelved album, compiling whatever Yukmouth material it could gather up. Then again, Yukmouth hadn’t released a truly impressive album in years — not since his days with the Luniz, some would argue — so Million Dollar Mouthpiece isn’t exactly a disappointment either, considering the low expectations.
